Kali Besar Timur (2025) through time

Jakarta 1943–2025 3 photos of this spot

3 photographs taken at the same spot in Jakarta, spanning 1943–2025 — 1 of them from before 1980. Line them up and watch the place change.

Kali Besar Timur, a canal-side street in the old town of Batavia, present-day Jakarta, photographed in 1943 during the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies, a district built up under earlier Dutch colonial rule.

KALIBESARTIMUR 1943 Kali Besar Timur, a canal-side street in the old town of Batavia, present-day Jakarta, photographed in 1943 during the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies, a district built up under earlier Dutch colonial rule.

Gedung Jasa Raharja, Kali Besar Kota Tua Jakarta (2025) 2025 The Jasa Raharja building along Kali Besar in Jakarta's Kota Tua (Old Town) district, photographed in 2025. The Kali Besar canal was the commercial spine of Batavia during the Dutch colonial era, and its surviving buildings reflect that period's architecture.

Kali Besar Timur (2025) 2025 A view along Kali Besar Timur, the eastern side of the historic Kali Besar canal in Jakarta's Kota Tua district, photographed in 2025. The canal was central to the trade and administration of Batavia under Dutch colonial rule.