Travel Indonesia by Mirdan

Sunda Kelapa Harbour. Sunda Kelapa Harbor is located in the Penjaringan sub-district, Penjaringan, North Jakarta and is known as one of the tourist destinations in the Old City of Jakarta. The Port is  said to have been established since the 5th century, and until now this port still serves as a trade port. Sunda Kelapa Habour is also a historic site that became the forerunner of the City Jakarta today, and has a long history of well-known at home and abroad . Sunda Kelapa is an old harbour of Jakarta, located on the estuarine of Ciliwung river. Originally, it was the main port of Hindus Kingdom of Padjadjaran but today still serves inter-island freight shipment by Pinisi , a traditional two masted wooden sailing ship. This port is located in Penjaringan subdistrict, North Jakarta, with address: Jl. Maritim Raya , RT.11 / RW.8, Ancol, Pademangan, North Jakarta City, Jakarta Raya 14430. Sunda Kelapa Harbour Overshadowed by Apartment.

National Monument of Independence, Tugu Monas in Jakarta. Jakarta is the capital city of  the Republic Indonesia, a country consisting of 17,000 islands with a population of 200 million people as a forum for the union of around 300 ethnic groups speaking 200 languages in  each region of Indonesia to show a unity in diversity   in indigenous language and culture. As the capital city of Jakarta is really a melting pot of representatives throughout the Indonesian archipelago. Jakarta is the fabric of a vibrant community of various cultural, economic and political nation giving an overview of economic developments never interrupted throughout more than 30 years. Jakarta is home to research institutions, educational and cultural institutions, and in particular the member services nationally and regionally. Strategically located at the western end of the island of Java, Jakarta is the main gateway into Indonesia, from Jakarta means of transportation- land a...

The VOC (Vereenigde Oost Indische Compagnie) shipyard, galangan VOC, is another historical site in northern region of Jakarta. Located at Jalan Kakap No. 1 Kelurahan Penjaringan, North Jakarta , the shipyard was established about three hundred years ago ,when Jakarta was named after Batavia. This building lies in an area called as Pasar Ikan, or Fish Market , which once became a major trading center in Asia.  Built on 2000 meter sq, the VOC Shipyard can not also be separated from a number of buildings and places of cultural heritage in the vicinity, namely Menara Syahbandar, Maritime Museum, as well as Sunda Kelapa harbour. The Maritime Museum was formerly used for spices barn; and Syahbandar Tower was formerly functioning as the navigation of ships in the port of Sunda Kelapa. The building was built in 1628 and then used as the headquarters of VOC (Vereenigde Oost Indische Compagnie). Formerly, the shipyard was used as a place to store and repair lar...

Old Map of Batavia, Old City or Kota Tua Jakarta Today. Jakarta as the capital of the country has a very interesting historical relics to visit . History of Jakarta is long , as one of the major port city in the archipelago , Jakarta has become one of the main entrance even since prehistoric times , has also been used as a major port by the Dutch in the colonial period before it became the capital of the Republic of Indonesia at the time of independence . Jakarta  is formerly called Batavia where sit the capital of the Dutch East Indies. As the center of the colonization in the East Indies during the period of 1610 to 1949, Batavia had witnessed the progression of area occupied extending inland ward from Northern Jakarta toward Central Jakarta. From  a wooden warehouse and small settlement in the east bank of the mouth of the Ciliwung river in 1610, currently in North Jakarta, following a treaty signed by the Prince of Jayakarta and th...

Old Map of Batavia, Old City or Kota Tua Jakarta Today. Jakarta as the capital of the country has a very interesting historical relics to visit . History of Jakarta is long , as one of the major port city in the archipelago , Jakarta has become one of the main entrance even since prehistoric times , has also been used as a major port by the Dutch in the colonial period before it became the capital of the Republic of Indonesia at the time of independence . Batavia is a former name of Jakarta where sit the capital city of the Dutch East Indies. As the center of the colonization in the East Indies during the period of 1610 to 1949, Batavia had witnessed the progression of area occupied extending inland ward from Northern Jakarta toward Central Jakarta. From  a wooden warehouse and small settlement in the east bank of the mouth of the Ciliwung river in 1610, currently in North Jakarta, following a treaty signed by the Prince of Jayakarta and th...