Prince Diponegoro Monument

Prince Diponegoro Monument
Native name
Indonesian: Patung Pangeran Diponegoro
Location Merdeka Square, Jakarta, Indonesia
Coordinates 6°10′24″S 106°49′38″E / 6.173219°S 106.827167°E / -6.173219; 106.827167Coordinates: 6°10′24″S 106°49′38″E / 6.173219°S 106.827167°E / -6.173219; 106.827167
Built 1967[1]
Architect Vittorio di Colbertaldo

Prince Diponegoro Monument is a bronze equestrian statue of the Javanese Prince Diponegoro boldly riding a horse. The statue is located at Merdeka Square, Jakarta, in the northern part of the park. The statue symbolizes Diponegoro's leadership of his people against the Dutch colonial rulers during the Java War of 1825-1830. The statue was designed by an Italian sculptor Vittorio Di Colbertaldo.[2] It was donated to Indonesia in 1965 by Dr. Mario Pitto, a wealthy Italian businessman who had served as the Italian consul-general to Indonesia in the early 1960s.[3]

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