Jakarta: Taman Fatahillah Square

May 19, 2011 in Travel by somethingboutrenes | No comments

Enough of all the home renovation posts which may bore some of my other readers, here are some pictures I took in Jakarta! We had a quick city tour and this is one location we visited! The most interesting out of three locations we visited. One conclusion, that is nothing tourist worthy in Jakarta! Haha.

Located in the historic Old Jakarta Kota area, the Taman Fatahillah square offers three of the city’s most interesting museums. Once the heart of the colonial administration in the 18th century the square underwent a major restoration in the 1970′s. A fountain in the middle of square once as the main water supply for the former colonial capital. The Portuguese cannon on the north side of the square is reportedly an impressive font of fertility.

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We didn’t visit the Jakarta History museum there but we did spend 20 minutes walking around the Taman Fatahillah Square!