Sunda
Kelapa or better known as Fish Market is an old port which is located
in the village Networking, Penjaringan subdistrict, North Jakarta. The
historic port is the forerunner of the anniversary of the city that is
set in the 16th century or fixed on July 12, 1527. The port has been
known since the 12th century was once an important port of Sunda kingdom
with its capital pakuan pajajaran (now Bogor). But long before the Sunda kingdom stands, Tarumanegara kingdom has been first established. The kingdom was then attacked by the powerful Srivijaya empire of
Sumatra, therefore residents around the port is using the Malay language
as their mother tongue which is the origin of the Indonesian national
language.According to the historical ink, Sunda Kelapa port was originally built with a 810 meter long canal. In 1817, the Dutch government melebarkanya be 1,825 meters. Sunda Kelapa port currently has a land area of 760 hectares and 16 470 hectares of water area pond. Because
of its historical value is very high and is surrounded by historic
buildings, Sunda Kelapa port currently used as a maritime destination
and history in Jakarta. Currently Sunda Kelapa Harbor is one of the ports managed by PT Pelindo II and only serve the inter-island vessel only.As a historic port, Sunda Kelapa became one of the attractions that can be visited by tourists. Domestic to foreign tourists also took time to visit the Sunda Kelapa on the weekend or in the afternoon. The following tourist sights that can be seen in the port of Sunda Kelapa.
See timber shipsSunda Kelapa port is a port for trading ships since the kingdom of Padjadjaran. Merchant ships are docked to bring the goods to be traded. Until now, Sunda Kelapa Harbor are still actively used as a resting-place vessels including timber ships. One
type of vessel that can be seen in the port of Sunda Kelapa is Phinisi
ship with a mix of styles from a mixture of styles Madura. If you get permission from the owner of timber ships, tourists may try to board the ship.
Activity of loading and unloading goodsJust like life in the harbor, the activity of which can be seen is the loading and unloading of goods. The goods to be sent will be incorporated into the hull by using aids. But if visiting the Sunda Kelapa harbor, tourists can see the activities of loading and unloading of goods traditionally. Some workers perform activities of loading and unloading of goods to carry. The workers worked together to pass the footbridge from the edge of the pier with wood.
Most
tourists visit the port in the morning and afternoon, the sun in the
morning and evening provide good lighting angles and gives the
dimensions of the image. But
avoid come to this port at the time of rain, poor lighting, the
activity of workers who also stopped when the rain makes hunting
activities disrupted. However, rain is not always be a bad thing for a photographer to be creative. After
the rain subsided lined vessel reflected image in a puddle of water
contained in the port channel can be interesting photo spots. Taxi boat owner who was dumping rain water from inside the boat can also be used as the object.You
will probably need a telephoto lens when capturing the image at Sunda
Kelapa Harbor, because of the activity of workers who were on board can
be the object of interest. Considering we can not climb into the boat because it would interfere with their work. It does not let us take pictures of their activities closely, it therefore bring a telephoto lens is recommended.Maybe you are interested in doing tours and a visit to this beautiful place. Hopefully this article useful and do not forget to share this article.