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For that reason, the provincial government If you are interested to stroll around the area
of Jakarta collaborated with Sunda Kelapa from Sunda Kelapa, you will see rows of historical
KSOP office to enhance the port and focus on buildings with colonial architecture—a remainder
its historical tour development. They planned from the Dutch colonial era in 17 century. In
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to provide transport service to connect the fact, there is one building with the name VOC—
port area with Kota Tua area which serves as Vereenidgde Oostindische Compagnie, the Dutch
a symbol of colonialism in the city. Besides, East India Company—written on the front wall.
Kota Tua is historically-related to the port,
as seen from the Kali Besar river that flows in Also, in the area of Kota Tua you can see the
parallel with Ciliwung river, with both of them heyday of VOC from the buildings used to
flows into the Jakarta Bay. house the central government offices of Dutch
colony. You can also visit the Fatahillah Museum
Kali Besar river was once an important asset within the area and learn about Fatahillah, a
for the city, since it was served as marine man from Sultanate of Demak whose role in the
traffic for ships entering through Sunda establishment of Jakarta is also remarkable.
Kelapa harbour. It allowed and guided the
ships in to the residential areas and Dutch After only a century of busy days in Kota Tua, the
governmental office in Kota Tua. area was started to be neglected and abandoned
by its residents. The Governor General of The
One of the legacies left from the heyday of Dutch East Indies, Herman William Daendels later
Kali Besar is Jembatan Kota Intan (Kota Intan decided to move the capital area to Waltevreden
Bridge). This hanging bridge would swing (now Central Jakarta) in 1810. With the construction
upward to provide clearance for marine of National Monument, which began under the
traffic during the colonial era, in the middle of direction of President Soekarno, the new area was
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17 centuries. The bridge is situated inside the officially designated as the center of government.
area of Kota Tua, where it spans 1.3 square You can enjoy the scenery of Monas, built inside
kilometres within two administrative cities, the IRTI parking area and is famous to local as well
North Jakarta and West Jakarta. as international tourists. sam

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