In Jakarta, there is a unique tourist resort with an endless stream of tourists every day. Indonesians affectionately call it the "beautiful miniature of Indonesia" (also known as the mini park). This miniature park artistically presents the islands, mountains, rivers, urban ports, scenic spots, historical sites, customs and customs in front of tourists in a miniature form according to the geographical location of Indonesia. The park is located 10 kilometers south of Jakarta, covering an area of ??120 hectares. It broke ground in 1972 and was completed on April 20, 1975. At the gate of the "Indonesia in Miniature" park, you can climb up and take a bird's eye view of the "Land of Thousand Islands". Islands and land masses, from east to west, are like emerald pearls inlaid in the Indian Ocean and on the banks of the Java River.
In the "Microcosm Park", the topography and landscapes of Indonesia's 27 provinces and buildings of different styles are built according to their original appearance. Here you can enjoy the tropical scenery of Sumatra, see the solemn and elegant white temples and the world-famous small pagoda of Borobudur in Central Java, and you can also roam the "tropical primeval forest" on Irian Jaya and see the ancient Old canoes, high-rise thatched sheds made of tree trunks, and magnificent palaces among coconut palms, etc. Most of the buildings and characters in Miniature Park are made of clay sculptures, which can be said to be a masterpiece of Indonesian clay sculpture art. In every house, courtyard, forest and pasture, there are statues of people, birds and animals, the size and proportion of which are the same as the real ones. They are all kinds of colors and shapes, lifelike, as if they are in reality. On one side of the park gate, there is a circular screen cinema. It looks like a golden conch and covers an area of ??600 square meters. It has 800 seats and the largest screen in the world. It is specially used to screen documentaries introducing Indonesian customs, history, geography, economy and culture. When the movie started, even though the audience was sitting in their chairs, they felt that they were flying through the Grand Canyon of Indonesia at one moment, overlooking the volcano ejecting lava and ash at the other moment, watching the Madura people racing bulls, and witnessing the Iri For a carnival, you can attend Balinese funerals or Javanese traditional wedding ceremonies, and smell the sweetness of bamboo rice.
Damlin Avenue in the new district is wide and clean, with modern luxury buildings scattered here and there. This is a place where banks and large companies gather, and is known as Indonesia’s “Wall Street”.
Main Attractions
Istiklal Mosque
Istiklal Mosque is the largest mosque in Indonesia, located northeast of Independence Square in Jakarta , built in 1979. The mosque covers an area of ??93.5 hectares and has a construction area of ??93,400 square meters. There is a huge semicircular roof painted white, which is very eye-catching.
Indonesia’s major Islamic activities and ceremonies are held here, and the Indonesian president and government dignitaries often come here to worship.
Jakarta Independence Square
Independence Square is located in Central Jakarta, also known as Modica Square (Merdeka means independence), with the status and scale of Tiananmen Square. The surrounding streets are wide and neat, dotted with flowers, plants and trees, and full of greenery.
To the north of the square is the Presidential Palace, to the northeast is the Istiklal Grand Mosque, the largest in Indonesia; on the west street are the Ministry of Defense compound and the Central Museum; to the east is the train station. On the southeast corner of the square, there is a group of spectacular sculptures of a group of horse-drawn chariots based on the plot of the epic "Mobharata". There is a musical fountain in the park on the west side of the monument.
Indonesia Miniature Park
Indonesia Miniature Park is located about 26 kilometers east of Jakarta and was built in 1975. There are various real-life models of houses, lakes, parks, monuments, shopping malls, amphitheaters, cable cars, trains, water bikes, etc. from all over Indonesia, which is equivalent to a microcosm of Indonesia.
There is a giant model of the Indonesian archipelago in the center of the park. The surrounding area is divided into 27 districts, representing Indonesia's 27 provinces and regions, such as Central Java, Bali, and Jakarta. Each area has buildings with local traditional characteristics and plants unique to the area. Visitors can also take a boat trip to explore the "Islands of Indonesia".
The Indonesian Miniature Park has a museum, library, imaging center, children's palace and children's playground. Young people can regularly go to the park to learn traditional music and dance. One of the most eye-catching buildings is the Golden Snail panoramic cinema, which screens panoramic movies such as "Beautiful Indonesia" regularly every day.
National Monument
The National Monument is the symbol of Jakarta and is located in the center of Independence Square Park in the city center. Indonesia's first president Sukarno ordered its construction in 1959 and was completed in 1968.
This stone monument is 137 meters high and has a torch sculpture made of 35 kilograms of gold at the top, symbolizing Indonesia's independent spirit. The reliefs on the monument reflect the heroic deeds of the Indonesian people in resisting Dutch colonial rule. Next to the monument are fountains, pools and statues of national heroines.
Central Museum
The Central Museum is located on Independence Street west of Independence Square in the city center. It was built in 1868 and is the largest museum with the richest collection in Indonesia. The museum is a European-style white building. There is a bronze elephant standing on the stone pier on the lawn in front of the museum, which was presented by King Rama V of Siam when he visited in 1871, so the museum is also called the "Elephant Museum" or "Elephant House".
The museum has a gold and silver ornaments room, a bronze ware room, a currency room, an antiquities exhibition room, a prehistoric exhibition room, a woodware exhibition room, a folk customs exhibition room, an East India Company exhibition room, etc., including a 300,000-year-old exhibition room. Pre-Javanese ape-man skull fossils, tripods and kettles from the Chinese Bronze Age 3,000 to 4,000 years ago, ancient Chinese ceramics and coins, elephant-headed Buddha statues on Java Island, unique house models on Sumatra Island, and shadow puppet and puppet show props, etc. .
Ancol Dream Park
Ancol Dream Park is the largest amusement park in Indonesia. It is located at the northern end of Jakarta, close to the Jakarta Bay. The park has a newly designed hotel, an open-air cinema, an aquarium, a dolphin performance pool, a large artificial wave swimming pool, a tennis court, a beach hut, an art exhibition kiosk, a jai alai stadium, a golf course, a bowling alley, a sports car park, Racetracks, beaches, nightclubs, steam rooms, casinos, massage parlors, children's entertainment venues, etc.
There is also a villa area in the Dream Park, which has typical Indonesian national characteristics. Indonesian folk crafts are displayed in the art market, and artists also make paintings and sculptures for tourists on site. At dusk, folk dances from Bali, Kalimantan and other places will be performed on the open-air stage.