The Jakarta Old Town

Jakarta Old Town (Kota Tua Jakarta) is a small area in Jakarta, Indonesia. The Jakarta Old Town is an area of Dutch colonization inheritance which was well-known as Batavia in the 17th century. At Kota Tua area you can see old buildings which the architecture style was influenced by the Dutch or European, Chinese and even some of them with combination of Dutch and Chinese.


Some of the old buildings at The Jakarta Old Town was changed as museums by the governor of DKI Jakarta. It is one of a very interesting place or area to visit when you travel to Jakarta, because you can find many places to visit, such as; Wayang Museum, Fatahillah Square, Fine Art and Ceramic Museum(Former Court of Justice of Batavia), Jakarta History Museum (Former City Hall of Batavia), Cafe Batavia, Toko Merah (Red Store), Chartered Bank, Bank Indonesia Museum, Bank Mandiri Museu, Jakarta Kota Station.


As recommendation, it’s better to visit The Jakarta Old in the morning. You can go around it before it’s too crowded and hot. You can go around it by using the bicycle ojek. Then you can visit the museum around the Jakarta Old building at noon.