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Gambir, Jakarta
Gambir is a district of Central Jakarta, Indonesia. It is characterized by many historic buildings from the colonial era. It hosts some of the foremost political and learning/tourism features of the capital. The Merdeka Palace (the presidential palace of Indonesia), the National Museum, the headquarters of the Indonesian Scout Movement and the Merdeka Square (in which stands the National Monument) are among these. One of the busiest railway stations, Gambir Station, is in the focal Gambir neighbourhood (an underlying Administrative Village as the translation is usually rendered) of the district. The City Hall of Central Jakarta is in Petojo Selatan here. Limits Gambir is bordered by the Jakarta Flood Canal to the west, the river Ciliwung to the east, KH Zainul Arifin and Sukarjo Wiryopranoto Road to the north, and Kebon Sirih Raya Road to the south. Toponym The name ''Gambir'' is taken from the name of a Dutch lieutenant of French descent named Gambier, the lieutenant whom D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gambir Station Jakarta
Gambir may refer to: * ''Uncaria gambir'', a tropical shrub ** Gambier, an astringent extract made from ''Uncaria gambir'' * Gambir, a Mongolian layered fried bread also known as kattama ;Places * Gambir, Jakarta, Indonesia ** Gambir, Gambir, administrative village within the Gambir subdistrict ** Gambir railway station, major railway station in Gambir, Jakarta ** Gambir Market, market held in 1906 and yearly from 1921 until 1942 in Jakarta * Bukit Gambir Bukit Gambir is a small town in Tangkak District, Johor, Malaysia. History The area was declared a town in 2003. Geography The town consists of 40,000 residents. Education Primary schools Secondary school Transportation * Bukit Gambir R ..., Malaysia See also * Gambier, preferred English spelling of the Malay word ''gambir'' * Gambira {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daendels
Herman Willem Daendels (21 October 1762 – 2 May 1818) was a Dutch revolutionary, general and politician who served as the 36th Governor General of the Dutch East Indies between 1808 and 1811. Early life Born in Hattem, Netherlands, on 21 October 1762, Daendels was the son of Burchard Johan Daendels, the mayoral secretary, and Josina Christina Tulleken. He studied law at the University of Harderwijk, acquiring his doctorate on 10 April 1783. Political activity In 1785, he sided with the Patriots, who had seized power in several Dutch cities. In September 1786 he defended the city of Hattem against stadholderian troops. In September 1787, he defended Amsterdam against the Prussian army that invaded the Netherlands to restore William V of Orange. After William V was in power again, he fled to Pas-de-Calais because of a death sentence. Daendels was a close witness to the French revolution. He returned to the Netherlands in 1794, as a general in the French revolutionary army of gen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taman Prasasti Museum
Museum Taman Prasasti (Indonesian for Museum of Memorial Stone Park or Inscription Museum) is a museum located in Jakarta, Indonesia. The museum was formerly a cemetery, built by the Dutch colonial government in 1795 as a final resting place for noble Dutchmen. Several important person that was buried in the cemetery area are Olivia Mariamne Raffles – the first wife of British governor general Thomas Stamford Raffles - and Indonesian youth activist Soe Hok Gie. The cemetery area is the oldest of its kind in Jakarta and may have been the oldest modern cemetery in the world by comparison with the Fort Canning Park (1926) in Singapore, Gore Hill cemetery (1868) in Sydney, Père Lachaise Cemetery (1803) in Paris, and Mount Auburn Cemetery (1831) in Cambridge, Massachusetts. History The cemetery was officially opened on September 28, 1797, although people had been buried here as early as 1795. The cemetery was known as ''Kebon Jahe Kober'' (recorded under this name since December ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monas
The National Monument ( id, Monumen Nasional, abbreviated Monas) is a 132 m (433 ft) obelisk in the centre of Merdeka Square, Central Jakarta, symbolizing the fight for Indonesia. It is the national monument of the Republic of Indonesia, built to commemorate the struggle for Indonesian independence. Construction began in 1961 under the direction of President Sukarno. Monas was opened to the public in 1975. It is topped by a flame covered with gold foil. The monument and the museum are open daily from 08.00 until 16.00 Western Indonesia Time (UTC+7) throughout the week except for the Mondays when the monument is closed. Since April 2016, the monument also opens during night time, from 19.00 until 22.00 on Tuesday to Friday, and from 19.00 until 00.00 on Saturday and Sunday. Background After the Indonesian government returned to Jakarta from Yogyakarta in 1950 following the Dutch recognition of Indonesian independence, President Sukarno began to contemplate the cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Istana Merdeka
The Merdeka Palace (; also known in Indonesian as ''Istana Gambir'' and during the Dutch colonial times as ''Paleis te Koningsplein''), is one of six presidential palaces in Indonesia. It is located on the north side of the Merdeka Square in Central Jakarta, Indonesia and is used as the official residence of the president of the Republic of Indonesia. The palace was a residence for the governor-general of the Dutch East Indies during the colonial era. In 1949, the palace was renamed Merdeka Palace, "(ke)merdeka(an)" meaning "freedom" or "independence". The Merdeka Palace is part of the Jakarta Presidential Palace Complex, which also includes the Negara Palace, Wisma Negara (state guest house), Sekretariat Negara (State Secretariat), and the Bina Graha building. It is the center of the Indonesian executive authority. History The beginning The building that is now the Merdeka Palace was built in the premise of the Rijswijk Palace (present Istana Negara) when it was consider ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petojo Utara, Gambir
Petojo Utara is an administrative village in the Gambir district of Indonesia. It has a postal code of 10130. See also * List of administrative villages of Jakarta {{unreferenced, date=March 2017 This is a list of administrative villages of Jakarta. Central Jakarta Gambir * Gambir * Kebon Kelapa * Petojo Selatan * Duri Pulo * Cideng * Petojo Utara Cempaka Putih * Cempaka Putih Timur * Cempaka P ... Administrative villages in Jakarta Gambir, Jakarta {{Gambir, Jakarta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cideng, Gambir
Cideng is a village in the Gambir district of Jakarta. It has a postal code of 10150. See also * List of administrative villages of Jakarta {{unreferenced, date=March 2017 This is a list of administrative villages of Jakarta. Central Jakarta Gambir * Gambir * Kebon Kelapa * Petojo Selatan * Duri Pulo * Cideng * Petojo Utara Cempaka Putih * Cempaka Putih Timur * Cempaka P ... Gambir, Jakarta Administrative villages in Jakarta {{Gambir, Jakarta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duri Pulo, Gambir
Duri Pulo is an administrative village in the Gambir district of Indonesia. It has a postal code of 10140. See also * List of administrative villages of Jakarta {{unreferenced, date=March 2017 This is a list of administrative villages of Jakarta. Central Jakarta Gambir * Gambir * Kebon Kelapa * Petojo Selatan * Duri Pulo * Cideng * Petojo Utara Cempaka Putih * Cempaka Putih Timur * Cempaka P ... Administrative villages in Jakarta Gambir, Jakarta {{Gambir, Jakarta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petojo Selatan, Gambir
Petojo Selatan is an administrative village in the Gambir district of Indonesia. It has a postal code of 10160. See also * List of administrative villages of Jakarta {{unreferenced, date=March 2017 This is a list of administrative villages of Jakarta. Central Jakarta Gambir * Gambir * Kebon Kelapa * Petojo Selatan * Duri Pulo * Cideng * Petojo Utara Cempaka Putih * Cempaka Putih Timur * Cempaka P ... Administrative villages in Jakarta Gambir, Jakarta {{Gambir, Jakarta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kebon Kelapa, Gambir
Kebon Kelapa is an administrative village in the Gambir district of Indonesia. It has a postal code a 10120. The village has a population of 11,402 and an area of See also * List of administrative villages of Jakarta {{unreferenced, date=March 2017 This is a list of administrative villages of Jakarta. Central Jakarta Gambir * Gambir * Kebon Kelapa * Petojo Selatan * Duri Pulo * Cideng * Petojo Utara Cempaka Putih * Cempaka Putih Timur * Cempaka P ... {{Gambir, Jakarta Administrative villages in Jakarta Gambir, Jakarta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gambir, Gambir
Gambir is an administrative village in the Gambir district of Indonesia. It has a postal code of 10110. See also * List of administrative villages of Jakarta {{unreferenced, date=March 2017 This is a list of administrative villages of Jakarta. Central Jakarta Gambir * Gambir * Kebon Kelapa * Petojo Selatan * Duri Pulo * Cideng * Petojo Utara Cempaka Putih * Cempaka Putih Timur * Cempaka P ... Administrative villages in Jakarta Gambir, Jakarta {{Gambir, Jakarta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Village (Indonesia)
In Indonesia, village or subdistrict is the fourth-level subdivision below a Districts of Indonesia, district, regency (Indonesia), regency/city status in Indonesia, city, and provinces of Indonesia, province. There are a number of names and types for villages in Indonesia, with ''desa'' (rural village) being the most frequently used for regencies and ''kelurahan'' (urban village) for cities. According to the 2019 report by the Ministry of Home Affairs (Indonesia), Ministry of Home Affairs, there are 8,488 urban villages and 74,953 rural villages in Indonesia. Types of villages ''Kelurahan'' ''Kelurahan'' is an urban area, urban village terminology primarily used in City status in Indonesia, cities, but also tiny parts of Regency (Indonesia), regencies. It is commonly translated to English as subdistrict. The leader of ''kelurahan'' is called ''lurah''. A ''lurah'' is a civil servant appointed by the districts of Indonesia, district head. According to the Regulation of the Ministe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
