Jan Pieterzoon Coen (1587 – 1629), pendiri kota Batavia, dikenal sebagai tokoh controversial yang bengis. Jauh sebelum ada istilah genosida, Coen sudah mempraktekkan genosida. Ia membinasakan penduduk Banda, karena penduduk Banda melawan monopoli VOC untuk menjual pala dengan harga murah. Tak hanya itu, ia bahkan tak segan untuk menyiksa anak asuhnya, Sarah, yang berselingkuh dengan…
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Jakarta Justice Heritage Tour
Jakartabytrain.com will organize a city tour that we called “Jakarta Justice Heritage Tour”. Our objective in organizing this tour is to give a new experience for Jakarta citizens in knowing historical building around Jakarta that are connected with the Indonesian justice system and legal development. Soekarno once said, “Jas Merah”, which is an acronym from…
Jan Pieterszoon Coen: The Founder of Batavia
Jan Pieterszoon Coen was born in Hoorn, Netherlands. He was baptized on January 8, 1587 and died in Batavia on 21 September 1629. Jan Pieterszoon Coen is the fourth and sixth Governor General of the VOC. In the first term, Coen ruled from 1619 to 1623 and the second term takes place between 1627 to…
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 Keuangan: The Daendels Palace and The Great White House of Batavia
The building is currently occupied by the Ministry of Finance which is located on Jl. Lapangan Banteng Timur, Jakarta Pusat/Central Jakarta. Previously, the building was known by the name Witte Huis (White House) is often referred to Groote Huis (Big House). Finance Ministry building was built in 1809 when Lieutenant Governor General Daendels in power…
Jakarta by Train 