Lapangan Banteng
Batavia's old Waterlooplein, now a park with the 1963 West Irian Liberation Monument, an illuminated fountain and sports fields.
- Address
- Jl. Lapangan Banteng, Pasar Baru, Sawah Besar
- Price
- Free
- Area
- Sawah Besar, Jakarta Pusat (Central)
About
The square, once Waterlooplein in colonial Weltevreden, is anchored by the West Irian Liberation Monument of 1963. Its southern half has a half-moon pond with a lit fountain and an open-air theatre, while the northern half holds football fields and running tracks. The Ministry of Finance's Witte Huis, the cathedral and Istiqlal all stand at its edges.
- West Irian Liberation Monument
- Illuminated fountain
- Open-air theatre
- Ringed by colonial landmarks
Nearby
Jakarta Cathedral
A neo-Gothic Catholic cathedral consecrated in 1901, seat of the Archbishop of Jakarta, facing Istiqlal across the road.
Historic theatreGedung Kesenian Jakarta
Batavia's 1821 Schouwburg playhouse, a neo-Renaissance theatre opposite Pasar Baru that still stages plays and concerts.
Historic shopping streetPasar Baru
One of Jakarta's oldest shopping districts, founded in 1820, known as Little India for its tailors and textile shops.
MosqueIstiqlal Mosque
Indonesia's national mosque and the largest in Southeast Asia, opened in 1978 beside Jakarta Cathedral on the edge of Merdeka Square.
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