Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (TMII) or "Beautiful Indonesia Miniature Park" (literally translated) is a culture-based
recreational area located in
East Jakarta,
Indonesia. It has an area of about 250 acres (1.0 km
2). The park is a synopsis of
Indonesian culture, with virtually all aspects of daily life in Indonesia's 26 (in 1975)
provinces encapsulated in separate pavilions with the collections of
Indonesian architecture,
clothing, dances and traditions are all depicted impeccably. Apart from
that, there is a lake with a miniature of the archipelago in the middle
of it, cable cars, museums, Keong Emas Imax cinema, a theater called
the Theatre of My Homeland (
Theater Tanah Airku) and other recreational facilities which make TMII one of the most popular
tourist destinations in the city.
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Since 2007 Taman Mini Indonesia Indah launched new logo with branding slogan
Pesona Indonesia ("Indonesian Charm").
On December 31, 2014 World Peace Committee decided TMII as International Civilization Park and World Peace Theme Park.
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The idea of presenting Indonesia in a small scale was conceived by former Indonesian first lady, Siti Hartinah, better known as Tien Suharto.
It came about at a convention on 8 Cendana Street at March 13, 1970.
Through this recreational site, she hoped to cultivate national pride in
more Indonesian people.[1]
A project called "Indonesian Miniature Project" was started by Harapan
Kita Foundation in 1972. The concept of this culture-based recreational
area was inspired by Indonesia's unparalleled natural riches and local
folk diversity.
TMII was originally located on a public area of 145 ha, as farms and
fields. Later, the team was able to convert these fields into a suitable
location for the construction. The topography
of TMII is rather hilly, consistent with what the builders required.
The team claimed the advantage of utilizing this uneven terrain was the
ability to create interesting and diverse landscapes and enclosures, as
well as reflecting the various characteristics of the Indonesian
environment.[1]
PARTS OF TMII
Since each Indonesian province maintains its own unique and distinct
cultures, shelters, attire and dialects, TMII built a model of each of
the houses from Indonesian provinces. TMII attempted not only to
reconstruct the homes of the various provinces, but also to create a
realistic model of the environment and shelters of the various people of
Indonesia.
[3] The venues, which are situated around the main lake in a similar fashion to the different islands of the
Indonesian archipelago, are thematically divided into six areas in respect to the main islands of Indonesia;
Java,
Sumatra,
Kalimantan (
Borneo),
Sulawesi, the
Lesser Sunda Islands,
Maluku and
Papua. Each pavilions featured in typical
vernacular Indonesian architecture of each provinces. Examples of Indonesian traditional vernacular houses are:
Joglo and Omah Kudus
Javanese houses of
Central Java and
Yogyakarta pavilion;
Minang Rumah Gadang of
West Sumatra pavilion;
Malay houses of
Jambi and
Riau provinces;
Torajan Tongkonan and Bugis house of
South Sulawesi pavilion; and
Balinese house compound with intricately carved Candi Bentar split gate and Kori Agung gate.
It also displays various traditional costumes, wedding costumes,
dance costumes, also ethnography artifacts such as weapons and daily
tools, models of traditional architecture are in display to describes
the way of life of its people. Each provinces pavilions also equipped
with small stage, amphitheatre or auditorium for traditional dance
performances, traditional music performances or traditional ceremonies
that usually held in Sundays. Some of these pavilions also equipped with
cafeterias featuring traditional
Indonesian cuisines and also souvenir shops offering various handicrafts, T-shirts and souvenirs.
Since 1975 until the 2000s, the original design of TMII consist of a
model of the houses from the 27 provinces of Indonesia, including
East Timor.
But after the secession of East Timor from Indonesia in 2002, the East
Timor pavilion changed its status to become the Museum of East Timor.
Also since Indonesia now consist of
33 provinces, currently the new province pavilions of
Bangka Belitung,
Banten,
West Sulawesi,
North Maluku,
Gorontalo,
Riau Islands, and
West Papua is being built in northeast part of the park.
After the recognition of
Indonesian Chinese culture as the integral part of Indonesian culture in 2000, the new
Indonesian Chinese pavilion and a
Confucian temple was built within the park.
Religious Buildings
The religious buildings of several official faiths is meant to
showcase the inter-faiths tolerance and religious harmony of Indonesia.
The religious buildings are:
Gardens and Parks
There are about ten gardens spread within TMII complex, but most are
located primarily on the north and northeast side of the main lake:
- Orchid Garden
- Medicinal herbs Garden
- Cactus Garden
- Jasmine Garden
- Keong Emas (Golden Snail) Flower Garden
- Fresh Water Aquarium
- Bekisar (a type of rooster) Garden
- Bird Park
- Taman Ria Atmaja Park, stage and music performances
- Taman Budaya Tionghoa Indonesia, an Indonesian Chinese cultural park (under construction)
- Reptile Park in Komodo Zoological Museum compound. A fully grown Komodo dragon
(Varanus komodoensis) nicknamed Bima resides in the reptile park near
the eastern gate, which you can pet and take pictures with for Rp.5,000
($0.60).[4]
Technological Centre
Pusat peragaan Iptek or Science and Technology Display Centre is
under coordination of Research and Technology Ministry. At the end of
2011 has 15 sites with about 300 science tools and visited by 341,000
visitor in a year. The sites are Robotic, Electric and Magnet,
Mechanics, Mathematics, etc.
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Museums
There are fourteen
museums at TMII:
Theatres
- Keong Emas (Golden Snail) Imax Theater
- Tanah Airku Theater
- 4D Theater
Monuments, Halls, Buildings and other Exhibits
Kala Makara main entrance
Sasono Utomo main building
- Kala Makara main gates
- Flower clock
- Tugu Api Pancasila, the main monument, an obelisk celebrating Pancasila
- Baluwerti, a twin gate with relief of Indonesian history on its wall
- Pendopo Agung Sasono Utomo (Grand Hall), the main building in Javanese Joglo style
- Sasono Utomo, exhibition hall
- Sasono Langen Budoyo, indoor stage and theater
- Sasono Manganti
- Sasana Kriya, multi purpose function hall
- Park Management Office
- Cokot Sculpture, a display of wooden sculptures by Cokot, a famous Balinese artist
- The Miniature of Borobudur
- APEC Memorial Monument and Garden
- Non Alignment Nations Friendship Monument and Garden
- The Miniature of Indonesian Archipelago on central lake
- Indonesian Archipelago Plaza and Stage
- Jati Taminah, a remnant of a large teak tree
- Kayu Gede (large wood), the display of large tree trunk
Rides
Wind powered
Aeromovel people mover ride around the park.
- Skylift Indonesia cable car
- Aeromovel Indonesia, a wind powered people mover
- Mini train around the park
- Boat ride on Indonesian archipelago lake
- Swan paddle boat on Indonesian archipelago lake
- Bicycle rent ride
- Car ride around the area
Recreation facilities
Istana Anak-anak Indonesia.
- Istana Anak-Anak Indonesia (The Castle of Indonesian Children)
- Taman Among Putro kiddy rides park
- Desa Seni dan Kerajinan handicraft center
- Rare books market
- Snowbay Waterpark swimmingpool
- Telaga Mina fishing pond
- Warna Alam outbound camp
Lodgings
- Desa Wisata hostel
- Graha Wisata Remaja youth hostel
Restaurants
Plans
As of 2011 the operator planned to disburse $35 million for building a new
Discovery World
theme park. A 2-hectare area was to be built and it was predicted to be
operated before the end of 2012. It would serve 100 venues/rides and
was predicted to attract 1.2 million visitors from Indonesia and
Southeast Asia.
