Jakarta Private Custom Walking Tour with A Guide

Merdeka is the Indonesian word for freedom or independence. Measuring approximately one square kilometer in area, if the surrounding fields within the Merdeka Square are included, it is considered one of the largest squares in the world. At 75 hectares, it is over five times the size of Tiananmen Square, and 12 times the size of Place de la Concorde.

also the seat of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Jakarta, currently Archbishop Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo.

The Indonesian government had the mosque, which seats more than 120,000 worshippers, built in 1975.

It was founded by Bank Indonesia and opened on July 21, 2009.

The square is located in the center of the old city of Jakarta. Today, the square is a tourist area where the Jakarta History Museum, Wayang Museum and Fine Art and Ceramics Museum are located in Kota, Jakarta.