Taman Mini Indonesia Indah
Taman Mini "Indonesia Indah" is a culture-based recreational area located in East Jakarta, Indonesia. It is operated by Yayasan Harapan Kita, a foundation established by Siti Hartinah, the first lady during most of the New Order and wife of Suharto, and still run by Suharto's descendants since his death. It has an area of about. The park is a synopsis of Indonesian culture, with virtually all aspects of daily life in Indonesia's 26 provinces encapsulated in separate pavilions with the collections of rumah adat as the example of Indonesian vernacular architecture, clothing, dances and traditions are all depicted impeccably. Apart from that, there is a lake with a miniature of the archipelago in the middle of it, cable cars, museums, Keong Emas Imax cinema, a theater called the Theatre of My Homeland and other recreational facilities which make TMII one of the most popular tourist destinations in the city.
Since 2007 Taman Mini Indonesia Indah launched new logo with branding slogan Pesona Indonesia.
On December 31, 2014 World Peace Committee decided TMII as International Civilization Park and World Peace Theme Park.
History
The idea of presenting Indonesia in a small scale was conceived by former Indonesian first lady, Siti Hartinah, better known as Tien Suharto. It came about at a convention on 8 Cendana Street at March 13, 1970. Through this recreational site, she hoped to cultivate national pride in more Indonesian people. A project called "Indonesian Miniature Project" was started by Harapan Kita Foundation in 1972. The concept of this culture-based recreational area was inspired by Indonesia's unparalleled natural riches and local folk diversity.Characteristics
TMII was originally located on a public area of 145 ha, as farms and fields. Later, the team was able to convert these fields into a suitable location for the construction. The topography of TMII is rather hilly, consistent with what the builders required. The team claimed the advantage of utilizing this uneven terrain was the ability to create interesting and diverse landscapes and enclosures, as well as reflecting the various characteristics of the Indonesian environment.Parts of TMII
Venues of Indonesian provinces
Since each Indonesian province maintains its own unique and distinct cultures, shelters, attire and dialects, TMII built a model of each of the houses from Indonesian provinces. TMII attempted not only to reconstruct the homes of the various provinces, but also to create a realistic model of the environment and shelters of the various people of Indonesia. The venues, which are situated around the main lake in a similar fashion to the different islands of the Indonesian archipelago, are thematically divided into six areas in respect to the main islands of Indonesia; Java, Sumatra, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, the Lesser Sunda Islands, Maluku and Papua. Each pavilions featured in typical vernacular Indonesian architecture of each provinces. Examples of Indonesian traditional vernacular houses are: Joglo and Omah Kudus Javanese houses of Central Java and Yogyakarta pavilion; Minang Rumah Gadang of West Sumatra pavilion; Malay houses of Jambi and Riau provinces; Torajan Tongkonan and Bugis house of South Sulawesi pavilion; and Balinese house compound with intricately carved candi bentar split gate and kori agung gate.It also displays various traditional costumes, wedding costumes, dance costumes, also ethnography artifacts such as weapons and daily tools, models of traditional architecture are in display to describes the way of life of its people. Each provinces pavilions also equipped with small stage, amphitheatre or auditorium for traditional dance performances, traditional music performances or traditional ceremonies that usually held in Sundays. Some of these pavilions also equipped with cafeterias featuring traditional Indonesian cuisines and also souvenir shops offering various handicrafts, T-shirts and souvenirs.
Since 1975 until the 2000s, the original design of TMII consists of a model of the traditional houses from the 27 provinces of Indonesia, including East Timor. But after the secession of East Timor from Indonesia in 2002, the East Timor pavilion changed its status to become the Museum of East Timor. Since Indonesia now consists of 34 provinces, the new province pavilions of Bangka Belitung, Banten, West Sulawesi, North Maluku, Gorontalo, Riau Islands, and West Papua has been built in northeast part of the park, although the size and area of the newly built pavilions is much smaller than the previously built pavilions.
After the recognition of Indonesian Chinese culture as a integral part of Indonesian culture in 2000, the new Indonesian Chinese pavilion and a Confucian temple was built within the park.
Religious buildings
The religious buildings of several official faiths is meant to showcase the inter-faiths tolerance and religious harmony of Indonesia. The religious buildings are:- Pangeran Diponegoro Mosque
- Santa Catharina Catholic church
- Haleluya Protestant church
- Penataran Agung Kertabhumi Balinese Hindu temple
- Arya Dwipa Arama Buddhist temple
- Sasana Adirasa Pangeran Samber Nyawa
- Kong Miao Confucian temple
Gardens and parks
- Orchid Garden
- Medicinal herbs Garden
- Cactus Garden
- Jasmine Garden
- Keong Emas Flower Garden
- Taman Ria Atmaja Park, stage and music performances
- Taman Budaya Tionghoa Indonesia, an Indonesian Chinese cultural park
Taman Bekisar
Free roaming aviary
- Helmeted guineafowl
- Bekisar
- Java Peafowl
Individuals aviary
- Silkie
- Bantam chicken
- Ayam Pelung
- Ayam Kedu
- Common pheasant
- Serama
Taman Burung
Birds for sale
To avoid overpopulation, the park sells non-endangered birds ranging from the cheap albino pigeons to the fancy blue peafowl.Photo booths
- Blue-and-yellow macaw
- Green winged macaw
- Sun conure
- Chattering lory
- Eclectus parrot
- Yellow-crested cockatoo
- Salmon-crested cockatoo
- Palm cockatoo
- Brahminy kite
- Crested serpent eagle
Free ranging river exhibit
- Australian pelican
- Black swan
- Lesser adjutant
Raptor exhibits
- Crested serpent eagle
- Javan hawk-eagle
- White-bellied sea eagle
- Brahminy kite
- Changeable hawk-eagle
Kubah barat
- Koi
- Zebra dove
- Javan myna
- Common pheasant
- Wreathed hornbill
- Oriental pied hornbill
- Crested fireback
- Wrinkled hornbill
- Black hornbill
- Lady Amherst's pheasant
- Rhinoceros hornbill
- Black-winged starling
- White-breasted waterhen
- Bali myna
- Pied stilt
- Black-naped oriole
- Javan pond heron
- Black-headed ibis
- Purple heron
- Lesser whistling duck
- Javan peafowl
- Great argus
- Greater yellownape
- Pied myna
- Green junglefowl
- Cattle egret
- Glossy ibis
- Woolly-necked stork
- Black crowned crane
Kubah timur
- Domestic pigeon
- Pied imperial pigeon
- Masked lapwing
- Western crowned pigeon
- Maleo
- Nankeen night heron
- Papuan hornbill
- Moluccan king parrot
- Black-capped lory
- Eclectus parrot
- White cockatoo
- Salmon-crested cockatoo
- Palm cockatoo
- Yellow-crested cockatoo
- Red bird-of-paradise
Individual exhibits
- Black-capped lory
- Black-winged starling
- Barred eagle owl
- Java sparrow
- Blue-crowned hanging parrot
- Streaked weaver
- Southern cassowary
- Northern cassowary
Museum Serangga
Insect exhibits
- Phyllium giganteum
- Stick insect
- Water scorpion
- Lethocerus indicus
- Diving beetle
Butterfly Park
- Koi
- Tilapia
- Troides helena
- Papilio karna
- Papilio memnon
- Pachliopta adamas
- Euploea phaenareta
- Hypolimnas bolina
Mammal exhibits
- Prevost's squirrel
- Plantain squirrel
- Horse-tailed squirrel
- Cream-coloured giant squirrel
Former animals
- Argiope appensa
- Chinese red-headed centipede
- Odontolabis femoralis
- Bekisar
- Java sparrow
- Black-capped lory
- Large flying fox
- Sugar glider
- Black-striped squirrel
- Asian palm civet
- Java mouse-deer
- Javan muntjac
Dunia Air Tawar
Outdoor pond
- Koi
- Tilapia
- Iridescent shark
Entrance
- Guppy
- Neocaridina davidi
- Black ghost knifefish
- Altum angelfish
- Semaprochilodus insignis
- Peter's elephantnose fish
- Symphysodon aequifasciatus
- Neon tetra
- Gyrinocheilus aymonieri
- Ompok rhadinurus
- Antennarius biocellatus
Tunnel aquarium
- Bigtooth river stingray
- Redtail catfish
- Ripsaw catfish
- Hemibagrus nemurus
- Wallago leeri
- Iridescent shark
- Giant pangasius
- Leptobarbus hoevenii
- Giant gourami
- Tambaqui
- Silver arowana
- Alligator gar
Gourami exhibits
- Giant red tail gourami
- Kissing gourami
- Chocolate gourami
- Pearl gourami
- Dwarf gourami
- Siamese fighting fish
Indoor pond
- Arapaima
Laboratory
- Channa gachua
- Stiphodon elegans
- Rainbow water snake
- American bullfrog
- Prosopocoilus giraffa
- Discoplax hirtipes
- Perisesarma bidens
- Parathelphusa convexa
Bonytongue Hall
- Alligator gar
- Gulf saratoga
- Asian arowana
- Silver arowana
Second floor exhibits
- Java barb
- Featherfin squeaker
- Pao palembangensis
- Bagarius yarrelli
- Scatophagus argus
- Selenotoca multifasciata
- Paradise threadfin
Indoor waterfall
- Alamosaurus
- Daspletosaurus
- Koi
- Amphilophus labiatus
- Java barb
- Tor tambroides
- Asiatic softshell turtle
Room 1
- Hemibagrus wyckii
- Giant barb
- Variable platyfish
- Rainbow shark
- Alligator pipefish
- Ctenolucius hujeta
- Red rainbowfish
- Blind cave tetra
- Red-bellied piranha
- Pygocentrus cariba
Room 2
- Metynnis argenteus
- Violet goby
- Parambassis altipinnis
- Alligator gar
- Axolotl
- Neosilurus novaeguineae
- Ripsaw catfish
- Horabagrus brachysoma
Room 3
- Chinese high-fin banded shark
- Clown loach
- Blood parrot cichlid
- Denison barb
- Channa marulioides
- Bigtooth river stingray
- Koi
Room 4
- Chalceus macrolepidotus
- Wallago leeri
- Arapaima
- Indo-Pacific tarpon
- Barramundi
- Neoarius graeffei
- Giuris margaritacea
- Crystal-eyed catfish
Brackish Exhibit
- Banded archerfish
- Toxotes chatareus
4D Cinema Hall
- Indonesian shortfin eel
- Electric eel
- Arapaima
Indonesia exhibits
- Tiger barb
- Harlequin rasbora
- Anabas testudineus
- Osteochilus microcephalus
- Walking catfish
- Hemibagrus nemurus
- Black sharkminnow
- Kuhli loach
- Ctenolucius hujeta
- Giuris margaritacea
- Threadfin rainbowfish
- Mangrove red snapper
- Bigeye trevally
- Crazy fish
- Carinotetraodon irrubesco
- Boeseman's rainbowfish
Room 5
- Asian arowana
- Cyphotilapia frontosa
- Giant snakehead
- Geophagus surinamensis
- Oranda
- Bubble Eye
- Hampala macrolepidota
- Leporinus fasciatus
- Metynnis argenteus
Room 6
- Datnioides microlepis
- Cichla kelberi
- Neon tetra
- Rainbow shark
- Forest snakehead
Room 7
- Uaru amphiacanthoides
- Tinfoil barb
- Gymnothorax polyuranodon
- Metynnis argenteus
- Zig-zag eel
Room 8
- Spotted gar
- Flowerhorn cichlid
- Barred bichir
- Polypterus endlicheri endlicheri
- Oscar cichlid
- Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum
- South American lungfish
- Macrochirichthys macrochirus
Malawi Biotope
- Bluegray mbuna
- Labidochromis caeruleus
- Melanochromis auratus
- Pseudotropheus demasoni
- Silver distichodus
- Mormyrus longirostris
Amazon Biotope
- Metynnis argenteus
- Mylossoma duriventre
- Chalceus macrolepidotus
- Ctenolucius hujeta
- Leporinus fasciatus
- Lipstick leporinus
- Heros efasciatus
- Ocellated river stingray
- Xingu River ray
- Pearl river stingray
Mekong Biotope
- Giant barb
- Osteochilus melanopleura
- Clown featherback
Riverine Exhibit
- Neolissochilus thienemanni
- Osteochilus melanopleura
- Giant pangasius
- Clarias gariepinus
- Tambaqui
- Amphilophus labiatus
- Asiatic softshell turtle
- Alligator snapping turtle
Former animals
- Ryukin
- Siberian sturgeon
- American paddlefish
- African arowana
- Black arowana
- Gymnarchus niloticus
- Gilded catfish
- Wels catfish
- Hydrocynus forskahlii
- Nile perch
- Auchenoglanis biscutatus
- Acanthopagrus berda
- Largetooth sawfish
- White-edge freshwater whipray
- Giant freshwater prawn
- Common yabby
- Pig-nosed turtle
- Red-eared slider
- False gharial
Fish for sale
Taman Legenda
The dinosaur and myth themed park also have a petting zoo, where visitors can feed and interact with the animals.Petting zoo
- Rabbit
- Donkey
- Sheep
- Pony
- Alpaca
- Highland cattle
- Masked palm civet
Dinosaur Park (animatronics)
- Tyrannosaurus rex
- Carnotaurus
- Spinosaurus
- Velociraptor
- Dilophosaurus
- Brachiosaurus
- Triceratops
- Pachycephalosaurus
- Parasaurolophus
- Ankylosaurus
- Stegosaurus
- Pteranodon
Technological Centre
Museums
There are fourteen museums at TMII:- Indonesia Museum
- Purna Bhakti Pertiwi Museum
- Soldier Museum
- Indonesian stamps Museum
- Pusaka Museum
- Transportation Museum
- Telecommunication Museum
- Penerangan Museum
- Sports Museum
- Asmat Museum
- Komodo Indonesian Fauna Museum and Reptile Park
- Insects Museum
- Research & Technology Information Centre
- Oil & Gas Museum
- East Timor Museum
Theatres
- Keong Emas Imax Theater
- Tanah Airku Theater
- 4D Theater
Monuments, halls, buildings and other exhibits
- Kala Makara main gates
- Flower clock
- Tugu Api Pancasila, the main monument, an obelisk celebrating Pancasila
- Baluwerti, a twin gate with relief of Indonesian history on its wall
- Pendopo Agung Sasono Utomo, the main building in Javanese Joglo style
- Sasono Utomo, exhibition hall
- Sasono Langen Budoyo, indoor stage and theater
- Sasono Manganti
- Sasana Kriya, multi purpose function hall
- Park Management Office
- Cokot Sculpture, a display of wooden sculptures by Cokot, a famous Balinese artist
- The Miniature of Borobudur
- APEC Memorial Monument and Garden
- Non Alignment Nations Friendship Monument and Garden
- The Miniature of Indonesian Archipelago on central lake
- Indonesian Archipelago Plaza and Stage
- Jati Taminah, a remnant of a large teak tree
- Kayu Gede, the display of large tree trunk
Rides
- Skylift Indonesia cable car
- Aeromovel Indonesia, a wind powered people mover
- Mini train around the park
- Boat ride on Indonesian archipelago lake
- Swan paddle boat on Indonesian archipelago lake
- Bicycle rent ride
- Car ride around the area
Recreation facilities
- Istana Anak-Anak Indonesia
- Taman Among Putro kiddy rides park
- Desa Seni dan Kerajinan handicraft center
- Rare books market
- Snowbay Waterpark swimming pool
- Telaga Mina fishing pond
- Warna Alam outbound camp
Lodgings
- Desa Wisata hostel
- Graha Wisata Remaja youth hostel
Restaurants
- Caping Gunung restaurant
- California Fried Chicken restaurants
- Pecel Madiun restaurant
- Various cafetarias and warungs available throughout the park featuring Indonesian cuisines such as soto, gado-gado, nasi goreng and satay.
Plans