MPR/DPR/DPD building

History

Construction

Sukarno administration

Construction of the building was ordered on March 8, 1965 by Sukarno, the first president of Indonesia, through the Presidential Decree of the Republic of Indonesia Number 48 of 1965. The building was intended to house the Conference of New Emerging Forces (CONEFO), a now defunct alternative for the United Nations, with the first conference being scheduled to be held in 1966. The members of the organization were planned to consist of the countries of Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Non-Aligned Movement.

The first conference was scheduled to be held in 1966, and the building was scheduled for completion before August 17, 1966 — leaving 17 months left for the construction to take place. Construction began in March 1965 following a contest for the design, which resulted in the design by architect Soejoedi Wirjoatmodjo being agreed upon and ratified by President Sukarno on February 22, 1965.

Suharto administration

Construction was hampered due to the coup attempt on September 30, 1965. The CONEFO idea was soon abandoned after Sukarno's fall, but the building's construction was resumed based on the Decree of the Presidium of the Ampera Cabinet Number 79/U/Kep/11/1966 dated November 9, 1966, whose designation was changed for the MPR/DPR RI Building.

Gradually, construction was completed and handed over to the Secretariat General of the DPR: Main Conference Building (March 1968), Secretariat Building and Health Center Building (March 1978), Auditorium Building (September 1982), and Banquet Building (February 1983).

May 1998

In May 1998, the buildings were occupied by about 80,000 tertiary students protesting against the Trisakti shootings and the continuation of Suharto's New Order regime, which also calling for the dissolution of the People's Representative Council and People's Consultative Assembly of the 1998–2003 period.

Buildings

The complex comprises six buildings. The main building is Nusantara with its unique Garuda wing-shaped roof and contains the 1,700-seat plenary meeting hall. The other five buildings are Nusantara I, a 23-storey building containing parliament members' offices and meeting rooms; Nusantara II and Nusantara III, which contain committee meeting rooms and offices; Nusantara IV, used for conferences and ceremonies; and Nusantara V, which has a 500-seat plenary hall.

Gallery

File:MPRSession.jpg|A People's Consultative Assembly session in 1999 inside Nusantara File:Sidang Paripurna DPR ke-9 2015.jpg|People's Representative Council meeting hall inside Nusantara II File:Garuda-MPR.jpg|Detail of the national emblem displayed in front of ''Nusantara'''s meeting hall File:Rp. 10000 Reverse Notes.jpg|Featured on the reverse side of the 2014 issued 100,000 rupiah note File:Stamp of Indonesia - 1993 - Colnect 251758 - People s Consultative Assembly.jpeg|Featured in a 1993 stamp File:Stamp of Indonesia - 1993 - Colnect 251759 - People s Consultative Assembly.jpeg|Featured in a 1993 stamp

Presidential inauguration

File:Suhartoappointedpresident.jpg|First inauguration of Suharto, 1968 File:Inauguration of Abdurrahman Wahid.jpg|Inauguration of Abdurrahman Wahid, 1999 File:Pelantikan Megawati Soekarnoputri.jpg|Inauguration of Megawati Sukarnoputri, 2001 File:Megawati Sukarnoputri presidential election, 2001.jpg|Megawati after Wahid's impeachment and her inauguration, 2001 File:Pelantikan Susilo Bambang Yudoyono, 2004.jpg|First inauguration of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, 2004 File:JokowiPresidentialOath.jpg|First inauguration of Joko Widodo, 2014 File:Joko Widodo second oath.jpg|Second inauguration of Joko Widodo, 2019 File:Prabowo Subianto takes oath as president of Indonesia.jpg|Inauguration of Prabowo Subianto, 2024

References

Citations

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