Jakarta History Museum

The museum, located in what was the stadhuis or Batavia city hall, allows visitors to trace the history of Jakarta. Having been used for several different function, the building was finally established as the Jakarta history museum on 30 March 1974. The museum boats a total of 500 collection dating to back Batavia period: including the story of Jan Pieterszoon Coen, the famous jagur cannon, a room where prince Diponogoro was once detained, and a fountain in the center of Fatahillah Park, which, at the time served as the only water source for the Batavia area.