Old City Tour: Tracing Ancestor Jakarta
11 November 2015 8.52 PM
Old City is one of the areas in Jakarta, precisely in
Jakarta city which became a famous historical tourist destinations in the
capital. Travel Old City can give you a variety of historical value as well as
the story behind the magnificent capital city of Indonesia stands now. In
addition, the Old City could also become an attractive tourist destination to
be used as background images or hunting, since the times of ancient vintage
feel or Dutch there. No wonder the Old City is often used as a backdrop for a
photo session, pre wedding or yearbook photos.
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Did you know that the Old City is one of the forerunner to the establishment of Jakarta now you know. In addition to the Old City, Sunda also be the beginning of the capital city of Indonesia. Regions which stands on an area of 139 hectares is dominated by a variety of buildings with European architecture and Chinese originating from the 17th century until the 20th century. Here, you can admire the architectural masterpieces of the Dutch colonial buildings that still stands proudly today.
Beginning of the story of the Old Town is an area established by the Dutch colonial name of the City of Batavia. Batavia city stands on the territory named Jayakarta (now Jakarta) from 1527 until 1619. The city later became the Dutch colonial option because of its location near the port of Banten Sultanate predictably named port of Sunda Kelapa. Batavia city was later dubbed as "The Pearl of the East" or means "Pearl of the East" by James Cook, a famous British explorer. He is fascinated with views of the city that owns the building and the layout resembles the beautiful city of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. And indeed, the Dutch colonial city of Batavia was once planned as a copy of the Dutch capital.
Jayakarta were then attacked by the Dutch East India Company in 1620, was renamed Batavia and set the city center in the Old Town area. From there used to VOC control all activities, such as political activities, military and trade. Batavia city area also expanded to 846 hectares from 139 hectares. This area includes the city of Batavia Sunda Kelapa Harbor, Chinatown Glodok and Fish Market, but the city center was still located in the area of the City Hall building and the Museum Fatahillah. It was only after the Japanese came and conquered Indonesia, Batavia name was changed to the city until now.
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Here, you can learn the history of the city that was once
departed from the Old Town right now. To enjoy a tour of Old City, you can walk
around the region. If tired, you can also rent an old bike available here so
that trips become more exciting. Do not forget to bring a camera to capture the
beauty of the buildings architecture of the past here, yes! In the Old City
area, there are six full location you must historical value sambangi. Among
these is the port of Sunda Kelapa, three main buildings in the Old City that
Fatahillah Museum, Museum of Fine Arts and Museum Wayang, and two other
buildings that Mandiri Museum and City Railway Station.
If you want to dig deeper into the historical value of
the Old City, you will most be required to visit the Museum Fatahillah. Here,
you can watch Jakarta's history from prehistoric times to Jakarta is still a
city of Jayakarta. The museum building was formerly also functioned as a courtroom
at the same dungeon, so you can see the ball ballast for prisoners here.
In addition to the six building, in the Old Town tour you
should visit Tower Syahbandar or Uitkijk Post. This tower was once the point 0
or km 0 of the city, before being transferred to the National Monument in the
1980s. Now, the tower Syahbandar you can use to enjoy the view of the Old City
of heights
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