Jakarta Main Gate The Indonesia Tourism

Since previous for centuries, Indonesia had been known and admired other nations in the world as the beautiful country that was rich agricultural produce and his scenery, the attitude of the life and his friendliness as well as his diversity of the culture. The number of his inhabitants quite big around 200.000 spread souls in 13.000 islands that stretched from the end west, namely the Sabang Regency, the Province Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam ( NAD ) until the east Merauke in the Papua Province.
Various ethnic groups, the language and the customs and traditions joined to one with the slogan “Bhinneka Tunggal Ika”, meaning that differing but continue to one Indonesia. Available ethnic groups among them : Javanese Ethnic group, Sundanese, Batak, Dayak, Buggies, Tengger, Badui, Amongme, Madura and many others that other. The available diversity of the culture made Indonesia a country of the fair tour was counted on tourism in the world.
To enjoy the Indonesian tour, definitely needed time that for quite along time because of must go round Indonesia with the distance quite distant. This not became a hindrance to go on a trip in Indonesia. Because many modern transport implements, like the ship went for a trip, the aircraft that was ready to take tourists where that was wanted. However like that still needed time. Want short time again, to come to Jakarta.
Jakarta was a capital city of Indonesia ( NKRI ). In this city of the leaders of the country produced important policies of being related to the nation’s future. Because of that did not surprise the development in all the sectors increased fast, both the sector, technology, education and tourism of economics. Various important agendas that were attended by the other heads of state were displayed in this city.
Be aware of the Jakarta importance of the existence of the city at this time and the future, the active government carried out the repairing to beautify the city. The building of the skyscraper office complex, the starry hotel was of international standard, restaurants, the shopping centre and the nightlife waited the guests of the coutry or the guest of the tour that came to Indonesia. Like, Beautiful miniature of Indonesia Garden ( TMII ) that became one the efforts to introduce the diversity and the Indonesia culture of art.
TMII
TMII with regional bridges and museums him was the comprehensive Indonesia picture in small scale ( the miniature ). Various elements of the regional culture that appeared in representative TMII available elements of the culture all over the province in Indonesia. The TMII existence definitely facilitated the community knew and enjoyed beauty of various Indonesian aspects of the culture without must waste time and the big cost.
As a national tourism object in the consevation field and the Indonesian preservation of culture of the nation that were located in Jakarta, the main gate of the entry of the foreign tourists, TMII had the important role in the Indonesian world of tourism.
TMII occupied the area of the land 145 hectare. Apart from regional bridge and the museum, also had the Goose Garden of arsipel Indonesia and the freshwater Aquarium. To give comfort and the safe feeling for tourists, in the TMII the centre of tourist’s information, the polyclinic, the fire extinguisher, the police station, and Indonesian archipelago rainbow radio provided complex. The manager’s side also provided the cable car to witness the Indonesian miniature of the island from air. The price of the admission ticket quite cheap Rp. 8.000/person, the car Rp. 8.000, and the bus/the truck Rp. 10.000.
MONAS
when wanting to see the Jakarta city from the height 137 meter, came to the national Monument ( the Monas ) that was on the heart of the city, to be precise in the field Monas Jakarta Centre. The Monas was one of the national memorials that were established to recall the struggle for the people to oppose Dutch colonisers. The Monas was built in 1960 took the form of a stone obelisk that was made from marble have the shape of Lingga Yoni the symbol of the fertility.
In Monas peak was gotten the cup that supported had the shape of the flame of the bronze torc that the weight 14,5 ton and plated with gold 35 kilogram. The flame of this torch as the Indonesian symbol of the struggle for the people that wanted to achieve his independence. Occupied the are measuring 80 hectare with the architect Soedarsono and F.Silaban with the consultant of Ir. Rooseno and was declared President first RI Ir.Soekarno on August 17 1961. In the Monas building was gotten the musum and the hall to meditate.
The visitors could rise until the peak ( the cup ) with the elevator. The yard of the peak measuring 11x11 metre could accommodate 50 visitors. From the peak of tourists could enjoy all the Jakarta corner of the city. The south direction stood strong from the Salak Distance of the Montain in the Bogor Regency territory, the west Java province. The north direction stretched the area of the open sea with the small islands was scattered obout. When turned to the west stretched the international Airport Soekarno-Hatta that each kind of time was seen by the take –off aircraft.
GIANT PUPPET
Tourists could also witness directly Betawi art of the traditional culture that was the original Jakarta inhabitants. For example , Lenong drama and the Topeng blantik, topeng dance, puppets and the ronggeng dance, or sambrah music, Rebana, Gambang kromong and Tanjidor. There was also the Betawi show of the shadow puppet made use of the Language dialect Malay-Betawi.
The other tourist attraction that could be visited was historic places, among them: the old Temple Chik Tek Yen or Kim Tek and the Fatahillah museum. The Jaya Ancol Dream Garden and the Ragunan Animal Gardener increased the atmosphere relaxed the tourists enjoyed the Jakarta warmth of the city.
HISTORY JAKARTA
The Jakarta History of the birth of the city was begun with the formation of a settlement in the Ciliwung estuary of the River that according to the Portugis news at the beginning the age of the 15 settlements was named the Coconut ( Kelapa ). The coconut ( Kelapa ) was one of the important ports under the Sundanese authority of the kingdom that Pajajaran as a capital city, close to the Bogor city now. In the circle of the European traders, this ports was more know with Sunda Kelapa because under the Sundanese Kingdom authority.
During 1522 Portugis held friendship relations with Sunda Kelapa in the defense field. That aimed at helping the security if Sunda Kelapa was attacked by Muslim troops from Demak and Cirebon. To bring about these relations, Portugis came again to Sunda the coconut 1527. Upon arrival at there evidently this territory was henpecked Muslim troops that was led by Fatahillah. The battle could not then be avoidable that reulsted in the defeat in the Portugis side.
Fatahillah had finally changed the SundaKelapa into Jayakarta. The replacement of the name it was estimated happened on June 22 1527. Until this date was immortalized to the Jakarta Birthday of the city.
At the end the age of the 16 Dutch ships began to arrive to Indonesian waters. During 1602 to the Dutch trader formed the union of the trade that was assembled by all the Dutch chambers of commerce like Rotterdam, Hoom, Middleburg, Amsterdam, Enkhuysen, Delft and Zeeland. They United to form VOC and to establish the building in thr east of the Ciliwung River that was faced with the Jayakarta city.
When governor Jan Peters zoon Coen was visiting the moluccas, the disturbance between the Netherlands happened to the Jayakarta inhabitants. The aftermath of the disturbance of the Jayakarta city was burnt completely and the Jayakarta fortress was changed by his name into the Batavia Fortress. On arrival from the moluccas, Jan Pieters Zoon Coen very disappointed because this fortress was ready him was named New Hoorn, was in accordance with his name of the hometown. In the meantime all the Jayakarta inhabitant of the city returned to Banten. Since then began to be developing a city wth the wall was separated from the fortress that was named kasteel Batavia.
In the Daendels time of the government’s activity was moved to the south in the Gambir area ( Weltevreden ) that covered the Medan Road region Independent and the field of the Buffalo that was known to be current by us. During 1905 the Batavia status of the city became complete Kotapraja his city Council ( Gemeenteraad ) and his office complex moved to the Medan Merdeka Selatan Road No.9.
In the warning one Pacific year of the outbreak of the war on December 8 1942 officially the Batavia city was strengthened to the Jakarta city. During 1945 ended the Japanese authority in Indonesia. The fighter’s young men pushed the leader Soekarno and Hatta to proclaim Indonesian Independence in Soekarno’s residence in Pegangsaan Timur 56.