The Indonesian Miniature

The garden of Mini "Indonesia Indah" (TMII) was the garden that depicted intact Indonesia that was big in his appearance that was small and beautiful. Preceeded from the idea and the initiative of Ms Tien Soeharto, the TMII development was begun during 1971 and was declared by his opening on April 20 1975. This idea took the form of the wish or the goal to generate his proud and thick feeling the feeling of the love against the homeland and the nation, Indonesia. This idea was ignited by the First Lady, Siti Hartinah, that more was known with the term of Ms Tien Soeharto. This goal was explained as the idea of establishing a place of well-off recreation menggambarlan the greatness and Indonesian beauty in the form of the miniature. This idea was scraped in a meeting in Street Cendana no.8 Jakarta on March 13 1970.

In his role sebagi the "Indonesian Face" that represented the nation's Indonesian image, TMII was often visited by the Head of State and the Head Of Government from the friend's countries all over the world. Almost in each arrival of guests of this honour, was raised by planting of the friendship banyan tree in one of the locations of TMII. Kini at least had 129 banyan trees that were buried by the guests of the country, that several of the him was leading figures of the world. This number was enriched with 108 trees from various kinds, that were known in his origin country and could grow in the wild Indonesia. Ini trees in planted by the managements of Non-aligned countries at the time of KTT Non X Blok in 1992 in Jakarta.

TMII was the unique tour region. If in another place, the Museum and the Garden was an independent tourist attraction, then in TMII, 27 Daerah bridges that also functioned as the living museum, 15 museums from various aspects, as well as 10 gardens, that also functioned as conservation means ex-there was in one complex in one location. The number thus still possibly will continue to improve from time to time. To give the safe feeling for the visitor but also his management, then in the Mini Garden then was established several buildings and important facilities like: the Pengelolaan Building, Pusat of Wisatawan Information, Poliklinik TMII, Pos Polisi, Pemadam Kebakaran, Gardu Listrik, Radio Pelangi Indonesian Archipelago, as well as Padepokan TMII.

To go round in the TMII region that the width included through to approximately 165 ha, TMII gave many choices to the visitor. The visitor TMII could use various forms of transport means beginning with the bicycle, the car, the bus, the mini carriage, the cable-car and aeromovel. The rented tariff: - the Mini Rp Bicycle. 1,000.- (30 the minute) - Charter the Rp circle car. 30.000,-/jam - Charter Mobil big (the bus) the Rp circle. 75.000,-/jam - the Minimum Party 30 people Discount 15% .

During in the Garden of Mini "Indonesia Indah", the visitor might not worry will suffer hunger or the thirst. Every day had dozens of stalls that provided food and the drink from all cooking. These stalls were located spread in various TMII. parts so as when being needed by the visitor could find stalls ate this was not too far from his place stood. The price of food was arranged by the Centre of the TMII. Oleh Karena Management his price must be covered and his food was satisfactory enough.