Kota Tua & Museum Fatahillah
Museum Sejarah Jakarta
Batavia's old city hall, finished in 1710 and now the Jakarta History Museum, on the car-free square at the heart of Kota Tua.
- Address
- Jl. Taman Fatahillah No. 1, Pinangsia, Taman Sari
- Price
- Under Rp25k per person
- Area
- Taman Sari, Jakarta Barat (West)
About
The VOC Stadhuis was rebuilt between 1707 and 1710 and became the Jakarta History Museum in 1974; its cellars served as dungeons, and Prince Diponegoro was held there in 1830. Fatahillah Square in front is the old Batavia city square, ringed by the Wayang and Fine Arts and Ceramics museums and Café Batavia. The surrounding streets were revitalised with wider pavements and a bike lane in 2022, so walk on to Kali Besar and the Kota Intan drawbridge.
- Stadhuis completed 1710
- Museum since 1974
- Fatahillah Square and Si Jagur cannon
- Kali Besar and Kota Intan bridge nearby
In history: 1619–1621 — The VOC razes Jayakarta and builds Batavia; 1707–1710 — Batavia's city hall is completed
Nearby
Café Batavia
A grand café in an 1830s building on Fatahillah Square, with a wood-panelled upstairs salon overlooking Kota Tua.
Chinatown food laneGang Gloria & Petak Enam
Glodok's narrow Chinatown food alley, with 30-plus legendary stalls, plus the revitalised Petak Enam food hall next door.
Heritage coffee houseKopi Es Tak Kie
Glodok's coffee house since 1927, pouring black coffee and iced milk coffee in Gang Gloria, a walk from Jakarta Kota station.
Chinatown marketPasar Petak Sembilan
Glodok's Chinatown market of lanterns, incense, joss paper and Lunar New Year cakes, with snack and bakmi stalls.
Heritage listing. Hours and prices change — check before you go.