Jumat, 31 Mei 2013



History Of The name “Jakarta”

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Know about the origin of the name of Jakarta. Starting from a small port at the mouth of the Ciliwung River about 500 years ago. For centuries, the city has grown into a bustling center of international trade. History of Jakarta known through inscriptions such as Tarumanegara royal property, and the kingdom of Srivijaya Sunda. Data from wikipedia mentions that initially the Sunda Kelapa (known as Kalapa) is one of the ports belong to the kingdom of the thousands of Hindu named Sunda cities Pakuan Pajajaran (now Bogor). In addition to Sunda Kelapa port, Sunda kingdom also has several other ports such as the port ofBantam, Pontang, Cigede, Tamgara and Cimanuk. However, Sunda Kelapa port is considered as the most important because it has a relatively short travel time from the capital of the kingdom and is a busy port of pepper.

The Portuguese are a great group of Europeans first came to Bandar Kalapa. then the city was attacked by Fatahillah, from a kingdom which is not far from the Kalapa. Then Fatahillah change the name to Jayakarta Sunda Kalapa on June 22, 1527. Date is defined as the day of birth of Jakarta. Late 16th-century Dutch people then came and then the master Jayakarta. Dated May 30, 1619 brought the leadership of JP Coen Dutch managed to seize and occupy Jayakarta once changed his name to Batavia – taken from the name of the Celtic tribes who once lived in the Netherlands at the time of the Romans. Governmental activities centered in a field which is located approximately 500 meters from the port. Then the Dutch built town hall, which is the position of the center of the city government of Batavia. Increasingly rapid growth impact on the environment easily damaged, so the Dutch authorities to move the center of government higher lying areas. The area was then called Weltevreden.


During the Japanese occupation (1942-1945), the name changed again to Jakarta Batavia. In 1966, Jakarta Capital gain official name of the Republic of Indonesia. Jakarta also earned the nickname “City of 1001 Names” because of the name change, in addition to the Jakarta area is divided into 6 (5 municipality and the district administrative thousand islands).


The daendels Road

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The Great Post Road is a historical street names across the islands of Java. 1,430 km in length, that connects Merak and Banyuwangi on the northern beach of Java, particularly between Jakarta and Surabaya. The most part of Java north coast road was built during the reign of governor-general of the Dutch East Indies Herman Willem Daendels (1808–1811) and was originally known as the Great Post Road

The Great Post Road was a military road which was built under the order of King Lodewijk Napoleon who ruled the Kingdom of Holland at that time. the road was intended to ease military support, e.g. transfer of soldiers, in order to defend Java from possible British invasion. It connects Anyer in western end and Panarukan in eastern end of Java. After Daendels rule, the eastern road was later extended to Banyuwangi. The Java Great Post Road consist the most parts of present Java North Coast Road. However the original post road is runs through Preanger (Priangan,West Java) highland, from Meester Cornelis (Jatinegara) went south to Buitenzorg (Bogor), and went east to Cianjur, Bandung, Sumedang, and Cirebon. The current north coast road runs through coastal northern West Java which built later after the construction of Daendels' post road. It connects Bekasi, Karawang, Pamanukan, and Cirebon.

Most of today national road network in Java was built during Dutch East Indies era. However during Suharto era around 1980s, the toll road network system was introduced within the whole Java transportation network. The Java toll network highway is continuously expanded, and today some of these toll roads formed Java north coast road.


The History of Catfish's Statue into The Clock in Bekasi

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         Previously, Bekasi has a statue of a famous icon by the time the statue is located at the intersection of Catfish months. Catfish fish-shaped pieces of sculpture with harp, but better known as the Statue of catfish. This icon is known as strategic. Catfish statue was built in 1955, survived for 7 years and abdicated in 2002. Sculpture built by Regent strength Moch.

Regents think catfish and fruit for two harps, according to the plants thrive in the city of Bekasi, so it deserves to be an icon. While people think catfish and fruit become less precise harp icon, Catfish is a greedy fish and ate everything and it's cheap, it's cheap looking piece of harp too. So it is not appropriate sculpture for the city.

     Several times to protest catapult up to the regent of Bekasi Mayor penetrated. Tambun district had other ideas. Bekasi with communities who can not wait for catfish statue was not destroyed, then on Thursday, April 24, 2002, with some communities Damin Sada comes to catfish statue and burned. Now there are no catfish statue near the station in Bekasi, but there is a big clock.