OLD AND NEW PARTS OF JAKARTA CITY
Jakarta city tour bring you to see at glance the old and
new Jakarta. Old Jakarta is the beginning of present Jakarta Metropolitan city with population around
10 million people which is one of the biggest city in Far East Asia after Tokyo, Shanghai, and
Bangkok. Jakarta city tour will bring you to visit Sunda Kelapa Port and Fishing Port the beginning
of Jakarta which was renamed Batavia by the Dutch, and renamed again Jayakarta by Moslem kingdom,
and after the independence of Indonesia renamed
with Jakarta. Jakarta is a historical city for Indonesia and relics of ancient Jakarta is preserved
at Museum Bahari and the Jakarta Museum, where the remnants and historical facts of Jakarta are
preserved. Both museums present old maps, antiques, Chinese porcelains, and under water prison. The
tour will be ended by visiting a flea market at Jalan Surabaya.Most popular tour in the city of Jakarta is Old
Batavia City, as most of the ancient building especially during the Dutch colonization of Indonesia
were located on this area. The first China Town in Indonesia also located in this place called
Glodok. Just north of the town is the ancient Jakarta port called Sunda Kelapa which was built
during the Hindu Kingdom of Pajajaran, or Pasundan covering West Java including current Banten province.
Besides the history of Jakarta, one can visit the modern life of Jakarta city especially with the
modern recreations, shopping centers, and night life. To find choices of Jakarta city tour please be
reffered to the list of sightseeing within Jakarta city on the left top of this page.
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