Take a boat ride across and down the Lembeh Strait and you’ll come across an
equally odd and intriguing monument; the Trikora Monument. Constructed in the
70s this mammoth structure towering some 100 meters into the sky was built to
celebrate the success of the Indonesian military’s campaign in Irian Jaya. With
an enormous Monaslike tower flanked by two annexes which look something like
robotic flowers in bloom, the inside wall which encircles the base of the
monument shows scenes of recruiting soldiers and then sending them off to
war.
Attached to the monument has been mounted an old DC3 aircraft that
was used in the military campaign. A ladder on one side provides access inside
where you can go and sit in the cockpit and live out your fantasy of being a
fighter pilot – bring your own sound effects. This is a popular hangout for
local kids.
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