Jw Marriott Jakarta

Jw Marriott Jakarta
Jl Lingkar Mega Kuningan Kav Jakarta, 12950 ID

Description
The iconic JW Marriott Hotel Jakarta is located in the commercial district of Mega Kuningan, in the heart of Jakarta's Golden Business Triangle commercial and shopping district, within close proximity to many multinational corporations and embassies.

JW Marriott Hotel Jakarta offers extensive services, including an executive level with private lounge, 24-hour business center, 24-hour room service, 13 meeting rooms, and health club with outdoor swimming pool and spa. The hotel offers several excellent restaurants: Sailendra Restaurant is known for having best buffet spread in town featuring open kitchens and built-in live cooking stations; Asuka is a modern Japanese restaurant with teppanyaki, robatayaki, sushi bar, and private rooms; Pearl Chinese Restaurant offers superb Cantonese cuisine. Airport butler service is available to assist you upon arrival and departure. Onsite parking is 3 a day for self-parking and 2 an hour for valet parking.

All rooms in JW Marriott Hotel Jakarta carry the plush Marriott Revive Collections bedding, laptop-size safes, coffee/tea facilities, and high-speed Internet access.

Jw Marriott Jakarta Property Information:

Rooms: 333
Floors: 30
Smoke-free Hotel: Yes


Jw Marriott Jakarta Service

* Family rooms
* Smoke-free
* Car rental desk
* Conventions
* Dry cleaning
* Luxury
* Data port
* Nonsmoking
* Meeting room
* Dining
* Business center
* Wheel chair access
* Swimming pool
* Fitness facility
* Free high speed internet
* Free parking

Jw Marriott Jakarta Reservation Policies:

Check-In: 1400
Check-Out: 1200

Jakarta, from Village to Metropolis

Jakarta, the capital of the nation, has a fascinating history. Lots of different aspects have colored the city history and the life of people today. Since the fifth century, ships from China and Champa (Vietnam), and from all islands in the archipelago docked at the mouth of the Ciliwung river. Indian and Portuguese traders also visited this small town. Javanese sailors, carrying spices from Molucca, also docked there. Nearly all people from the East and West left their trails to blend special flavor of Jakarta.

Concised description of old historical buildings and monuments refers to the site where the city of Jakarta itself begins. All historical evidence points to the area of the Kota, the old city on the banks of Ciliwung river. A bit south of the place currently known as Pasar Ikan or Fish Market was planted the first tiny seed that developed into a huge city of more than 10 million inhabitants. When did Jakarta start its journey throughout history? Nobody knows exactly!

If we stand on top of Menara Syahbandar (the Lookout Tower) across the bridge over the Kali Besar, we enjoy a view of oldest area of Jakarta. To the north we can see the present old harbor with its colorful prahu (saliboats) and the Java Sea. Some 300 meters to the south, you can find a renovated old drawbridge. In the time of the Dutch East-India Company colonialism, the bridge was called Hoender pasarbrug or Chicken Market Bridge. At that time, between 17th and early 18 centuries, ships could sail further up to the river Ciliwung. Towards the south of this drawbridge, the once busy harbor town of Sunda Kelapa stretched along both sides of the river between the 12th century and 15th century.

Sunda Kalapa was the main port of the Hindu Kingdom of Sunda . The capital of the Pakuan Pajajaran kingdom was located two day journey upriver, now known as Bogor. This port was often visited by ships from Palembang, Tanjungpura, Malacca, Maccasar and Madura, and even by merchants from India and South China. Sunda Kelapa exported, among other items, pepper, rice and gold. In 1513 the first European fleet, four Portuguese ships under the command of Alvin, arrived in Sunda Kelapa from Mallaca. Mallaca had been conquered two years earlier by Alfonso d' Albuquerque. They were looking for spices, especially pepper, to this busy and well-organized harbor. Some years later, the Portuguese Enrique Leme visited Kalapa with presents for the King of Sunda. He was well received and on August 21, 1522 and signed a treaty of friendship between the kingdom of Sunda and Portugal. The Portuguese received the right to build a godown (warehouse) and to erect a fort in Kalapa. This was regarded by the Sundanese as a consolidation of their position against the encroaching Muslim troops from the rising power of the Sultanate of Demak in Central Java.

To commemorate this treaty, they put big stone, called a Padrao, which vanished for some years. This stone was uncovered later in 1918 during an excavation for a new house in Kota area on the corner of Cengkeh street and Nelayan Timur Street. This Padrao can now be seen in the National Museum on Medan Merdeka Barat street. The original location of the stone suggests that the coastline in the early 16th century formed a nearly straight line which is marked by the present of Nelayan street, some 400 meters south to the The Lookout Tower.

The King of Sunda had his own reasons for great danger from the expansive Muslim Kingdom of Demak, whose troops threatened his second harbor town, Banten (west of Jakarta). Sunda felt squeezed and was in need of strong friends. Thus, the king hoped the Portuguese would return quickly and help him protect his important harbor. But they came too late. For in 1527 the Muslim leader Fatahillah appeared before Kalapa with 1,452 soldiers from Cirebon and Demak.

According to some historians, this victory of 1527 provided the reason for Fatahillah to rename Sunda Kelapa, Jayakarta, which means "Great Deed" or "Complete Victory." On the basis of this victory, Jakarta celebrates its birthday on June 22, 1527, the day Fatahillah gave the town a name of victory of over Sundanese Hindus and Portuguese sailor.

Prince Jayawikarta, a follower of the Sultan of Banten, resided on the west banks of the Ciliwung river, which in the early 17th century reached the roughly at our starting place, the Lookout at Pasar Ikan. He erected a military post there in order to control the mouth of the river and the Dutch who had been granted permission in 1610 to build a wooden godown and some houses just opposite there on the east bank. Dutch ships had already come to Jayakarta in 1596. The Prince tried to keep a close eye on these unruly guests.

To keep its strength equal to that of the Dutch, Prince Jayawikarta allowed the British to erect houses on the West Bank of Ciliwung river, across the Dutch godown, in 1615. The Prince granted permission to the British to erect a fort closed to his Customs Office post. Jayawikarta was in support of the British because his palace was under the threat of the Dutch cannons. In December 1618, the tense realtionship between Prince Jayawikarta and the Dutch escalated. Jayawikarta soldiers besieged the Dutch fortress that covered two strong godown, namely Nassau and Mauritus. The British fleet made up of 15 ships arrived. The fleet was under the leadership of Sir Thomas Dale, former governor of the Colony of Virginia, now known as Virginia State in the United States.

The British admiral was already old and was indecisive. After the sea battle, the newly appointed Dutch governor Jan Pieter Soon Coon (1618) escaped to Molucca to seek support. Meanwhile, the commander of the Dutch army was arressted when the negotiation was underway because Jayawikarta felt that he was deceived by the Dutch. Then, the Prince Jayawikarta and the British entered into a friendship agreement.

The Dutch army was about to surrender to the British when in 1619, a sultan from Banten sent soldiers and summoned Prince Jayawikarta for establishing closed realtionship with the British without first asking an approval from Banten authorities. The conflict between Banten and Prince Jayawikarta as well as the tensed relationship between Banten and the British had weakened the Dutch enemy. Prince Jayawikarta was moved to Tanara and died in Banten.

The Dutch felt relieved and tried to establish a closer relationship with the Banten. The Dutch fortress garrison, along with hired soldiers from Japan, Germany, Scotia, Denmark, and Belgium held a party in commemoration of the change in situation. They name their fortress after Batavia to recollect the ethnic group Batavier, the Dutch ancestor. Since then Jayakarta was called Batavia for more than 300 years.

Under the relationship of J.P Coen, Dutch army attacked and destroyed the city and Jayakarta Palace on May 30, 1619. There were no remains of Jakarta except for the Padrao stone now stored at the National Museum in Jakarta. The Jayakarta grave was possibly located in Pulau Gadung. If we stand on top of Menara Syahbandar and look around, we can enjoy the beautiful panorama in the oldest area of Batavia. Certainly, we can't enjoy the remains of the city Sunda Kelapa or Jayakarta. Kasteel or the Dutch fortress, too, has been destroyed. Here we can see several remains from the mid-17th century. Nearly all of the remains are related to trade and sailing.

Menara Syahbandar was built 1839 to replace the old flag pole in ship dock located right on the side across a river. From the pole and later the tower, officials observed ships about to anchor gave signals. The tower then is used a meteorology post. To the West of the Lookout Tower, we can see the view of the present Museum Bahari. The museum represents a very old and strong edifice with Dutch architecture. The museum also provides several maps of the city, with stages of the city development shown. The museum is part of something in Dutch called Westzijdsche Pakhuizen (Warehouse on the Westbank). Here nutmegs, pepper. coffee, tea, and cloth in a large scale were used to be stored.

The areas around Menara Syahbandar was once the center of Kota Batavia. It was the center of a trading network with wide spread agents reaching Deshima (Nagasaki) in Japan, Surate in Persia and Capetown in South Africa. Inter-trade among Asia was more profitable than inter-trade between Asia and Europe. And the Pasar Ikan (Market Fish) once was the pulse. Here, the site where the origin of the capital of Indonesia, Jakarta, came from.

Suharto Era

Following Sukarno's downfall and the Transition to the New Order, Jakarta Governor, Lieutenant General Ali Sadikin, administered the city from 1966 to 1977. He is credited with rehabilitating public services, and also cleared out slum dwellers, banned rickshaws, and street pedlars. Finance sector reforms of the late-1980s saw Jakarta become the focus of real estate boom, which ended abruptly, however, in the 1997 East Asian Economic crisis. The city became the centre of violence, protest, and political manoeuvring as long-time president Suharto began to lose his grip on power. Tensions reached a peak in May 1998 when four students were shot dead at Trisakti University by security forces; four days of riots ensued resulting in an estimated 6,000 buildings damaged or destroyed, and the loss of 1,200 lives. The Chinese of the Glodok district were hardest hit and stories of rape and murder later emerged. The following years Jakarta was the centre of popular protest and national political instability, including several terms of ineffective Presidents, and a number Jemaah Islamiah-connected bombings. Jakarta is now witnessing a period of political stability and prosperity along a boom in construction.

Sukarno Era

In 1950, once independence was secured, Jakarta was once again made the national capital. Indonesia's founding president, Sukarno, envisaged Jakarta as a great international city instigating large, government-funded projects undertaken with openly nationalistic architecture that strived to show the newly independent nation's pride in itself. Projects included a clover-leaf highway, a broad by-pass in Jakarta (Jalan Sudirman), four high-rise hotels including the famous Hotel Indonesia, a new parliament building, the 127 000-seat Bung Karno Stadium, and monuments including The National Monument.

Japan and Indonesian Independence War Era

The city was renamed "Jakarta" by the Japanese during their World War II occupation of Indonesia. Following World War II, Indonesian Republicans withdrew from allied-occupied Jakarta during their fight for Indonesian independence and established their capital in Yogyakarta.

Dutch Colonial Era

Within Batavia's walls, wealthy Dutch built tall houses and pestilential canals. Commercial opportunities attracted Indonesian and especially Chinese immigrants, the increasing numbers creating burdens on the city. Tensions grew as the colonial government tried to restrict Chinese migration through deportations. On 9 October 1740, 5,000 Chinese were massacred and the following year, Chinese inhabitants were moved to Glodok outside the city walls. The city began to move further south as epidemics in 1835 and 1870 encouraged more people to move far south of the port. The Koningsplein, now Merdeka Square, was completed in 1818, and Kebayoran Baru was the last Dutch-built residential area.

In Indonesian National Revival era, Mohammad Husni Thamrin, a member of Volksraad criticized the Colonial Government for ignoring the development of kampung (inlander's area) while focusing the development for the rich people in Menteng. He also talked on the issue of Farming Tax and other taxes which burdened people. Some of his speeches are still relevant in today's Jakarta. An important street in today's Jakarta was named after him.

Pre-Dutch Colonial

The earliest recorded mention of Jakarta is as a port of origin that can be traced to a Hindu settlement as early as the 4th century. By the 14th century, it was a major port for the Hindu Sunda kingdom. The first European fleet, four Portuguese ships from Malacca, arrived in 1513 . Batzaush had been conquered by Alfonso d'Albuquerque in 1511 when the Portuguese were looking for spices and especially pepper.

The relationship between the Kingdom of Sunda and Portugal intensified when another Portuguese named Enrique Leme visited Sunda in 1522 with the intention of giving a present. He was well-received and as a result, the Portuguese gained rights to build a warehouse and expand their fort in Sunda Kelapa (the name of the location at the time). The Sundanese regarded this as a consolidation of their position against the raging Muslim troops from the rising power of the Sultanate of Demak in Central Java.

In 1527, Muslim troops coming from Cirebon and Demak attacked the Kingdom of Sunda under the leadership of Fatahillah. The king was expecting the Portuguese to come and help them hold Fatahillah's army because of an agreement that had been in place between Sunda and the Portuguese. However, Fatahillah's army succeeded in conquering the city on June 22, 1557, and Fatahillah changed the name of "Sunda Kelapa" to "Jayakarta" ("Great Deed" or "Complete Victory").

The followers of the Sultan of Banten (the location of Jayakarta), Prince Jayawikarta, was also very involved in the history of Jakarta. In 1596, many Dutch ships arrived in Jayakarta with the intention of trading spices, more or less the same as that of the Portuguese. In 1602, the British East India Company's first voyage, commanded by Sir James Lancaster, arrived in Aceh and sailed on to Bantam where he was allowed to build trading post which becomes the centre of British trade in Indonesia until 1682. In this case, the Prince took the Dutch arrival seriously as the Dutch had constructed many military buildings. Prince Jayawikarta apparently also had a connection with the English and allowed them to build houses directly across from the Dutch buildings in 1615 . When relations between Prince Jayawikarta and the Dutch later deteriorated, his soldiers attacked the Dutch fortress which covered two main buildings, Nassau and Mauritus. But even with the help of 15 ships from the English, Prince Jayawikarta's army wasn't able to defeat the Dutch, for Jan Pieterszoon Coen (J.P. Coen) came to Jayakarta just in time, drove away the English ships and burned the English trading post.

Things then changed for the Prince, when the Sultan of Banten sent his soldiers and summoned Prince Jayawikarta to establish a close relationship with the English without an approval of the Banten authorities. The relationships between both Prince Jayawikarta and the English with the Banten government then became worse and resulted in the Prince's decision to move to Tanara, a small place in Banten, until his death. This assisted the Dutch in their efforts to establish a closer relationship with Banten. The Dutch had by then changed the name to "Batavia", which remained until 1942.

AMAZING BATAVIA 2008

The capital Jakarta will be the staging grounds for a series of cultural events during the Amazing Batavia 2008 festival, kicking off May 30. In line with Jakarta’s 481st anniversary on June 22, one of the festival’s organizing executives, Nurilah Evi Yanti, said the event would bring a mix of cultures to Jakarta. The event, expected to cost more than Rp 1 billion (US$110,000), is under the direction of Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII) and a number of organizations, including the Association of Mutual Assistance, the Betawi Society and the Betawi Culture Institution.

The festival would feature on-stage traditional and modern performances, a cultural expo, a cultural seminar, a culinary festival and an on-the-street fashion parade. Events will take place at TMII in East Jakarta, Ancol’s Dream Land in North Jakarta and a number of historical sites in Jakarta’s Old Town, including the Jakarta History Museum in West Jakarta.


Source: The Jakarta Post

Central Government Approves Plan to Build Six Routes of Inner City Toll Way

DKI Jakarta Provincial Government's plan to build six routes of inner city toll way receives a positive response from the Central Government with the approval of DKI Jakarta Provincial Government's proposal by the Public Labor Department.

In order to develop the six routes of toll way, the Public Labor Department (Departemen PU) has approved that an open tender will be announced whereby every DKI Jakarta BUMD will be involved. The tender will be conducted by the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government, and the budget will come from private sector investment. The tender itself will be conducted for six months, and the physical development will take two years.

The development of these six routes of inner city toll way has been needed urgently. Becakayu (Bekasi-Cakung-Kampung Melayu) toll way route, which already has the foundation for flyovers, will be developed as a first priority.

This Becakayu flyover route is prioritized due to the fact that there are several points of high traffic along the Bekasi-Cakung-Kampung Melayu.

The six routes are : Bekasi-Kalimalang-Kampung Melayu, Ulujami-Tanah Abang (8,7 km), Kampung Melayu-Tomang (12,5 km), Pasar Minggu-Casablanca (9 km), Kemayoran-Kampung Melayu (9,65 km) and Sunter-Pulo Gebang (12,5 km).

The required budget to develop the toll way routes is estimated to reach Rp 23 trillion for a total route length of 85 kilometer, with the estimated per kilometer budget of Rp 250 billion.

Meanwhile, Rp 4,5 trillion has been budgeted for land acquisition. Aside from involving DKI Jakarta BUMD, there are three national investors who have expressed their interest: Sampoerna, Gramedia and Astra.

Source: beritajakarta.com

Air

Soekarno-Hatta International Airport(CGK) is the primary airport for Jakarta and Indonesia alike. It is used by both private and commercial carriers connecting Jakarta with other Indonesian cities. It is also Indonesia's main international gateway. The airport is divided into three separate terminals. Terminal 1 serves all domestic airliners except Garuda Indonesia. Terminal 2 serves all foreign carriers and Garuda Indonesia (both domestic and international routes). Terminal 3 serves for hajj pilgrimage flights and for transnational migrant laborers. A second airport, Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport(HLP) serves mostly private and presidential flights.

Rail and Waterway

While numerous railways serve Jakarta, they are inadequate to the residents' transport needs. During peak hours, the number of passengers greatly exceeds the system's capacity. The railroads connect Jakarta to its neighboring regions: Depok and Bogor to the south, Tangerang and Serpong to the west, and Bekasi, Karawang, and Cikampek to the east. The major rail stations are Gambir, Jatinegara, Pasar Senen, Manggarai, Tanah Abang, and Jakarta Kota.

Two lines of the Jakarta Monorail are under construction: the green line serving Semanggi-Casablanca Road-Kuningan-Semanggi and the blue line serving Kampung Melayu-Casablanca Road-Tanah Abang-Roxy. In addition, there are plans for a two-line subway (MRT) system, with a north-south line between Kota and Lebak Bulus, with connections to both monorail lines; and an east-west line, which will connect with the north-south line at the Sawah Besar station. The current project, which began in 2005, has been halted due to a lack of funds, and its future remains uncertain.

On 6 June 2007, the city administration started to introduce the Waterway, a new river boat service along the Ciliwung river. The move aims to reduce the traffic snarls in Jakarta.

On 30 November 2007, KRL(Commuter Train) Ciliwung Blue Line began operation. It serves Jakarta's circle line, which was used in the 80s. The fare price is Rp5000,00. It serves Manggarai, Mampang, Karet, Jend. Sudirman Road, Duri, Angke, Kampung Bandan, Rajawali, Kemayoran, Pasar Senen, Gang Sentiong, Kramat, Pondok Jati, and Jatinegara. The train can supports 400 passengers.

Road transport

Despite the presence of many wide roads, Jakarta suffers from congestion due to heavy traffic, especially in the central business district. To reduce traffic jams, some major roads in Jakarta have a 'three in one' rule during rush hours, first introduced in 1992, prohibiting fewer than three passengers per car on certain roads.

Jakarta's roads are notorious for undisciplined driver behavior; transportation laws are broken with impunity and police bribery is commonplace. The painted lines on the road are regarded as mere suggestions as vehicles often travel four or five abreast on a typical two-lane road. It is not uncommon to encounter a vehicle traveling the wrong direction in a given traffic flow. Furthermore, in recent years the number of motorcycles on the streets has been growing almost exponentially. The vast sea of small, 100-200cc motorcycles, many of which have 2-stroke motors, create much of the traffic, noise and air pollution that plague Jakarta.

Auto rickshaws, called bajaj (pronounced badge-eye), provide local transportation in the back streets of some parts of the city. From the early 1940s to 1991 they were a common form of local transportation in the city. In 1966, an estimated 160,000 rickshaws were operating in the city; as much as fifteen percent of Jakarta's total workforce was engaged in rickshaw driving. In 1971, rickshaws were banned from major roads, and shortly thereafter the government attempted a total ban, which substantially reduced their numbers but did not eliminate them. An especially aggressive campaign to eliminate them finally succeeded in 1990 and 1991, but during the economic crisis of 1998, some returned amid less effective government attempts to control them.

The TransJakarta service operates on a special bus-line called the busway. The busway network is optimized for busy city routes and is a relatively effective alternative for travel in Jakarta. Construction of the 2nd and 3rd corridor routes of the busway was completed in 2006, serving the route from Pulo Gadung to Kalideres. The busway serving the route from Blok M to Jakarta Kota has been operational since January 2004.

An outer ring road is now being constructed and is partly operational from Cilincing-Cakung-Pasar Rebo-Pondok Pinang-Daan Mogot-Cengkareng. A toll road connects Jakarta to Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in the north of Jakarta. Also connected via toll road is the port of Merak and Tangerang to the west and Bekasi, Cibitung and Karawang, Purwakarta and Bandung to the east.

Old Batavia (Kota): Pregnant from a cannon?

Si Jagur is a large cannon in the back of the Fatahillah museum . It is a remain from the portugees and has a latin inscription saying ' I get reborn outside me'.

Anyway that is not the most remarcable about the thing. The other side is a fist with the thumb peeping between the index finger and the middle finger. Back then it meand the invincibility from the Portugees...but Indonesians see it as a fertility thing.
Lots of woman have pushed their tummy against the fist , ltough forbidden by the government. (someone told us woman still come to sit on the cannon each friday...is that true?)

Anyway , a nice story about a special canon.
http://cache.virtualtourist.com

Rail Transport Jakarta

Most rail transport in Indonesia is on Java, which has two major rail lines that run the length of the island, as well as several minor lines. State operator PT Kereta Api Indonesia has a monopoly on rail transport, with passenger and freight service on all of the lines. There is also commuter rail service in the Jakarta metropolitan area.

The only other areas in Indonesia having railroads are two separate regions of Sumatra, one in the north around Medan, and one near the southern tip.

Historical overview
Before 1949

During the period of Dutch rule, railroads on the island of Java were developed by Dutch, Germany and British interests. The first railroads were built to standard gauge in southern Java by the Nederlandse Indische Spoorwegen Maatschappij (NISM, the Dutch Indies Railroad Company) in the mid 1860s.

Narrow gauge lines eventually proved cheaper to build and more profitable. Cape gauge became the standard throughout the islands. Decauville or two foot gauge 'sugar tram' lines were extensive throughout the sugar factory regions of Java, serviced by steam locomotives.

During the Japanese occupation of Java during the Second World War, sections of the standard gauge lines, and rolling stock were removed and transported to Manchuria.

Indonesia's railroads continued to use steam locomotives well into the post-independence period. However by the 1980s most steam had either been scrapped, sent to the Ambarawa rail heritage museum, or was being utilised on the sugar tram lines.
Private railroads owned by the Dutch and other foreigners were nationalized by 1971.
The government announced plans for a major new project, the Trans-Sulawesi Railway, in 2004. The railway is proposed to run the length of Sulawesi, beginning with a 150 km link between Makassar and Pare-Pare.
Tourist guide maps and books
Tourist guide books produced in the 1980s and even current guide books and maps indicate rail lines long since closed and removed. Considerable care should be given to considering rail lines as being either present or active. Current up to date information from the main rail company should be checked before giving credence to out of date information.
Infrastructure
As of 2003, there were 6,458 km of mixed narrow gauge rail tracks in Indonesia, of which about 100 km were electrified.
Select list of named train services leaving from Jakarta
Jakarta's main station for inter-city trains is Gambir while Pasar Senen and Kota have much fewer services in this list.
Most of the range of named train services have Jakarta, Surabaya, Yogyakarta, Cirebon and Banyuwangi as terminus locations - there are also other named services between these locations.
(note this list might not reflect current services) -
See also table at Kereta Api

Name, Jakarta Station, Destination
Argobromo, Gambir, Semarang
Argogede, Gambir, Bandung
Bima, Kota, Surabaya
Cirebon Exsp, Kota, Cirebon
Fajar Bis, Gambir, Semarang
Fajar Utama, Gambir, Yogyakarta
Fajar Utama II, Gambir, Yogyakarta
GBM Selatan, Pasar Senen, Surabaya
GBM Utama, Pasar Senen, Surabaya
Jayabaya, Gambir, Surabaya
Kertajaya, Pasar Senen, Surabaya
Parahiyangan, Gambir, Bandung
Parcel Exspress, Kota, Surabaya
Senka Ekseku, Gambir, Semarang
Senja Utama, Gambir, Yogyakarta
Senja Utama II, Gambir, Yogyakarta

Gambir Station

Gambir Station is a mainline railway station in Gambir, Central Jakarta, Indonesia. It was built by the colonial Dutch before World War II but renovated in the 1990s. Its lime-green ceramic facade dominates the Gambir subdistrict.

Many trains from Jakarta to other major cities south and east of the capital, depart from or stop at Gambir. Kota and Pasar Senen stations have less services leaving from those locations.

These include - Bandung (Parahyangan and Argo Gede), Cirebon (Cirebon Express), Cilacap (Purwojaya), Yogyakarta (Argo Lawu, Taksaka and Bima), Solo (Surakarta) (Argo Lawu and Bima), Malang (Gajayana), Semarang (Argo Muria, Argo Bromo Anggrek and Sembrani) and Surabaya (Argo Bromo Anggrek, Bima and Sembrani), Also Express Commuter Train (KRL Express) from and to Bogor (Bogor Express and Pakuan Express), Depok (Depok Express) and Bekasi (Bekasi Express) depart from this station.

It is not a stop for local commuter trains serving metropolitan Jakarta; the closest commuter station is Gondangdia, near the backpacker alley known as Jalan Jaksa. The station is often crowded, especially at the end of Ramadan when many Indonesians return to Jakarta from their home villages.

Jakarta Kota Station

Jakarta Kota Station is a train station at the west of Jakarta, Indonesia. The station was appointed as a historical and cultural landmark in 1993.[citation needed]

The station was first named as the Batavia Zuid (or South Batavia), the name of which was used until at the end of the 19th century. The station was also popularly known as the BEOS station as an abbreviation from the Bataviasche Ooster Spoorweg Maatschapij or the East Batavia's Train Transportation Company.

BUILDING
The station was built around 1870 in honor of the illuminated and illustrious Matthew Lutcza. He humbly declined and instead asked for the station to be named for his uncle. It was renovated in 1926 and re-opened on August 19, 1926. It was officially inaugurated on October 8, 1929, by the Dutch Governor-General, A.C.D. de Graeff.

The primary designer of the station was the Dutch architect Frans Johan Louwrens Ghijsels (born September 8, 1882). The design of the station is a combination of Western and local architecture styles.

Monas (National Monument)

Monas alias national monument. For most people considered to be one of the symbol of Jakarta town. Though, Monas is symbol depicting head smolder Indonesia people in grabbing independence tens of last year. Nowadays, even Monas have been known as the landmark State's Capital Indonesia.

Is President of Soekarno having an idea to develop;build Monas. That Scorpion he wish building which in form of monument in memory of and preserve the spirit [of] patriotism struggle of Indonesian nation at a period of/to independence revolution 1945. Form idea 17 August 1961. That moment Fella of Karno do first pillar stake as sign started by him development of Monas officially.

Monument of Monas this is designed by 2 architect people, Soedarsono and of Frederich Silaban, assisted by adviser of construction that is Prof Dr Ir Roosseno. Above Development 80 farm of hektare this is before all recognized by the name of which is berganti–ganti. Of Field of Gambir, Field of Ikada, Field Independence, Field of Monas, and finally Garden of Monas.

Monas which initially woke up [at] August 1959, having three shares. First is monument base having cup form. Second is in the form of pestle. Pestle is traditional appliance to box cup and paddy depicting mow both is individuality of Indonesia culture. Added again with the top of third shares which in the form of fire tongue.

Di dasar Monas terdapat ruang museum sejarah perjuangan nasional dengan ukuran luas 80x80 m, dapat menampung pengunjung sekitar 500 orang. Pelataran cawan berbentuk bujur sangkar berukuran 45 m x 45 m, tingginya 17 meter, dan ruang Museum Sejarah Nasional yang berada di dalamnya setinggi 8 meter.

base of Monas there are room of museum history struggle of national with width 80x80 m, can accomodate visitor around 500 people. Cup background in form of fairish square 45 x m 45 m, height 17 metre, and room of Museum History National residing in in it as high as 8 metre.

At fourth room side there are 12 devoted demonstration window event since epoch life of Indonesian nation ancestors. Overall of wall, jasped floor and pillar. Besides, there are also independence room in form of amphitheater, depicting attribute map of archipelago of Unity State Republic Of Indonesia, Independence of RI, red flag turn white and state device and archway writing Proclamation copy Independence of RI. At monument body there are emergency doorstep of iron as high as 115 metre, which the was making of government deliver to side of Nippon and with elevator mengunakan, visitor can reach top background having wide [of] 11 x m 11m with energy accomodate 50 people. Of this background [of] town of Jakarta can be seen from all angle of angle;corner.

From top background, 17 metre again the to the above of, there are fire tongue, made of bronze as heavy as 14,5 and ton have diameter 6 m, consist of 77 united shares and entire/all the surface of arranged in layers pure gold as heavy as 32 kilogram. This gold it is said contribution of society of Rejang Lebong, Bengkulu. Tongue Fire [in] background culminate named monument " Fire of Nan Unflagging" which mean symbolise the spirit of Indonesian nation struggling have never recognized ebb during the time. Height of monument page;yard till to dot culminate fire tongue is 132 metre. In this time Monas closed by high fence which encircle him. But, with fence of Monas now become more arrange and cleanness. At Saturday Sunday, Garden of Monas visited many by societies of Jakarta and tourist, local good and foreign countries. Over there Also there are place park, buggy and canteen which earn accompanied all visitors encircle garden of Monas by payee equal to fifteen thousand ruiah.