Merdeka Palace is located in Central Jakarta. Central Jakarta is one of the five municipalities that are part of Jakarta, capital of Indonesia. It is worth noting that Jakarta is a municipality with the status of the capital and is controlled by the governor. And in the smallest municipality - in Central Jakarta - is most administrative offices in Jakarta. Just this municipality famous for its big parks and beautiful architectural monuments, which owns and Merdeka Palace.

The palace is located in the Merdeka Square. On the Indonesian area called Medan Merdeka (Freedom Square). It is worth mentioning that the Merdeka Square is the largest area in the country. Near the palace, in the middle of Merdeka Square, National Monument is located - a tower height of 132 meters.

When Indonesia was a colony of the Netherlands, at the Merdeka Palace housed the residence of the governor-general of the Dutch East Indies. In 1949 the building was renamed and became known as the Merdeka Palace, the Palace of Liberty there. Palace along with other buildings form a presidential compound, which includes the building of some government departments, such as the Secretariat of State, and others.

The palace was built in the neoclassical style, the building is decorated with Doric columns, quite popular in the European architecture of the time when the palace was built. At the beginning of the two-storey building was. In 1848 the second floor was removed, and the first has been extended. In 1873 the building was renovated and since then the building has not changed. Today in the palace are the official events, such as the ceremony of Independence Day, August 17 when the national flag is raised. In addition, the palace take important guests and ambassadors of other countries, there are often national and international congresses.