Laan Trivelli di Tanah Abang

Photos of the early 20th century show that immortalized the highway from the point Trivell Gang (now Jl Tanah Abang II) to the Central Jakarta Tanah Abang Market. From a distance, it appears from the electric tram-Harmony Fish Market to Tanah Abang. Along the way he passed, power poles lined up in Jl Abdul Muis (first Jl Tanah Abang Hill). On the left in front of the wide gravel roads or referred Laan, visible row of houses whitewashed villa full of neatly organized plants. Looks wagon was passing in the street looking for passengers. At that time, most of the Betawi people work as towing a wagon. In the villages, there are many stables (stables places). 

Tanah Abang when it is part of the Weltevreden (area more comfortable) with Gambir and New Market, after the Dutch citizens busy to migrate from the old town in the Fish Market. The houses are lined up in villas Jl Abdul Muis now there are none left. Into offices and shops and businesses that have been fused with the Tanah Abang market. 

The market was once dubbed 'the market goat' is now being extended to Kebun Kacang (there are 30 aisles), Jl KH Mas Mansyur, Kebun Melati, Petamburan, Ilir Dam, to Brass. It shows how rapidly the business in this market, which was founded 271 years ago. Among the old buildings are still lagging behind in Tanah Abang is Masjid Al-Makmur, historic mosques built 17th century by two brothers of the Islamic Mataram kingdom when attacked Batavia in 1628 and 1629. 

Street names 

In the colonial era, the Dutch always boast the names of streets, places, and villages in Batavia to mimic the name of his country. Including, community leaders, kings, and queens them. In Laan Trivelli, there is a Presidential Guard headquarters (Paswalpres). Beside him, Jl Tanah Abang I first called Kerkhoflaan. 

In this way, there is a burial place Inscription Museum Europeans / Christians side by side with the mayor's office in Central Jakarta. Here, we find a number of governors-general inscriptions and tomb of Dutch citizens / Europe who died in Batavia. The tombs in the form of the inscription has been transferred here from the old cemetery in the city, which is located next to the Jakarta History Museum. 

Still in the area of ​​Tanah Abang, Jl Tanah Abang III formerly Laan de Riemer, the name of the Dutch people who once inhabited the streets in the 19th century. Adjacent to this road is Jalan Tanah Abang IV, which in colonial times was named Laan de Briljkop and by the tongue called Gang Brengkop Betawi. Jalan Tanah Abang named V Gang Thomas also perpetuate the name of the Dutch citizens who live in this way. 

In Jl Tanah Abang V, where the late former foreign minister Ali Alatas was raised. His father was Abdullah Salim Alatas, once a professor of Arabic at the University of Indonesia. Beginning in the 1960s, when Hamka in his book titled Sinking Ship Van der Wijk, accused of plagiarism by leftists (LEKRA) Manfulutfi Egyptian author, Abdullah Salim Alatas defend it in a debate when it's warm.

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