Jakarta

Jakarta is best known within Indonesia for Monas, the National Monument rising above Merdeka Square. The metropolis occupies a low coastal plain on the northwestern shore of Java, where the Ciliwung River runs toward Jakarta Bay and the Java Sea. Its scale is central to its identity: this is Indonesia’s political, commercial and cultural hub, shaped by centuries of maritime trade and migration. In Kota Tua, former Dutch colonial buildings include the old city hall, now the Jakarta History Museum, while Sunda Kelapa remains a historic harbour for traditional wooden schooners. Browse other webcams across Jakarta and Java to place this setting in a wider geographic context.

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