Jakarta Cathedral, St. Mary's Assumption

#churches #100waysoftravel Jakarta Cathedral Church, or officially named the Cathedral Church of Saint Mary Assumption (Dutch: De Kerk van Onze Lieve Vrouwe ten Hemelopneming; English: The Church of Our Lady of the Assumption) is a Catholic cathedral church located in Central Jakarta, Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia. This church building was inaugurated in 1901 and built with neo-gothic architecture from Europe, which is an architecture that is very commonly used to build church buildings several centuries ago. This museum was inaugurated on April 28, 1991 by Mgr Julius Darmaatmadja. The creation of the Cathedral Museum was initiated by the head priest of the Cathedral at that time, Father Rudolf Kurris. This began with Kurris' love for history and historical objects. According to him, these historical objects can arouse human awe of the past and his desire to pass on knowledge from generation to generation. The Cathedral Museum was previously located in the balcony of the Cathedral, but has now been moved to the old rectory, the north side of the church or Plaza Maria. Address: