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The Old City

The area known as Kota in the old Batavia quarter came to life in the 1620s as a tiny, walled town modelled on Amsterdam. Most of the original settlement – Old Batavia – was demolished at the beginning of the 19th century. Only the town square area survived and has been restored and renamed  

   Taman Fatahillah (Fatahillah Square). Three of the surrounding colonial edifices have been converted into museums, and the main square bustles at weekends with street entertainers, old-fashioned bicycle rentals, artists and food vendors.

  The Museum Sejarah Jakarta (Jakarta History Museum; closed for renovations until 2014) was formerly Batavia’s city hall (Stadhuis), completed in 1710 and used by successive governments until the 1960s. It now houses memorabilia from the colonial period, notably 18th-century furnishings and portraits of the VOC governors, along with many prehistoric, classical and Portuguese-period artefacts. 

  

  The Museum Seni Rupa (Fine Arts Museum) occupies the former Court of Justice building, completed in 1879. Its collections include paintings and sculptures by modern Indonesian artists, and an important exhibition of rare porcelain, featuring many Sung celadon pieces from the Adam Malik collection, ancient Javanese water jugs (kendhi), and terracotta pieces dating from the 14th century

many of the highlights of the old city which can be visited by local and foreign tourists. The old town besides we can take pictures and enjoy the scenery classic that has rarely can we get in other tourist attractions. we can also find out about the history of the old city that was once experienced various eras mastery. there are some places we can visit in one day, including: Sunda Kelapa Harbour, Museum Fatahillah (Fatahillah Square), Fine Art and Ceramic Museum, Wayang Museum, Bank Indonesia and Bank Mandiri Museums, Zion Protestant Church (built in 1695), City Intan Drawbridge, Jakarta Kota Station, Café Batavia, pasar ikan (fish market), and many more.
you will not regret anything when visiting the old city in Jakarta

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