From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sawah Besar
Sawah Besar
Istiqlal Mosque and Jakarta Cathedral, both located on the
southwest edge of Sawah Besar Subdistrict
• Istiqlal Mosque (formerly Fort Prins Frederik)
• Jakarta Cathedral
• Jakarta International Expo Exhibition Hall, also
Lapangan Banteng ("Banteng Square"), one of the oldest area known as Jakarta Fair (Pekan Raya Jakarta)
of Sawah Besar Subdistrict • Jakarta Tower (under construction)
• Lapangan Banteng (formerly Waterlooplein)
Sawah Besar (meaning big paddy field)(originally • Pasar Baru
Weltevreden)
known as Weltevreden is a subdistrict of Central Jakarta, • Treasury Department Building (formerly the Palace
Jakarta, Indonesia. The subdistrict contains one of the of Daendels) [3]
oldest area in Jakarta, which is centered around Lapangan • Messiah Cathedral and Aula Simfonia Jakarta
Banteng on the southeast part of Sawah Besar. This his- • Sheraton Hotel [4]
toric area includes the former Palace of Daendels (now
the Treasury Department Building), Jakarta Cathedral,
and the former location of Fort Prins Frederik (now the Is-
Gallery
tiqlal Mosque).
Kelurahan (Administrative Vil-
lages)
The subdistrict of Sawah Besar is divided into five kelura-
han or administrative villages:
• Pasar Baru - area code 10710
• Gunung Sahari Utara - area code 10720
• Mangga Dua Selatan - area code 10730
• Karang Anyar - area code 10740
• Kartini - area code 10750
• Gedung Kesenian Jakarta ("Jakarta Building of Art").
List of important places • Pasar Baru.
• Gedung Kesenian Jakarta [1]
• Hotel Borobudur [2]
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