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Prior to the independence of Indonesia, Jakarta was named Batavia. The first coat of arms of Batavia was officially adopted on 8 February 1911. The arms consisted of a red shield with a blue sword surrounded by a brown laurel wreath, supported by lions holding a sword and arrow, above the arms was a normal city crown, and the motto Ende ...
A white-painted round stone tower with lantern and gallery. Located at the east end of the island of Kambangan, marking the entrance to the port of Cilacap. [7] Jaga Utara, North Watcher, Noord Wachter (former) / Pulau Sebira [1] Sebira Island [1] Jakarta [1] 1869 [1] 48 m [1] 48.5 m [1] Active [1] The oldest surviving Dutch lighthouse in ...
The first Tallest building and Mall in Indonesia. Wisma Nusantara: 117 30 1967–1983 Jakarta Tallest building in Southeast Asia upon completion. Graha Mandiri: 143 32 1983–1996 Jakarta Wisma 46: 262 51 1996–2016 Jakarta Was the second tallest building in the Southern Hemisphere upon completion. Gama Tower: 289 63 2016–2022 Jakarta ...
The national flag of Indonesia, which is known as Sang Merah Putih ("The Red-and-White") in Indonesian, [6] is based on the banner of the 13th century Majapahit Empire in East Java. The flag itself was introduced and hoisted in public at the Indonesian Independence Day ceremony, on 17 August 1945. The design of the flag has remained the same ...
The capital of Indonesia, officially the capital of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia (Indonesian: Ibukota Negara Kesatuan Republik Indonesia), is Jakarta, [1] one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Southeast Asia. Jakarta, previously known as Batavia, was the de facto capital of the Dutch East Indies.
Academic Hugh White echoes this notion, writing in 2008: 'clause 2.3 seemed to commit the Australian Government to preventing anybody in Australia from 'encouraging' it [separatism] in Indonesia,' and that 'by signing the treaty we [Australia] would raise unrealistic expectations in Jakarta about how Canberra will respond next time there is a ...
The A.A. Maramis Building is an early 19th-century building in Jakarta, Indonesia.It hosts the headquarters of the Indonesian Ministry of Finance.. The building was built following Dutch East Indies Governor General Herman Willem Daendels's intention to move the official residence of the governor-general of the Dutch East Indies from the decaying Old Town to the southern suburb of Weltevreden.
Jakarta is the economic, cultural, and political centre of Indonesia. Although Jakarta extends over only 661.23 km 2 (255.30 sq mi) and thus has the smallest area of any Indonesian province, its metropolitan area covers 7,076.31 km 2 (2,732.18 sq mi), which includes the satellite cities of Bogor, Depok, Tangerang, South Tangerang, and Bekasi ...