The new location of the statue of General Sudirman will be more iconic

Jakarta – The statue of General Sudirman will be moved to a new place, namely the border of Jalan MH Thamrin and General Sudirman. This transfer will make the place more iconic. As is known, the Ministry of Transport (Kemenhub) is with the Jakarta Provincial Government’s plans to combine rubber stations and Sudirman Baru station. It aims to develop the intermodal integration area in the Dukuh Atas area. Transport Minister Dudy Purwagandhi said the plan was discussed with the Governor of Jakarta on Monday (9/29/2025). During the meeting, also discussed the consequences of this project, was the transfer of the statue of General Sudirman. Browse to continue with the content “Yesterday the governor said there was a possibility to move the statue of the Great General Sudirman. It was originally on the south side, and it would be moved closer to Jalan MH Thamrin,” Dudy said in a media information session in Pangeran restaurant, Central -Jakarta, Tuesday (30/9). Dudy explained that the transit -oriented area or tod Dukuh atas later connected four integrated train -based transport methods to improve community ease, namely integrated Moda Raya (MRT), Integrated Raya Raya (LRT), Electric Rail Trains (KRL) and Airport trains. “So it is designed in such a way that people to execute their mobility can easily move from one mode to another at Dukuh Atas Station, Sudirman and BNI City,” Dudy explained. The statue of General Sudirman will be said by the Governor of DKI Jakarta, Pramono Anung, that the national hero icon image will be placed in a more strategic position. “Of course, the Sudirman statue must give appreciation, because it is a large general, so that the Sudirman statue will be built later in Hamlet Atas,” Pramono said in Jakarta City Hall on Thursday (2/10). Pramono explained, the relocation did not mean to get rid of the statue of General Sudirman. He said the existence of the statue would be made more prominent to make it easier for the public. “In fact, when we get to the top hamlet, we will come from Thamrin, the Sudirman statue will be seen more clearly and better to look at. Later we will put it for it,” he said. The purpose of the transfer of Pramono also ensured that the statue of General Sudirman would be moved to the border of Jalan MH Thamrin and General Sudirman. Pramono assessed that the new post would make the National Hero monument more iconic. “I will really move the Sudirman statue on the border between Thamrin and Sudirman,” Pramono said on Friday (3/10) in the Koja area, North Jakarta. According to him, the new location will be on the strategic track to the Dukuh Atas area, which will later become a transport and transit-oriented development (TOD) in Jakarta. “So that the place is even more iconic. If I want to go to Sudirman to Dukuh Atas, the statue will be enjoyed by the citizens of Jakarta, especially if it is stuck, because it will look better,” he said. “In principle, it will definitely find a better place,” he added. Also watch the video ‘Semanggi Park damaged motorcycles, officers: make the effort to be reprimanded’: (rdp/lir)