Indonesia looks to past glories in replica monuments

Reinvention of medieval palace hints at new president's grand vision for the past

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Suitably heroic animals emblazon the front of the building that contains the main function room at the replica Majapahit Palace. (All photos by Joseph Rachman)

JOSEPH RACHMAN, Contributing writer

What is the former head of Indonesia's intelligence agency doing building a replica of a medieval Javanese palace in a south Jakarta suburb?

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