Pasar Senen Market Legend

Pasar Senen

Central Jakarta has a shopping destination that its existence long enough and contain enough historical value. One is the Pasar Senen, the legendary market among residents of Jakarta, even the world.

We started shopping at the market of the oldest standing, Pasar Senen. Before you set foot in there, it helps us to know its history. In 1730, Justinus Cornellis Vincke established markets around Weltevreden (great place).

When the market was only opened on Monday. Therefore, people call it a Pasar Senen. At that time there are records that mention this market with Vincke Passer. The 1900's Pasar Senen had surrounded the military and government centers.

This was the heyday Senen Market, and was dubbed the Queen of the East (Queen of the East), more famous than Singapore. Not only beautiful villas adorn the area, but many Chinese shops and army barracks. The area was a place wandelen aka "eating the wind" (the streets). In 1945, after Indonesia's independence, the region looks increasingly solid Monday for a massive migration flows.

Learn a little trip Senen Market from time to time, give an idea that shopping activities have acted long before the independence of Indonesian society. Name Senen Market became the forerunners of the name of the region namely "Senen district."

Senen Market Products is now the central equipment is Senen army uniforms or attributes associated with the military (TNI & Police). There is true if we look back around the area filled by the military headquarters.

In addition to military products, Senen market and is famous for all sorts of attributes. Along with the advance of democracy in our country, Senen more as its central attribute of the party. Almost every block and stall in Senen selling or receiving orders various attributes.

At Pasar Senen also still have a traditional market that sells a variety of kitchen needs. Ayan most unique is the "Exchange Cake Dawn" broad sweep their area, just next to the terminal and the front of the bridge overpass.

Various types of wet and dry cakes and other snacks are shown in the table that extends. There is a layer cake, lemper, risol, onde-onde, martabak, diamonds, getuk, spring rolls, cake bowl until pastry and so forth. In another row of tables is also lined tart with a wide variety of decorative arts. The average was pegged at a low price. This is what makes the buyers are willing to come at dawn to Senen Market.


Senen Cake Market

Market dawn cake is a potential for extraordinary shopping. No wonder the government tried to open new locations in Jakarta to traders dawn cake, of course, with the aim that echo better known in the international market. This step begins by introducing the cake at dawn in the hotel and air transport aircraft.

Anything else that is no less unique in Pasar Senen shopping trips, that is a flea market or quality used goods. Most people might call "Poncol Pasar Senen." Its location is closer to the train station Monday, because right in the side of the tracks that led the way Jend. Suprapto. Most of the goods sold is clothing, some electronics that are still functioning or not.

This market has existed since 1969, Poncol Market is known as a legendary market street vendors. In 1989, coached Poncol Municipality of Central Jakarta (Central Jakarta City Administration). Prices of goods in the market is certainly much cheaper than goods supermarket or mall. Prices are cheap that is the choice of the people of Jakarta, Central Jakarta especially for shopping.

For those of you who have surplus money and wanted the luxury of shopping facilities, the Atrium Senen be an option. Complete your shopping tour in the area of Pasar Senen.