Bendera Pusaka Park

Bendera Pusaka Park (Indonesian: Taman Bendera Pusaka, lit. 'Heirloom Flag Park') is a 5,6-hectare urban park in the Kebayoran Baru district of South Jakarta, Indonesia, located near the famous commercial quarter of Blok M to the east. It has an L-shaped design with an east-south-north alignment, which is formed by the merger of the existing Ayodya, Langsat and Leuser parks.^[1][2]

The district (kecamatan) of Kebayoran Baru was originally developed as a standalone planned satellite city of Batavia (now Jakarta) after World War II, carrying the principles of "garden city" onto its design. Thus, the planned city design has included many urban parks and other green spaces, including three separated yet adjacent parks in block C near Kyai Maja street, a site that what is now lies within the Kramat Pela subdistrict (kelurahan).^[3] These three parks were later known as Ayodya, Langsat and Leuser parks, divided by the Barito and Kyai Maja streets to the east and north.

To the east of Langsat Park, there is Barito Street, where there used to be a row of kiosks for ornamental bird traders outside the compound, which had already existed since the 1970s.^[4][5] Ayodya Park, formerly named Barito Park, was partially used for ornamental animal and flower kiosks that covered its frontage. These kiosks were inaugurated by then Jakarta Governor Ali Sadikin in 1970 and were collectively known as the "Barito Market" (Pasar Barito).^[5][6] In January 2008, the Jakarta Provincial Government under Fauzi Bowo ordered the demolition of about 150 kiosks of the Barito Market, in order to restore Barito Park as an open green space. It drew clashes during the process.^[7] The traders were relocated to the nearby markets, but some of them were given new kiosks along the eastern border of the Langsat Park at Barito street.^[5] The reinstated Barito Park was reinaugurated as "Ayodya Park" by Governor Fauzi Bowo on 15 March 2009.^[8]

In July 2025, Governor Pramono Anung envisioned an "ASEAN Park" near the commercial square of Blok M; it was revealed that the vision is in a form of the revitalization and merger of Ayodya, Langsat and Leuser parks.^[9] However, the plan name was changed to "Taman Bendera Pusaka" ('Heirloom Flag Park').^[10] Because of this, the ornamental bird kiosks along the eastern border of Langsat Park had to be relocated and the traders initially refused to do so.^[5][11] On 8 August 2025, a groundbreaking ceremony was held to start the revitalization and merging process; it was surreptitiously held to avoid protests from the traders.^[12] The ornamental bird kiosks remained in site until they were ultimately demolished in late October 2025 and were later relocated on a site near Lenteng Agung railway station.^[13][14]

The revitalization and merging process costed around 100 billion rupiah and was funded through corporate social responsibility.^[15] On 14 March 2026, the Bendera Pusaka Park was inaugurated by Governor Pramono Anung and former Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri.^[1]

There is one monument within Bendera Pusaka Park, namely the statue of the first lady Fatmawati, the third wife of the first Indonesian President Sukarno. Designed by Teguh Ostenrik, it depicts her sewing the bendera pusaka, the first Indonesian flag flown during the Independence Procamation on 17 August 1945.^[2][16]

With a total area of 5,6 hectares, Bendera Pusaka Park is divided into three zones: the east (formerly Ayodya Park), south (Langsat) and north (Leuser) zones. It has an iconically-designed red skybridge that connects the east and south zones, which is inspired by the span of the Indonesian flag and mimics those in Tebet Eco Park. The south and north zones are connected via a tunnel below the Kyai Maja street, in line with a canal. The park includes a 1,2-kilometre jogging track, multifunction halls, musalla (small space for Islamic prayers) basketball court, and a free-to-access padel court.^[1]

Bendera Pusaka Park is primarily accessible via the Transjakarta bus rapid transit (BRT) network. The nearest Transjakarta BRT station is the Mayestik BRT station of Corridor 13 to the west at Kyai Maja Street and the Blok M Bus Terminal of Corridor 1 to the east. The network also provides feeder services that pass and stop around the park. Aside from that, Bendera Pusaka Park is also accessible with the Jakarta MRT with an approximately 400-metre walk from Blok M BCA MRT station.^[17]

• Images of Ayodya, Langsat and Leuser Park prior to revitalization and merger
• Pond at Ayodya Park prior to revitalization and transformation into Bendera Pusaka Park, 2023
• Water fountain at Ayodya, 2014
• Pond at Langsat Park, 2016

• Images of Bendera Pusaka Park (2026-present)
• The north zone of the park
• A tunnel that connects the north and south zones, passing below Kyai Maja street and in line with a canal
• South zone of the park
• Statue of Fatmawati sewing the bendera pusaka
• One of the two open-air multifuction halls (pavillions) in the park
• The "Red and White" bridge that connects the east and south zones
• An amphitheatre facing the pond at the east zone

• Kebayoran Baru
• Tebet Eco Park, another urban park in the Tebet district with a similar design concept

• Media related to Bendera Pusaka Park at Wikimedia Commons