Jakarta Cathedral Building is now located at No. Jl.Katedral. 2, are the work of the architect of the church pastor Father Anthony Dijkmans, SJ. A Dutch priest who served in Indonesia at that time.
Jakarta Cathedral building this magnificent start was founded in 1891 to replace the old church building that collapsed on 9 April 1890 pulul 10:45 pm just 3 days after the celebration of Passover.
Development of this new church had to face many obstacles, in the year 1892 sepat even halted due to financial shortage.
Jakarta Cathedral building was also to lose the architect who had returned to Holland in 1894 because of illness and eventually he was called God in the year 1922. ... [
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Written on 10 Aug 2010 | Posted in
History
Jakarta has been called a study in contrasts : traditional and modern; rich and poor ; spiritual and worldly stand side by side in this bustling metropolis. Among the 8 million people who call Jakarta home, one finds representatives of the many diverse ethnic and cultural groups which shape Indonesia, a reminder of the nation's motto : "Unity in Diversity". You may have to search high and low in this multi-cultural collage to find one of the proud ethnic Jakartans, called "Orang Betawi". Their language, Betawi Malay, has two variations, conventional Betawi Malay, spoken by elder people born and bred in Jakarta, and modern Jakarta Malay, a slang form spoken by the younger generation and ... [
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Written on 5 Feb 2010 | Posted in
Culiner,
Tourism
National Monument
The National Monument, or Monas as it is popularly called, is one of the monuments built during the Sukarno era of fierce nationalism. The top of the National Monument (Monas) is Freedom Square. It stands for the people's determination to achieve freedom and the crowning of their efforts in the Proclamation of Independence in August 1945. The 137-meter tall marble obelisk is topped with a flame coated with 35 kg of gold. The base houses a historical museum and a hall for meditations. The monument is open to the public and upon request the lift can carry visitors to the top, which offers a bird's eye view on the city and the sea.
Go early to beat the crowds and the haze. It is easy ... [
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Written on 2 Feb 2010 | Posted in
Tourism
Some electronic books in the Indonesian tourist guide you can