My Journey In Jakarta History Museum

        Hy Visitor SSO, Sunday I’m visit a Amazing Place in jakarta. The Place Is Jakarta History Museum ( Museum Fatahillah ).















Jakarta History Museum started as the Oud Batavia Museum ( Museum of Old Batavia ). and was initially located on Jl.Pintu besar utara No. 47, Jakarta . The museum was officially opened in 1939.
Fatahillah Museum occupies two long buildings in the old city area. This museum was formerly the town hall (stadhuis) build first in Batavia in 1707 by Governor-General Joan van Hoon. Construction of the building was completed in 1712 and inaugurated two years earlier by the Governor-General Abraham van Riebeeck. After experiencing some changes in the function, the building was designated as the Jakarta History Museum on March 30, 1974.

 
Architecture of the building style of the 17th century Baroque classics. This 3-story museum yellow ground while the doors and windows of teak dark green, while the main roof has a pointing direction of the wind. This museum has a courtyard with a pool arrangement konblok and decorated with a few trees.
 
The museum is storing about 25,000 collections ranging from prehistoric period to the collection of this century. Collections that you can see from the inscription which is a relic Ciaruteun Tarumanegara kingdom where there are traces of the feet of Lord Vishnu, the robust cannon known as a symbol of fertility, the Statue of god Hermes (In Greek mythology was the god of luck and protection for the merchants), Pulpit of Mosque Kampung Baru, the dungeon where Fortunately Suropati (1670) and Prince Diponegoro (1830) had been detained. There is also a fountain in the middle of the first meritorious Fatahillah Park became one of the sources of water in the area of ​​City Hall.
You can also see antique furniture from the 17th century to 19 which is a blend of European style, China, and Indonesia. There are also collections of ceramics, pottery, and stoneinscriptions. There are also various collections of Betawi culture, numismatic, andpedicabs
Me In Museum Fatahillah :

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