sejarah museum Fatahilah

Museum Fatahillah

 
History of Jakarta is estimated to begin about 3500 BC, beginning with the formation of settlement history in the watershed Ciliwung. Over time, Jakarta has developed so rapidly in accordance with the predicate as the nation's capital. Construction of buildings skyscraper built in every corner of the city. But behind the glory was in one corner of the Jakarta area still had the old buildings that have historical value of area of the city. Its existence is precisely the advantages of Jakarta and high-value assets, one of which is the Museum Fatahillah

 
Walking north from the station towards the town of about 300 meters or approximately 10 minutes walk, we will see the Jakarta History Museum is often called the Museum Fatahillah. In the area there is also a vast field that is Fatahillah Park, a large plaza surrounded by historic old buildings. Located in the historic district of Jakarta Fatahillah Park City, the Museum inaugurated Fatahillah Jakarta governor Ali Sadikin on March 30, 1974. Arsitetur ancient-style buildings of the 17th century, occupying an area of land covering 13 thousand square meters.

 
Formerly named Stadhuis or Stadhuisplein, used as City Hall, the center of the Dutch government while in power in Indonesia. Inside this museum, displaying the history of Jakarta from time to time, but it also showcased the results of archaeological excavations, relics of the replica Tarumanegara and Padjadjaran. The museum is also famous for its collection of priceless value, the antique furniture of the 17th century and 19, which reflects the mix of European style, China and Indonesia, Batavia community lifestyle at that time.


 
Although there are also ceramics, pottery to stone inscriptions. Another collection is the metal VOC era, various dacin / scales, antique furniture from the 17-19 century, archaeological objects from pre-history, the Hindu Buddhist period until the Islamic period, ancient cannons and flags from the era Fatahillah. There are also paintings by Raden Saleh, a collection of objects that are known Betawi culture is a beginner communities living in Jakarta. These collections are stored in various rooms, such as Jakarta Prehistoric Room, Room Tarumanegara, White Rose Room, Room Fatahillah, Sultan Agung Room, and Room MH Thamrin. Even now there is also the statue of the god Hermes (according to Greek mythology, the god of good fortune and protection for the merchants), which was originally located at the intersection of harmony and cannon Si Jagur which is considered to have magical powers.

 

 In the east of the main door Fatahillah Museum, there is a cafe called Cafe Museum. This cafe is a complementary means of Museum Fatahillah by utilizing the old building, colonial architecture and interior arrangement to suit, complete with trinkets that remind us of the colonial period. What's interesting about this cafe is a list of foods that are nuanced menu Betawi culture had already influenced some, such as Chinese, Arabic, and Dutch. Starting from the Portuguese steak, ong tjai ing, Kwee tiaw, tuna sandwich "van zeulen", "east indies" chef's, soup "Ali Martak", until the fish pomfret "pitung" and fried bananas "Nyai Dasima" available at this cafe. If you want to feel how the atmosphere of social interaction in the Dutch era, it never hurts to stop by and spend time at the museum cafe. This cafe at certain moments will present the traditional live music such as tanjidor, orchestra keroncong, kromong xylophone, and various dance betawi, especially if there are special events. 

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