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…
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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 