Jakarta Cathedral

Sawah Besar, Indonesia · built 1901

Jakarta Cathedral (Indonesian: Gereja Katedral Jakarta, Kathedraal van Jakarta) is a Latin Catholic cathedral in Jakarta, Indonesia, which is also the seat of the Archbishop of Jakarta, currently Cardinal Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo. Its official name is the Church of Our Lady of the Assumption (Gereja Santa Perawan Maria Diangkat ke Surga, derived from the original name in De Kerk van Onze Lieve Vrouwe ten Hemelopneming). This current cathedral was consecrated in 1901 and built in the neo-Gothic style, a common architectural style to build churches at that time. The Jakarta Cathedral is located in Central Jakarta near Merdeka Square and Merdeka Palace. The Istiqlal Mosque is located next to the cathedral.

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