Merdeka Palace is located in Central Jakarta. Central Jakarta is one of the five municipalities that are part of Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia. It should be noted that Jakarta is the municipality with the status of the capital and is controlled by the Governor. And in the smallest municipality of Central Jakarta is the most administrative agencies of Jakarta. As this municipality is famous for its large parks and beautiful monuments, to which belongs the Merdeka Palace.

The Palace is located at Merdeka square. In Indonesian language area is 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 a tower with a height of 132 meters.

When Indonesia was a colony of the Netherlands, at the Merdeka Palace was the residence of the Governor General of the Dutch East Indies. In 1949, the Palace was renamed and became known as the Merdeka Palace, the Palace of Freedom. The Palace along with other buildings to form a presidential complex, which includes the building of some state agencies, such as the state Secretariat and others.

The Palace was built in the neoclassical style, the building is decorated with Doric columns, is quite popular in European architecture of that time, when the Palace was built. In the beginning the Palace was two-storey. In 1848, the second floor was removed, and the first one was expanded. In 1873, the Palace was rebuilt, and since then the building has not changed. In our days the Palace is used for official events such as the ceremony of the independence Day, August 17, when raised the national flag. In addition, in the Palace take important guests and ambassadors of other States, there are often national and international congresses.