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1: Monas (Monumen Nasional) was built as memory of the Indonesian independence (17 August 1945) and is a central point in Jakarta.
© H. Leisch, 1999 [back to picture]
2: "Selamat datang" - This monument welcomes visitors in Jakarta and is surrounded by big hotels.
© H. Leisch, 1998 [back to picture]
3: View over Jakarta from the national monument (Monas) to the southwest (main business area).
© H. Leisch, 1999 [back to picture]
4: View over Jakarta from the national monument (Monas) to the southeast (upper class quarter Menteng in the centre).
© H. Leisch, 1999 [back to picture]
5: View over Jakarta from the national monument (Monas) to the north.
© H. Leisch, 1999 [back to picture]
6: Close to the harbour many kampungs (village like quarters for the urban poor) are replaced by condominiums (for the better off).
© H. Leisch, 1998 [back to picture]
7: The Chinese business district Glodok was destroyed during the riots in 1998, but trading was continued soon after that.
© H. Leisch, 1999 [back to picture]
8: Chinese living quarters are often protected by barbed wire against threats from pribumis (indigenous Indonesians).
© H. Leisch, 1999 [back to picture]
9: The grand mosque in Jakarta and the catholic cathedral are close together, but the religious groups are sometimes not.
© H. Leisch, 1999 [back to picture]
10: The Dutch town hall, buit in 1710, is now used as museum for Jakarta's history.
© H. Leisch, 1998 [back to picture]
11: General view of the banking and hotel quarter at Jalan Sudirman
© U. Scholz, 2000 [back to picture]
12: Supermarket
© U. Scholz, 1998 [back to picture]
13: The main traffic axis through Jakarta, Jalan Thamrin, with the Welcome Statue in the background
© U. Scholz, 1991 [back to picture]
14: Drinking water supply with canisters in the slum areas
© U. Scholz, 2001 [back to picture]
15: Overcrowded shuttle train in the SE of the city
© U. Scholz, 2001 [back to picture]
16: Housing situation in a slum area in the North
© U. Scholz, 1998 [back to picture]
17: Housing situation in a slum area in the North
© U. Scholz, 1990 [back to picture]
18: Sunda Kelapa - the old harbour of Batavia with Bugis schooners (timber transport Kalimantan - Java)
© U. Scholz, 1998 [back to picture]
19: Textile factory in East Jakarta; daily pay for the seamstresses: 6.000 Rp = 1.50 DM
© U. Scholz, 1998 [back to picture]
20: The Hyatt Hotel in the city centre
© U. Scholz, 1992 [back to picture]
21: Jakarta in smog
© U. Scholz, 1992 [back to picture]
22: Muffled motorbike riders
© U. Scholz, 1992 [back to picture]
