History of the Old town

Vision

To make a historical Old Town of Jakarta as a destination for culture tourism in order to lifting value of preservation and having a high economic benefit.

Mision

   1. Conservation and revitalization.
   2. Developing activity of art and culture
   3. Social oriented
   4. Developing of business and economic
   5. Increasing of infrastructure
   6. Managing the law and urban
   7. Developing the urban life.

SK. Gubernur Provinsi DKI Jakarta No 34/2006

About authorization of plan to managing area of “Old Town” about 846 Ha where located in North and West of Jakarta

The area coverage bound with Luar Batang and port of Sunda Kelapa in a North, Street of Gajah Mada in structure of Candranaya in a South, and also rivers in a West and East

History of the Old Town

Port of Sunda Kelapa was been attacked by Demak at 1526, which led by Fatahillah, and after seized, the name became Jayakarta at Juni 1527. The town area is about 15 Ha with a design of traditionally Indonesia. Jayakarta was been destroyed by VOC at 1619, led by Jan Pieterzoon Coen.

In 1620, in ruins of Jayakarta, the Dutch rebuilt a new town and named Batavia to tribute to Batavieren, tribes of Europe that was an ancestor of the Dutch, in a East side of river of Ciliwung where the core city still can be seen in area of Taman Fatahillah.

The citizen of Batavia is called Batavianen who knows as people of Betawi. The people of Betawi is a composite of many tribes

Batavia in 1635 had been expanded to west side of Ciliwung river above ruins of Jayakarta. This town had been fully developed with security system such as wall and trench around the city. The spatial consist with blocks that separated with canals. The developing of Batavia was finished in 1650. After Japanese era in 1942, Batavia renamed become “Jakarta”

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Meet the residents of Jakarta Old City

Batavia Art Festival held in the framework Gebyar Fatahillah Park in the Old City area, West Jakarta, suck the interests of thousands of people in Jakarta during the weekend.

Gebyar Fatahillah Park is a series of activities that lasted one month, from 20 November to 20 December 2010. The event that involves all the museums in the Old City, the Jakarta History Museum, Museum of Fine Arts and Ceramics, Puppet Museum, Maritime Museum, Old Town and UPT.

"This event is the 15th time since it was held in 2002," said Dwi Martati, from the Collection and Care Section of the Jakarta History Museum.

According to Dwi, on previous performances, the number of visitors who came to 15,000 people. The amount is just for show Batavia Art Festival, which became one of a series of events from Gebyar Fatahillah Park.

"For the Batavia Art Festival, now do not know because it is still counted until closing, Sunday (28/11). If you see animonya, seem large, "said Dwi.

Meanwhile, head of the Jakarta History Museum, Dahlan said, Batavia Art Festival is expected to increase public attention towards the Old City area, Jakarta.

"Here the visitors can try and create works of art on display. More and more steeped in art, the more advanced our art world, "said Dahlan.

Dahlan expect, Batavia Art Festival can also be an effective arena for artists and crafters to show their artwork to the general public.

"People make Fatahillah Park as a center for arts and creativity," he said.

Top Visitors

The event Gebyar Fatahillah Park is also to commemorate 300 years of building the Jakarta History Museum, who is also a former City Hall of Batavia.

At present, the Jakarta History Museum is a museum with the highest tourist traffic, not just in the city of Jakarta, but also in Indonesia.

Every year, no less than one million visitors come, not just to see this building, but also to see the diverse collection of historical objects in it.

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Jakarta Old Town Back to the Century 18

The atmosphere in front of the Museum Fatahillah suddenly turned tense, some soldiers ran VOC capture one by one the Chinese, with the barrel of gun directed to them, Chinese people were dragged into the Museum Fatahillah. Not a few who tried to break away, but the confinement is stronger army so that they surrender helplessly.

In another corner, a group of Chinese who do not receive the treatment VOC soldiers gathered and planned to attack the Governor-General Fatahillah Museum VOC A Valckenier located.

They will rebel because VOCs have captured the Chinese in Batavia, their anger rising even after hearing the news that their brethren who brought the VOC ship was thrown into the sea.

The attack was also eventually occur and cause a fierce battle between the Chinese and VOC soldiers, because only with makeshift weapons that Chinese people who attack does not serve and die in battle.

But do not imagine a bloody battle or real bullets whistle. This event is just a drama entitled 'Batavia 1740: A Reconstruction of History' and played by a hundred people who are members of several theaters in Jakarta such as TED Theatre, Theatre Ronggolawe from the State University of Jakarta and SMA 4 Jakarta Theatre, in front of the Jakarta History Museum, City Tua, West Jakarta, Sunday (12/12/2010).

The event is part of a series of activities Gebyar Fatahillah Park is intentionally showing historical events that occurred in the 18th century in Batavia, precisely in the year 1740. Where at the time of a dispute between the VOC which held power at that time by Chinese people which led to the rebellion of Chinese citizens.

"We not only raised about the rebellion, but we want to highlight how the role of indigenous people to help Chinese people are frightened and hunted by the army of VOC, and indigenous residents to provide a residence for the Chinese and still exists today, as in Tangerang and Depok" , said DWI Martati.

The players prepared for about two months, from observations Kompas.com a number of players there who played the role of indigenous people who sell vegetables, there is the Chinese people, and of course as soldiers Noni-noni VOC and the Netherlands.

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"cycling" Relax in the Old City

Not only see historic buildings and posing in front of it, you can ride leisurely around the Old City. While again gowes fever in the capital, it could not hurt you to try out a route around the area. There are at least 20 locations of interest can be visited by riding a bicycle.

Why bike? With the enactment of a one-way path around the Old City, riding a bike makes you more likely to reach several historic sites in this region than by car or motorcycle. Calculated as sports as well.

Location is the most visited of Foreign Batang Mosque, Sunda Kelapa Harbour, Fish Market, Maritime Museum, Tower Syahbandar, Bridge City Diamond, Kali Besar, Museum Wayang, Fatahillah Park, the Museum of Fine Arts and Ceramics, Jakarta History Museum, Red Store, Chartered Bank, the Museum of Bank Indonesia, Bank Mandiri Museum, Station Beos, Pinangsia area, plot Nine, Darmabakti temple, and building Candranaya. The wide reach of approximately 864 hectares, covers an area of ​​West Jakarta and North Jakarta.

Not enough all day to visit all the place. You can choose a preferred location or the distance is not too far apart.

Visitors can bring their own bicycles. Ask for guidance in the form of brochures and maps to the location of interesting places in the Old City area. Do not forget to bring a mask and goggles. The route to be traversed countless solid vehicle, full of smoke, and dust.

Time machine

If you do not want to bother to bring a bike from home, do not worry. In court Fatahillah Park, hundreds of bicycles available for rent visitors. Ontel bike complete with lace or cap-style hat meneers caping and the Netherlands. With that old school equipment, be prepared to enter "time machine" that will take you to the atmosphere due doeloe Jakarta. This region is recording tracks named Jayakarta Jakarta since 1527.

If you want more freedom to enjoy the scenery around, there are motorcycle taxis that are available to take your bike as well as a guide in the places you will visit. Rent is Rp 30,000 per bike for a few places for about an hour.

Friday (10/12/2010) morning, Reban (35), one of pengojek bike in the Old City, is ready to take visitors around to several sites of historic relics. "The route from here to Port of Sunda Kelapa and then to the Tower Syahbandar, Maritime Museum, go to Bridge City last Stores Diamond and Red," he said.

Slowly but surely, Reban pedaling his bicycle toward the Sunda Kelapa port to the Red Store. Old buildings, well-maintained and has been unused, strewn along the road. At each stop, Reban explain the history of the old building, visited and eloquent answer questions about the place in ancient times and now.

The pengojek bike ready since at 07.00 until 19.00. If you are renting without pengojek, the tariff is Rp 20,000 per hour. To rent a day at 09:00 to 18:00, the tariff is Rp 150,000.

Unfortunately, said Ria, there are no routes or special lane for bicycle tour around the Old City so that visitors who ride bikes have to be extra careful watching traffic on the roads impassable.

Another visitor, Martian (25), said that if cycling around the Old City seemed not to be in Jakarta. "The atmosphere is very different though still hot," he said.

Martian, who had often to the Old City, more interested in exotic places, if perpetuated through images. While cycling, she also could get a lot of interesting photos.

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Coffee Shop Chinatown atmosphere Jadoel

Here, the atmosphere, Chinatown jadoel, consistent with oriental tunes played softly. Very quiet. Then the aroma of coffee Medan sembulan lamat lamat will meet the nasal cavity, very fragrant. Sharply with the slightly sour flavor that fragile.

Single Coffee, Luwak Coffee and Coffee Brownies

Coffee lovers definitely can not wait to feel the pleasure of a single coffee. Coffee is believed to increase the vitality of the men. No throwing yiakan occasion, I also ordered coffee which is also commonly called "coffee lanang" this. It feels? Subtle is not too strong but has a sharp taste of caffeine. Steady! And because coffee is here all in the form of freshly ground coffee beans and when there are buyers, then the coffee taste very fresh. It seemed from the functioning of the entire sense of taste on my tongue that is able to capture at once bitter and sweet taste of acid in a cup of pure coffee without sugar.

Called single coffee or coffee lanang, because physically, the coffee is indeed different from other coffee that was split in two. This coffee bean is round and single. Usually derived from Robusta coffee types. Best suited drunk in the cold, such as last year I went to Banyuwangi, in coffee plantation area (owned by Mr. Iwan), my coffee tasted a single and very good in the body. So warm.

In addition, most delicious coffee brewed this lanang is brewed. Do not try brewed together with milk or cream, because it will ruin your business sense and a single, sharp aroma of coffee. Simply brewed only with hot water, wait 4 minutes and then stir enjoy without sugar or a little sugar if it does not hold bitter.

Besides coffee there is also a coffee single mongoose here. But I did not try because Luwak coffee was certain it was very tasty, with delicate aroma and natural sweet really sweet without the help of sugar. I ordered another coffee called coffee brownies.

Eat one by one with a spoon and enjoy coffee vanilla coffee and brownies are soft. Truly exceptional coffee event. Single copy price of Rp 18,000 per cup and coffee brownies Rp 15,000 per glass.

Food Commodity

Coffee prices had already Rp 18,000 mi. Tio Ciu typical dish is guaranteed to make you miss to come and come again. The reason you find these noodles anywhere, no one will sell with the same flavor. Because the strength of this dish anywhere in the world, is located on his noodle concoction that home made.

Noodles made from rice flour has been directly mixed with various spices and herbs. So when cooking, really do not need to be given anything more seasoning. Just stay vegetables sauteed with garlic oil, then put noodles served warm and direct. Rasaya? Savory aroma of garlic and vegetable oil the pan-fried vegetables such as carrot aroma, green onion and bean sprouts are soft.

Strait Popiah Rp 12,000 per 5 seeds. Snacks or small meals a fairly typical field encountered difficulty in Jakarta we will see it here. Hm, ... amazing. It feels so good. Bowl shaped cake batter is then filled with a variety of fresh vegetables stir. Mantab! To be able to try the food itself, you need to be patient for a while, because it must fall into the category of snacks, but this is really strait popiah new blended when you order. So guaranteed strait popiah in your table in hot conditions and with fresh vegetables.

Lumpia and risoles

In addition to the newly created popiah strait when you book, spring rolls and risoles also really just made it and then rolled to his skin and then fried so you order. It feels? Sure it's warm risoles spring rolls and very delicious. With crisp skin kriuk home made, and then blend them together with filling.

The third addition to the above foods, here too, there are shrimp chicken siomai that really should have a siomai, which contains the meat instead of flour. It get really sharp. Especially when dicocol with his home made sauce. Nyaaam. I also try the banana spring rolls and toast. Cheese toast tape it, make a brake literacy. Tapenya also home made loh.

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Less There are "Good Will" Keep the Old City

Old Town has become one of the mainstay tourist city of Jakarta. However, conditions are now if not neglected as happened in the building next to the Museum next to the building Fatahillah and Pos Indonesia.

Ancient-style buildings that fall into the actual cultural heritage including the protected object, but the walls are peeling a lot, its roof torn, its European-style ornaments are now broken. Not to mention the street vendors who make it look shabby.

It is unfortunate, but the Old City was once an elite area where the Dutch royal residence and the center of colonial administration.

In response to these conditions, the Head of Culture and Tourism Establishments, Arie Budiman, said the Old City maintenance entirely not the responsibility of Provincial Government of DKI.

Ariel explained, specifically in the area of ​​Old Town, provincial government is only responsible for maintaining Fatahillah Museum, Maritime Museum, Puppet Museum, and Museum of Ceramics, the rest are foreign owned.

"Well, this is now how to grow their awareness of it, including the Old City in order to keep the environment clean and beautiful," he said.

He also said that if the owner of the old buildings are included in the cultural heritage remains adamant not to do repairs, it could have imposed sanctions.

"Clearly there is no penalty because there are rules about Heritage. Kepengelolaan Sanctions may takeover," he said.

Besides the lack of intention of asset owners, Arie also revealed that the central government also has no awareness of the importance of this heritage.

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Not to the Old City, yet Travelers

Do not call yourself a real traveler if you do not explore the attractions in the Old City, Jakarta. There are many options that deserve a place full of history you visit. As a guide you tour the region, Scholastic Press issued the book "Tour of the old city" by Edi Dimyati.

"This book originated from the spirit. My background is not archeology, not a historian. But I am happy to travel to new places, new information," said Edi Dimyati in launching the book "Old City Tour" in Matraman Gramedia, Jakarta, Friday (11/03/2011).

Dimyati said his book was trying to convey the history but the easy way. "I wrote the theme of history as possible. I set the attractions in Old Town, so not all places. I was only able to 26 locations, because of the limitation page," he explained.

Meanwhile, the Head of Unit Candrian Attahiyat Old City who attended as a speaker said in the book needs no additional locations other than from 26 locations in the book. "But this book is so soft and reading material that can digest various circles," said Candrian.

In the book reviewed 26 exciting attractions in the Old City. Not only Fatahillah Park and the Maritime Museum which is famous. But also other places like Shipyard VOC, Red Store, until the house of Abu and points of interest. In addition, Edy's also peeling communities associated with the Old City. He also provides guidance to explore and map the Old City.

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