Located close to the National Monument and the National Masjid, the beautiful Jakarta Cathedral has a museum that is recommended by the Department of Tourism. It involves a climb to the second storey, and houses religious artifacts accumulated over many years.It is worth a visit alongside the other places of interest.
Jakarta Cathedral (Indonesian: Gereja Katedral Jakarta) is a Roman Catholic Cathedral in Jakarta, Indonesia, which is also the seat of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Jakarta, currently Archbishop Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo. Its official name is Gereja Santa Perawan Maria Diangkat Ke Surga (from Dutch, De Kerk van Onze Lieve Vrouwe ten Hemelopneming, in English: The Church of Our Lady of Assumption). This current cathedral was consecrated in 1901 and built in the neo-gothic style, a common architectural style to build churches at that time. The Jakarta Cathedral is located in Central Jakarta near Merdeka Square and Merdeka Palace, it stands right in the front of the Istiqlal Mosque.
Getting there
The church is near Gambir station, but trains do not stop at this station so you have to alight at the station after Gambir then walk to the cathedral.
Address:
Jakarta Cathedral
Jl. Katedral No.7B
Jakarta Pusat
DKI Jakarta 10710
Indonesia
GPS:
-6.168996, 106.833042
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