Dutch Fort

Dutch Fort and Other Buildings

The buildings in the pasar (market) all have
Dutch architecture.
The date of this building is posted just below the second story window (1937).

In the City of Muara Tebo

For those traveling through the City of Muara Tebo and you’d like to take a short 30 minute break, you could drive through the small city to look at the old Dutch wooden buildings which are still in use. The buildings located in the very center of the city, called the pasar, or market, are all wooden buildings of Dutch architecture from 1930 era. As you drive around you will see that people are still living in homes and barracks that were at one time used by the Dutch solders and their families.

 

Tanggo Rajo (Tebo)

Stairs of the King

Entrance to Tanggo Rajo in the City of Muara Tebo.

Jambi’s history, though mostly built upon myths and legends, has one story about the kings that would sit on the bank of the Batanghari River in the evenings to enjoy the sunset. The City of Jambi has built this story into possibly the most prominent “hang-out” location in their city (Tanggo Rajo, also called ANCOL).