Inscription Museum

This museum is located at Jalan Tanah Abang 1, Central Jakarta. It was previously functioning as graveyard for the Ducth people in Indonesia. The graveyard compound was originally sized 5.9 hectares and called Kebon Jahe cemetery. In 1759 Kebon Jahe Kober was officially functioning as a graveyard for the Dutch and place for accommodating epigraps from the demolished cemetery at the New Dutch. Since the day of independent until 1967, Kebon Jahe cemetery was managed by Yayasan Palang Hitam (Black Cross Fondation) owened by J.M Pangabean Family. In 1967 the management was taken over by the Regional Administration of Jakarta in conjungtion with founding of the cemetery Office and since 1979 this cemetery was declared closed for the public. In 1976 demolotion and narrowing of the land were performed , the 5.9ha land was narrowed into 1.2ha. The narrowing of land was caused by construction the office of the Mayor of Central Jakarta.

The building and this inscription Garden occupied a piece of land of 1.2ha. The building construction with Dorain style has 4 round pillars at every corner and there are two office rooms at left and right of the garden gate. At the front part of the yard fence. In the inscription Garden there are approximately 1.200 cemetery epigraphist to be found arranged as they appears. In the inner part there is a new building to support the inscription Museum.

Jl. Tanah Abang No. 1 Central Jakarta
Ph : 62-21 385 4060
Open : Tuesday - Sunday : 09.00am - 03.00pm
Closed : Monday / public holiday


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Maritime Museum

Maritime Museum is located at Jalan Pasar Ikan No. 1, North Jakarta. The first building was built in 1652 and the last one was built in 1771. Since the initial years of its presence until the end of the Dutch colonialization in Indonesia, these buildings were used as warehouse, causing them often named as "Westtzijdsch Pakhuizen" or "West-bank Warehouse" . The warehouse are now Maritime Museum (Museum Bahari) housing various traditional shipping outfits, navigation, equipment, numerous types of boats and wood used to build boats or ships, and an old map of Jakarta.

Jl. Pasar Ikan No. 1 North Jakarta Ph : 62-21 669 3406
Open : Tuesday - Sunday : 09.00 am - 03.00 pm
Closed : Monday / Public holiday

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National Monument

National Monument is located at Jalan Taman Silang Monas, Central Jakarta. This structure was built on August 17, 1961 wich work was completed only in 1975 and for the construction of this monument,. Indonesian experts like Ir.Rooseno, Ir. Sudarsono and even Ir.Soekarno himself were involved in the architectural planning. The attraction available such as panorama of Jakarta, struggling diorama, the record of proclamation text by the President Ir. Soekarno and duplicate of Indonesian army clothes and Indonesian map. The activities and the facilities include reseach library exhibition and office rooms.

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