Good Morning Pak Dirman

A statue of General Sudirman has been installed on Jalan Sudirman, Jakarta, ahead of the statues of 34 other national heroes.

September 9, 2003

PAK Dirman is giving a salute with his right hand. His left hand is pressed onto a walking stick. A kris (a Javanese dagger) protrudes from his long robe that seems to be blown by the wind. This 6-meter-tall statue, with a black ceramic base, stands with its back facing a line of leafy trees in the median strip of Jalan Sudirman. Its exact spot is at the Dukuh Atas area, in front of the BNI building.

The sculptor is Sunaryo, a lecturer at

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