This classic church dates from 1834. The interior is smaller than you'd think but it has an evocative round dome and an organ from 1843. Ask to see the church at the gate and tip the guard for letting you in.


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1. Galeri Nasional

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Over 1700 works of art by foreign and Indonesian artists are part of the National Gallery collection. While only a few works are on display at any time,…

2. Gedung Pancasila

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3. Deer Enclosure

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Dozens of pint-sized spotted deer wander a large tree-shaded enclosure in the southeast corner of the park.

4. Monumen Nasional

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Ingloriously dubbed ‘Sukarno’s final erection’, the 132m-high National Monument (aka Monas), which rises into the shroud of smog and towers over Merdeka…

5. Tugu Tani

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6. Merdeka Square

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7. Monumen Irian Jaya Pembebasan

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8. Gereja Katedral Jakarta

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This Roman Catholic cathedral is an impressive height, with lacy twin spires made from wrought iron, each 60m tall. It was built in 1901 to replace an…