Menara Syahbandar: Menara Miring Kepunyaan Jakarta

Menara Syahbandar berada di Jl. Pasar Ikan, Jakarta Utara. Menara ini diperkirakan dibangun pada 1839. Menara ini ialahbekas menara pertahanan Culemborg yang dibangun pada 1645. Menara Syahbandar digunakan untuk mengawasi lalu lintas kapal yang masuk dan keluar dari Batavia. Selain itu, menara ini juga berfungsi sebagai Kantor Bea dan Cukai untuk barang – barang yang…

1…2…3… Cheese…!

As we already planned, the last Saturday (30/11) of Jakarta by Train Tour is about taking pictures. So the plan was the tour route was from Fatahillah Square and walk to the Port of Sunda Kalapa. I took a train from Rawa Buntu Station at 7.40. The train was ok, no such technical problem and…

Jakarta by Train Photo Shoots Tour

Jakartabytrain.com has already count the vote for the #turkrl at this November. According to the vote result, we will organize a city tour that we called “Jakarta by Train Photo shoots Tour”. The tour aims to give Jakarta citizens in knowing some point of interest located Jakarta Old City and taking some pictures of the…

This was the mark of the 0 Km of Jakarta

Where is the location of 0.0 km from Jakarta? Most of you definitely would answer the National Monument. Nothing wrong if you answered is the National Monument, because this time the National Monument is a marker of 0 Km Jakarta. But before the National Monument become the mark of 0 km of Jakarta,  at least…

Menara Syahbandar: The Leaning Tower Jakarta

Menara Syahbandar or Syahbandar Tower (Uitkijk) is located on Jl. Pasar Ikan, Jakarta Utara/North Jakarta. The tower  was built around 1839. The tower is actually a former bastion (tower of defense) Culemborg that was built in 1645. The tower serves as a monitoring tower for ships entering and leaving Batavia by sea and also served…