Cikini is an

administrative village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban village ...

in the

Menteng Menteng is a district () in the administrative city of Central Jakarta, Indonesia. Menteng is surrounded by the districts of Senen and Matraman to the east, Tebet and Setiabudi to the south, Tanah Abang to the west, and Gambir to the north. ...

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. It has a

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of 10330. Cikini has a long history that goes all the way back to the colonial period and still there are many structures which were built during colonial period. The area is developed as a tourist destination by Jakarta city administration.

History

During Dutch East Indies, Cikini was a special region because it was a part of the Weltevreden, or an area where Europeans primarily lived.

Raden Saleh Raden Saleh Sjarif Boestaman (, EYD: ; , DIN: ; 1811 – 23 April 1880) was a pioneering Romantic painter from the Dutch East Indies of Arab- Javanese ethnicity. He was considered to be the first "modern" artist from Indonesia (then the Dutc ...

, a painter maestro and a socialite, was, the biggest landowner in Cikini. In 1852, he designed his own "palace", which was inspired architecturally by

Callenberg Castle Callenberg Castle (''Schloss Callenberg'') is a schloss on a wooded hill in Beiersdorf, an ''Ortsteil'' of Coburg, Germany, from the town centre. It was a hunting lodge and summer residence and has long been the principal residence of the House ...

where he had stayed during his European travels 1844. Surrounded by vast grounds, most of them were converted into public gardens in 1862, and were closed in the turn of the century."Pioneer Between Worlds", ''National Geographic Indonesia'', 2012. In 1960, the

Taman Ismail Marzuki Ismail Marzuki Park Jakarta Arts Center (, TIM), is an arts, cultural, and science center located at Cikini in Jakarta, Indonesia. Taman Ismail Marzuki complex comprises several facilities including six performing arts theaters, cinemas, an exh ...

was built in the former gardens. The house itself is still used today as a PGI Cikini Hospital building. In 1862, the garden of his palace was donated and converted into a zoo and public park named "Planten En Dierentuin", which was the precursor of Cikini Zoo. In 1964, the zoo was transferred to Ragunan and, in 1968, the land was transformed into TIM by Governor

Ali Sadikin Ali Sadikin (7 July 1926 – 20 May 2008) was an Indonesian politician who served as the fourth governor of Jakarta from 1966 until 1977. Prior to becoming governor, he served as Minister of Transportation from 1963 until 1966 and Coordinating ...

. At the back of Saleh's home, there are several other antique buildings, such as the Cikini Hospital Chapel, which was built in 1906.

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History

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