Old Town

[EN] Museum Wayang is located in Kota Tua (Old Town), Jakarta. It exhibits wayang – two dimensional Javanese puppets.

[ID] Museum Wayang berada di Kota Tua, Jakarta. Museum ini memperlihatkan wayang – boneka 2 dimensi dari Jawa.

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[EN] View of the Fatahillah Square from inside Museum Fatahillah, Kota Tua (Old Town), Jakarta. The square is busy with people enjoying their Sunday at a historic site in Jakarta. It’s great to have a square with historic value. Even though many of the people are there not for the historic value, but at least some of them should learn something from the historical site.

[ID] Pemandangan Square Fatahillah dari dalam Museum Fatahillah, Kota Tua, Jakarta. Square tersebut dipenuhi dengan banyak orang yang menikmati hari Minggu mereka pada suatu tempat yang historis. Bagus juga kita punya satu square yang memiliki nilai historis. Meskipun banyak orang disitu bukan untuk nilai historisnya, tetapi paling tidak ada yang belajar sesuatu dari tempat yang historis tersebut.

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[EN] I like these old Dutch colonial buildings. This one has been made into a museum bank our central bank, Bank Indonesia. It is another beautiful building in Kota Tua (Old Town), Jakarta. It is located within 1 minute walk from Museum Fatahillah.

[ID] Saya suka dengan bangunan kolonial Belanda. Gedung ini telah dibuat menjadi museum oleh sentral bank kami, Bank Indonesia. Satu lagi gedung indah di Kota Tua, Jakarta. Hanya satu menit jalan kaki dari Museum Fatahillah.

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[EN] You pay and you’ll be photographed with these old vehicles. You can find this ‘studio’ near Museum Fatahillah, Kota Tua (Old Town), Jakarta.

[ID] Anda bayar dan anda akan difoto dengan kendaraan-kendaraan tua ini. ‘Studio’ ini berada dekat Museum Fatahillah, Kota Tua (Old Town), Jakarta.

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Cannon Balls or Chain Balls? (Museum Fatahillah, Kota Tua – Old Town, Jakarta)

[EN] I thought these were cannon balls, but somebody commented that they were prisoner chain balls? [ID] Saya mengira ini adalah bola untuk tembakan meriam, tetapi ada yang berkomentar bahwa ini adalah bola untuk belenggu tahanan? Yang mana yang benar?

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Post Office, Kota Tua (Old Town), Jakarta

[EN] Pos Indonesia, now not only they send (snail) mails and packages for the public, they also serve as payment points for utility and credit card payments. [ID] Pos Indonesia, sekarang bukan saja mengirim surat dan paket untuk masyarakat, mereka juga menjadi poin pembayaran untuk pembayaran utilitas dan kartu kredit.

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Statue of Mercurius, Museum Fatahillah, Kota Tua (Old Town), Jakarta

[EN] This statue is located in the inner courtyard of Museum Fatahillah, Kota Tua (Old Town), Jakarta. I learned from Irina that the statue is Mercurius, God of Trade. There is a similar statue at Moscow Trade Center. Both statues are standing on a ball, with wings protruding from the ankles, holding a similar kind [...]

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Museum Mandiri, Kota Tua (Old Town), Jakarta

[EN] Museum Mandiri is owned by Bank Mandiri, the largest Indonesian bank. The museum probably exhibits items and photographs that represent history of the bank. The bank became Bank Mandiri as a result of the merger of several government banks. Museum Mandiri is located in Kota Tua (Old Town), Jakarta. Kota Tua is often called [...]

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BNI Kota, Kota Tua (Old Town), Jakarta

[EN] BNI is an Indonesian bank that was first opened in 1946. If you notice the number ’46′ becomes part of its logo. The name of the bank used to be BNI ’46, the number was part of the name. This building houses the training center of the bank. It is located in Kota (or [...]

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Old Bikes and Museum Wayang, Kota Tua (Old Town), Jakarta

[EN] The old bikes and the hats are for rent. The building on the right (light brown paint with the wooden brown windows) is Museum Wayang. Wayang is Javanese 2 dimensional puppets, made of cow hides. [ID] Sepeda-sepeda tua dan topi-topi ini disewakan. Gedung yang sebelah kanan (cat coklat muda dengan jendela kayu coklat) adalah [...]

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