Temples - Attractions in Jakarta

The oldest Chinese temple in Jakarta is located on Jl. Kemenangan which lies just behind Gajah Mada.

The temple known as Kim Tek Le or Jin De Yuan was built during 1650. It was initially built by the Chinese lieutenant Kwee Hoen who had named the temple as Koan Im Teng, as an honour to goddess Kwan Im.

The Taoist temple that was destroyed during the 1740 massacre was rebuilt in 1755 by Oei Tjhie, the Chinese captain. The basic structural layout of the Taoist temple is similar to the other Chinese temples.

Borobudur Temple, one of the largest shrines in Indonesia, was built during the 9th century.

The temple appears like any other ordinary stone construction but it consists of hundreds of magnificently detailed statues and sculptures, representing Buddhist teachings.

Prambanan Temple a ten-century old temple is dedicated to the Hindu God Shiva. The temple has eight shrines, of which the three main ones are dedicated to Brahma, Shiva and Vishnu.