Originally, this building was the office of a company called NV NIGM (Nederlandsch Indische Gas Maatschappij) which was established in 1897. The company is expanding its operations into electric power. At that time, there was Steam Power Plant aroun Gambir near the Ciliwung river. In 1913, NV NIGM had a license to do business in…
Category: Government Building
KPK: Combating Corruption in Indonesia
Komisi Pemberantasan Korupsi or Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is a leading Indonesia’s government agency to combat corruption. KPK is established following strong criticism of corruption in Indonesia. Corruption was “rampant”, systemic, and widespread which lead to the enactment of the Law No 30 Year 2002 as legal basis for the establishment of the KPK. The…
Kantor Pos Cikini: Eye Witness of Communication Development in Jakarta
Perhaps the current generation will no longer able to determine how good it feels to visit the Post Office. In the past, children are always taught how to send a letter as a tool to communicate with others. Even at that time, we have specialized term that we called “Pen friends” At that time, elementary…
Gedung Bank Indonesia
Initially Bank Indonesia office is located on a building which is now used as the Museum of Bank Indonesia. Currently, Bank Indonesia occupies the building that was built by architect F. Silaban in 1958-1962. The building is located on Jl. MH Thamrin No. 2 was built in Indonesian style. The whole side of the building…
Kemayoran International Airport Terminal: A Museum Wanna Be
The area of Kemayoran used to be the former area of the Kemayoran International Airport. This Airport is the first International Airport in Indonesia. First built in 1934 and officially began operations on July 8, 1940. Till 1942, the airport is managed by the Dutch airline company, namely Koninklijke Nederlandsch-Indische Luchtvaart Maatschappij (KNILM). The KMO…
Balaikota Bogor: A Confusing History
Balaikota Bogor or Bogor City Hall is located on Jl. Juanda No 10, Bogor. Well, it is an office for Mayor of Bogor and functioned as City Government Office of Bogor. I believe that this building is part of the colonial heritage. But when I looking for any information related to this, all I found…
SMUN 19 Jakarta: The First Modern Organization was Born in here
SMUN 19 Jakarta or State High School is located on Jl. Perniagaan No. 31, Jakarta. The high school is an important and historical building in Jakarta. In this place on 17 March 1900, some prominent people of the Chinese community gather and founded the first and modern Chinese organization in Dutch East Indies, Tiong Hoa…
Museum Kehutanan: Forest Amongst Skyscrapers
Museum Kehutanan or Forestry Museum is located on Jl. Gatot Subroto, Senayan, Central Jakarta. The museum is located inside the Ministry of Forestry complex. The Forestry Museum is open and free of cost for the general public from Monday to Friday. The layout of the Forestry Museum is very interesting. Despite its location in the…
Mahkamah Agung: The Palace of Justice
Indonesian modern judicial history has been started since the VOC established its headquarter in Batavia. The Jakarta History Museum and Museum of Fine Arts and Ceramics played its role as a place of a courthouse. On May 1, 1848, the Daendels Palace eventually functioned as Hoogerechtshaf building in Batavia as the highest court in the…
Kementerian Perhubungan and the Story of Nyai Dasima
Gedung Direktorat Jenderal Perhubungan Laut or Building of the Directorate General of the Sea Transportation is located on Jl. Medan Merdeka Timur No 5. This building is located just accross the Gambir Station. This building used to be the Koninklijke Paketvaart Matschappij (KPM) building. This Four-level and rectangular building was built in Art Deco style…
Kompleks Gedung Parlemen: The Parliament House of Indonesia
Parliament building complex located in Senayan was originally designated for the Conference of the New Emerging Forces (Conefo) in 1966. Conefo is an international conference of the number of participating countries in the Asian-African Conference in 1955 that supports the idea of establishing a new world order. The members planned to consist of the countries…
Kantor Pos Fatahillah
Kantor Pos Fatahillah or Jakarta Old City Post Office is located on Jl. Kali Besar Timur, Jakarta Barat/West Jakarta. It is located right before the Jakarta History Museum. Post office building was designed by Ir. R. Baumgartner, and from the beginning designed as a post office. Post Office was built in 1928. As a newly…
Jakarta by Train 