Jakarta, A Place of Interest

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Jakarta, A Place of Interest
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Jakarta is a melting pot of cultures and the
heart of the 17,000 islands of Indonesia. With
great geographical and archipelagic location, it
has continuously attracted foreign investors,
international tourist and local vacationers
because of its majestic and symbolic places.
Westhill Consulting Travel and Tours in Jakarta
recommends the following spots to visit
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Central Museum
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Central Museum
The Central Museum is established in 1778 by
U.M.C Radmacher. The museum is a vast and
extensive collection which shows historical,
prehistorical archeological and ethnographic
aspects of Indonesia through its artifacts and
relics which dates as far back to the Stone Age.
It has one of the most complete collections of
bronzes and ceramics dating back to the Han, Tang
and Ming Dynasties. Despite the issues of
showcasing fraud items and repeatedly proving it
wrong, the Museum has one of the finest
numismatic collections in the world, including
cloth and money which was used on several islands
until recently.
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The religious art section is filled with statuary
and sculpture salvaged from sites of Hindu,
Buddhist and Islamic edifices. Its collection of
cultural instruments, household utensils, arts
and crafts provides an introduction to the life
of the various ethnic groups which populate
Indonesia. This museum is popularly known as
Gedung Gajah or "Elephant Building" because of
the stone elephant offered by King Chulalongkorn
of Thailand in 187 1, placed on the front lawn of
the building.
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The National Monument
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The 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.
Reviews say 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.
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Indonesia in Miniature Park
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Indonesia in Miniature Park
This architectural structure shows the diversity
of Indonesian Archipelago and it represents
Indonesias 27 provinces and their outstanding
characteristics, reflected most strikingly in the
exact regional architecture of the province. It
has its own orchid garden in which hundreds of
Indonesian orchid varieties are grown. There is
also a bird park with a walk-in aviary, a fauna
museum and recreational grounds with a swimming
pool and restaurants.
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Jaya Ancol Dreamland
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Jaya Ancol Dreamland
This is Jakarta's largest and most popular
recreation park. It is built on reclaimed beach
land at the Bay of Jakarta, having, sea and
freshwater aquariums, swimming pools, an
artificial lagoon for fishing, boating, bowling,
and an assortment of nightclubs, restaurants, a
steam-bath and massage parlors.   At a nearby
open-air theater art performances are held using
the local dialect.
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Fantasy Land
A recent addition to Jakarta's growing recreation
facilities is the Fantasy Land, a 9.5 hectares
(23.75 acres) entertainment park located inside
the Ancol Dreamland. Planned to eventually become
a part of a 200-hectares (500-acres) park
designed to usher the visitors into the
fascinating world of modern science and
technology, the present facility takes them on an
imaginative tour of Old Jakarta, Africa, America,
Indonesia, Europe, Asia and the Palace of Dolls.
Each of the areas is designed to give the visitor
a feel of the region he is visiting through
features and architecture of the area at a
certain period of its history and by the use of
animated puppets in the Palace of Dolls.