Taman Sari, Jakarta

Taman Sari is a district (kecamatan) of West Jakarta Administrative City, Indonesia.

This historic area is in the Pinangsia Administrative Village, the northern part of the district.

The district is in recent decades defined and drawn as west of Mangga Besar railway station.

It was substantively developed in 1913 by the Municipality of Batavia as one of the first attempt to systematically meet the demand for housing for the increasing local native population of Jakarta.

The layout of the project was rectangular and divided into four blocks: one parallel to Jalan Mangga Besar, the other three parallel to Jalan Taman Sari Raya, the closest block along the latter undeveloped and intended for recreational use.

Colonial building on the east side of Kali Besar Canal.
Fatahillah Museum , the former city hall of Batavia, in Jakarta Old Town .