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Equator Monument on Khatulistiwa

Equator Monument on Khatulistiwa (1)

July 21, 2008 • Category: travelling

The equator monument was built to mark the zero point of the equator line crossing over Pontianak City. Historically, it was built by the Dutch geographer in 1928 to mark the imaginary line of equator. Formerly, the monument was just a simple obelisk on which a metallic arrow. Silaban, an Indonesian architect, refurbished the obelisk [...]

Equator Monument on Khatulistiwa

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Equator Monument on Khatulistiwa (1)

Equator Monument on Khatulistiwa

The equator monument was built to mark the zero point of the equator line crossing over Pontianak City. Historically, it was built by the Dutch geographer in 1928 to mark the imaginary line of equator. Formerly, the monument was just a simple obelisk on which a metallic arrow. Silaban, an Indonesian architect, refurbished the obelisk [...]