JAKARTA, Never Ending Story ( Past ~ Present ~ Future )

[ditoroso]

This thread is intended for displaying the faces and images of the city of all time ...
a city that has almost 500 years long history, beginning as a spices trading port in the ancient kingdom era
and has transformed into second largest Megacity in the world today..
Note : Whoever you are ..never hesitated.. You are welcome to post photographs, graphic illustrations, renderrings, projects data (all status: under construction, preparation stage, proposed, on hold) ..
whatever it is ... all only related to the city of Jakarta of all the time ! ..
Greeting from Jakarta
Welcome.. & Enjoy Jakarta !

[ditoroso]

A Historical Overview Of The City of Jakarta

JAKARTA is getting cramped -- It was first named JACATRA

Below is an old school map overlapped on a map of recent developments of the city's already crowded.
The name of the town is changing and evolving. That said, a sea-port is the beginning of the town, the port is called Sunda Kalapa (397-1527).
Later renamed Jayakarta in the 16th century (1527-1619). Dutch colonialism started using the name Batavia (1619-1942),
and finally turned into Djakarta (1942-1972) and then with the new spelling became Jakarta until now.
Get a map before the colonial era is difficult. Mapping may not be known by the ruler of Sunda Kelapa.
Even when his name was still Jayakarta no map to be found.



Dutch colonization era (1916-1942)

Initially, this will be crowded settlements, is a seaport called Sunda Kelapa. When the Dutch came, they made a shelter chateaus is like a fortress.
History of Jakarta is more complete, can be asked to Wikipedia (http://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jakarta).
The oldest maps found in the wilds of cyberspace is a map which is dated to the seventeenth century (1619). This map was obtained at Leiden University website.
Most ancient maps is of course stored in the Leiden Netherland.

Quote : Old Batavia
In 1619 the Dutch created a fortification and trade post at the site of a quite important port town of the princedom Pajajaran, Sunda Kelapa, which had fallen in the hands of Banten and was called Jacatra.
This settlement of Batavia was based on the complete elimination of the indigenous element by the destruction of the Dalem and mosque of Jacatra.
The founding of Batavia might be considered the beginning of the colonial era in Indonesia.

The next map obtained was made in 1653. Perhaps this is a grand design to expand the town, into a big city of Batavia at that time.
It may be a design that says the number of city dwellers, a maximum of one million was based on this very early design.



In the next map of 1705, written Plan De Batavia. It looks like a very early design map for the development of the city of Batavia. (do read the direction of the north to the right).
This map shows certain places, look by clicking In this image on the right. The Netherlands is already advanced in mapping technique, since time immemorial.
Even many Indonesian maps (including geologic map) derived from the work of the Dutch colonial.





While the next map below is said to map the early years of the eighteenth century (1744). Of course it is a map of the colonial era.
Seen the inside of a chatteu, or a sizable residential complex. Maybe once a luxury residential complex.
Try to observe, In this complex area or through a stream.
Yes, a river, meaning the river is managed and created as part of the the town (chatteu) Batavia.




In the design shown on the next map is very similar shape as a fortress, rather than just the location of habitation (settlement).
See how the flow pattern of the river that has been modified. Water is used as part of the defense (moat).
Similar to the construction of a new kingdom or conquest footprint.
So it was appropriate that the early years In this design shows the early days of colonization.






It is not easy to get maps of early Batavia (Jakarta proto ) in early nineteenth century, in this virtual wilderness.
Successful found only map dated end of the nineteenth century, the 1897. (Map below).
This map shows the early Jakarta, (..ouch! Batavia) that has very much evolved.
Look at the presence of the transport links both road and train tracks.




Batavia turned into a multi-functional town, and became a major city in the early twentieth century (1920).
Let's look at the development of the town. Settlements (red color) has spread in all directions.
Chatteu Center Batavia (which later became Jakarta) is no longer visible.
(See the map below)




Era of Japanese rule (1942-1945).
Japan colonized Indonesia in just 3 years. The maps in this circa Must to Go Historical difficult to find, according to existing records dated 1935. (see the map above)
At the time of world war, of course, the map is very important, but I did not find it. As I recall, there first map published by the U.S. Army,
which is often used as a base map in the geological mapping of an area.
The red color in the map indicates the location of residential housing where visible progress towards the south.
Also the new harbor of Tanjung Priok has developed into a much larger seaport than Sunda Kelapa.
Although not (yet) found a map in this short period, but this period is very important because since 1942, Batavia was renamed Jakarta.
That when beheld on the map before 1619 this area was previously called Jacrata!



Port of Sunda Kelapa also known as Fishing port (Pasar Ikan)


Pasar Ikan at present





Tandjong Priok (Port of Tanjung Priuk)

(COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Luchtfoto_met_Glenn_Martin
_bommenwerpers_van_het_KNIL_boven_de_haven_van_Tan djong_Priok_te_Batavia)




Tanjung Priuk at present


Aerial view of Jakarta from Jakarta Bay


Source: http://rovicky.wordpress.com/2008/02...akin-sumpek-1/

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OLD "BATAVIA" :





PRESENT "Stasiun KOTA"
(KOTA Railway Station) :

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DOELOE dan KINI (Past and Present)

DOELOE : "Koningsplein"

Aerial 0paleis_van_de_Gouverneur-Generaal_aan_het_Koningsplein_Batavia


KINI : "TAMAN MONAS (MOnumen NASional)" (MONAS Square)






The last two pictures show "MONAS Square" to the north.
In the distance is the area that was once the center of The Old Batavia (Jakarta Bay is also visible) are now very congested.
When the existing MONAS Park seen in the photo above is traced from the aerial view over the first photo (old photo) above,
it shows that Monas was not built at the center of the "Koningsplein" square but has been shifted to the right,
it is because the existing MONAS Park Area now cover almost three times larger,
and now MONAS Square has become the largest square in the world.





Meanwhile, the picture above was taken from the "Monas SQUARE" to the south.
As mentioned in the review of the history of the city of Jakarta above, the Old Batavia has grown, stretching to the south,
this is what we can see today, many CBDs built in the south of the city,
even those areas designated as housing that was built since the era of the 50s,
nowadays have been turning their functions into commercial areas,
these areas has transformed into "super blocks" with high-rise buildings within.

[admin]

^ indah banget ya jakarta, coba kalau tidak ada macet dan tidak ada banjir serta orang2 nya BMW ...

Mudah-mudahan akan lebih baik ... amin

[admin]

^ Ciliwung 1911

[admin]

^ stasiun Batavia 1930



^ Pasar Mesteer, Jatinegara ?

[ditoroso]

Yes... obviously, Old Jakarta (Batavia) was a real "Pearl of The Orient" in the past...
So beautiful... a western city arose in the tropical far-east.

[ditoroso]

Thamrin Avenue (Jalan Thamrin)

Past :



Present :

[ditoroso]

Jakarta Skyline 2009

[admin]

^ ini kalo di forumku ada hot thread ... Pasti di HT in nih ....

[ditoroso]

Koningsplein <-----> Monas


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IMAGE 1a


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Past : Pasar Gambir


IMAGE 1b

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Present : Bundaran Bank Indonesia (Bank Indonesia Round-about) - Jalan Merdeka Selatan
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IMAGE 1c

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IMAGE 2a

COLLECTIE_TROPENMUSEUM_Luchtfoto_van_het_paleis_va n_de_Gouverneur-Generaal_
aan_het_Koningsplein_Batavia_TMnr_10017773 by MYW_2507, on Flickr

^Past : Governor General House


IMAGE 2B

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Present : Istana Merdeka (Presidential Palace / Jalan Merdeka Utara)
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IMAGE 2C

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[admin]

^ itu peta perbandingan dulu dan sekarang udah pas belum oom ?

kapan2 napak tilas aahh ... ke daerah sana ...

Kalo di bikin buku bagus kali yah ...

[ditoroso]

Originally Posted by admin

^ stasiun Batavia 1930



^ Pasar Mesteer, Jatinegara ?

Gan.. maaf.. itu teks nya kyknya salah penempatan...
en yg bawah itu bukan Pasar Jatinegara... tapi itu ada di sekitar Lapangan Urip Sumoharjo.. di mester jg sih...

[ditoroso]

Originally Posted by admin

^ itu peta perbandingan dulu dan sekarang udah pas belum oom ?

kapan2 napak tilas aahh ... ke daerah sana ...

Kalo di bikin buku bagus kali yah ...

^
Lokasi sih pas tapi sudut pemotretannya ga bisa pas banget.
Contohnya yang 'Pasar Gambir'.. di "IMAGE 1a" :



sudut kanan atas yg masih hutan itu sekarang jadi 'Bundaran Bank Indonesia' .. Jalan Thamrin belum ada.
yang ada jalan yg pas di tengah atas itu sekarang Jalan Sabang. terus jalan disisi kanan foto itu sekarang adalah Jalan Merdeka Barat,
bangunan putih kanan agak bwh itu sekarang Musium Pusat....
Interesting ya ?

Agreed... bagus banget kl ada yang mau buat bukunya...

[admin]

^ indeed very interesting, kita nunggu forumker sudah cukup orang untuk sinergi untuk hal-hal positif seperti itu ( membuat buku dll ... )

Masih banyak ide2 lain nya ... menunggu jumlah forumker puluhan ribu dulu kali yah

[ditoroso]

I hope so...
but why there are too little responses given to many threads in forumku?..