MONPERA SOUTH SUMATRA 

There are many tourist destinations in Palembang, one of which is Monpera. Monpera itself presents a view full of the history of The Extraordinary Struggle. Whoever and wherever you come from it will not be complete if you go to Palembang but not to this one monument, because from this monument you can know a lot of history from the city of Palembang itself. Monpera itself is located on JL. Merdeka No. 1, 19 Ilir, KEC Bukit Kecil, Palembang City, South Sumatra 30113. Or located on Jalan Merdeka precisely opposite the Great Mosque of Palembang, South Sumatra.You can go to monpera every day, many vehicles that you can use to visit this location. In this digital era, you can use gojek or grab, to get here.

There are many things you can do here. here are the Monpera icons and existing facilities 

1. Monprea (Monument to the People's Struggle)

When visitors visit Mopera (Monument of People's Struggle), they can see clearly the monpera wake which has a shape resembling a five-crowned jasmine flower. The Jasmine flower symbolizes the sanctity of the hearts of the fighters, while the five sides depict the five presidential regions that are incorporated in the South Sumatra Sub-Komandemen. While the path leading to the main building of Monpera amounts to 9, namely 3 on the left side, 3 on the right side, and 3 on the backside. The number 9 contains the meaning of togetherness of the people of Palembang known as "Batang Hari Sembilan". In addition, there is a puffed chest of garuda Pancasila on the wall of the main building of Monpera.

2. Elephant Ivory

When you pass through the main gate, visitors will find elephant tusks made of cement and sand castings. The ivory symbolizes the struggle of the people of South Sumatra like a dead elephant leaving ivory. When you visit monpera and take a close look at the elephant tusks written inscriptions and numbers of the year of inauguration of Monpera.

3. Play facilities

In addition to the meaningful moumen, monpera also provides play facilities for children in open spaces to the public in the monpera area itself. therefore, visitors do not have to worry if they go to visit with children. And With the children's play facilities here, kids can move around and do what they love outdoors. Because this is outdoors you should visit here in the afternoon because it will feel cool. But if you want to visit in the morning or afternoon, that's okay because the monpera play area has many trees so it dispels the sun.

4. Sports facilities

Adjacent to the play facilities, monpera also provides sports facilities in open spaces to the public in the monpera area itself. In addition to attracting visitors, it also aims to support and inspire people's lifestyles to be healthier. This sports facility is open to anyone, from children to the elderly and of course it is free. Sports facilities in the monpera area itself is simple, not as luxurious as the one in the gym, even so it still does not reduce the enthusiasm of monpera visitors themselves as evidenced by the many visitors who want to try this simple sports tool.

5. Photo spots

When you stand in front of a monpera building that has a garuda bird, you will find colorful constructions on the right and left as spots to take selfies for visitors who come. With the uniqueness of this colorful color, it is not surprising that many come here because it has interesting photo icons and is equipped with instagramable scenery.

6. Caption

Monpera building full of symbols is an attempt to recall the struggle of the fallen heroes to defend their independence. So that the monument is not only a sacred building that describes the glory of the past but more than that, the monument can be a place to continue to maintain and preserve the noble values of the struggle for Nationalism of the Indonesian nation. In addition to buildings that are full of meaning, there is also a caption that is written large in the monpera area, this caption is a reminder of our struggle against the invaders. This caption can be found in the open space around monpera adjacent to the design garden and facilities by the students who are there.

7. Cannon

In front of the monpera building, visitors will see the cannon on display, this is evidence of the history of the independence process itself. So no wonder the cannon becomes one of the monuments in the Palembang Monpera. The Mariam in the monpera is a 25 PDR Cannon with one year of manufacture: 1941, Country of Origin England, weighing 100kg, 2350mm long, with an effective firing range of 12.25km. From his sala country, we know that Indonesia itself is colonized by the British state.