Jakarta (Batavia), Indonesia, 1941- Canals and Rivers of DJakarta- Tempo Doeloe

Video Description :
When city Batavia (Jakarta) built, designed system canals, similar Amsterdam. This system 1941, local people bathe wash clothes, houses center running water. These canals 1941 symbol months Netherlands Indies, close colonies commercial center, local population lived extreme poverty. Today, canals meander greater Jakarta, legacies left colonialism.