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. 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 architecture, clothing, dances and traditions are all depicted impeccably. Apart from that, there is a lake, cable cars, museums, a theater called "Theater Tanah Airku" ("The Theatre of My Nation") and other recreational facilities which make TMII one of the most popular tourist destinations in the city.

History

This idea of building this smaller scale of Indonesia as whole was originally came from former Indonesian first lady, Siti Hartinah or best-known as Tien Suharto. The idea came out at a convention on 8 Cendana Street at March 13, 1970. Through this recreational site, she hoped more people will have more national pride than before. The project called "Indonesian Miniature Project" was started by Harapan Kita Foundation in 1972. The concept of building this recreational area was taken from the fact that Indonesia has richness from many different sources.

Characteristics

TMII was originally located on an public area of 145 ha, as farms and fields. Later, the team was able to convert this fields into a place to make a recreational site. The topography of TMII is rather hilly, however, this was what the team need. The team said they had got an advantage of this kind of land because they can play around with it to make an interesting site to place the models of each province.