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Greater Jakarta: City to expand prince of Jayakarta grave
The administration is planning to expand the grave of a 16th-century leader, the prince of Jayakarta, this year to add facilities for visitors, according to the tourism and culture agency acting head Asiantoro
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he administration is planning to expand the grave of a 16th-century leader, the prince of Jayakarta, this year to add facilities for visitors, according to the tourism and culture agency acting head Asiantoro.
“We will acquire the land beside the prince of Jayakarta’s grave. It should be preserved,” Asiantoro told kompas.com on Saturday.
Asiantoro said the expansion would make room for souvenir shops and other facilities for visitors.
“The budget for the project is Rp 23 billion [US$1.6 million], the expansion will be completed this year.”
Located in Jatinegara Kaum, Pulogadung, East Jakarta, the prince of Jayakarta’s grave is in a cemetery complex that is surrounded by mosques, kompas.com reported,
Apart from regular visitors, numerous officials have visited the grave, including President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and former Jakarta deputy governor Sandiaga Uno, on the city’s birthday.
