JAVA SEA
OLD TOWN JAKARTA
WEST JAKARTA
MAP OF JAKARTA
OLD TOWN JAKARTA HISTORICAL TIMELINE
MAP OF INDONESIA
1526
The Sultanate of Demak declared ownership of the city
1619
The Dutch destroyed the city
1650
The Dutch rebuilt it as Batavia, the headquarter of the Dutch East Indies company
1942
The Japanese seized Batavia
1945
Indonesia’s independence
1972
Old Town Jakarta became a heritage site 25