After Solo's Wailing Wall, Jokowi's Manholes Now Appearing on Google Maps
VIVA – Social media users were again stunned by a drain location that Joko Widodo had once entered when he was Governor of Jakarta in 2012. Now, the site has even appeared on Google Maps under the name ‘Jokowi’s Manholes’.
According to screenshots from Google Maps searches, the location is recorded at Jalan MH Thamrin, RT 1/RW 5, Menteng, Central Jakarta. If you zoom in, the point sits directly in front of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel and opposite Hotel Indonesia and the Grand Indonesia shopping centre.
‘Jokowi’s Manholes’ has been widely discussed after the Thread account @bungetos shared its post last Friday.
“After Solo’s Wailing Wall, now there is another historic site in Jakarta. For those taking Transjakarta, you can alight at Halte TJ Tosari, Sudirman KRL Station, or Bundaran HI/Dukuh Atas BNI MRT Station,” read the caption of the Thread post.
The post, which has been liked more than 5,000 times, drew many responses from social media users. Not a few netizens shared moments from the iconic manholes.
“We have visited,” replied a Thread user, showing photos at the location.
“Man, this is so funny, it’s real,” commented another.
“Would make for a dating-content idea that’s not boring,” another said.
As is known, in 2012 Jokowi, then Governor of Jakarta, stirred public interest with his action of entering the manholes in the Bundaran HI area. Jokowi was seen wearing the Korpri uniform and canvas shoes at the time. He was seen entering and inspecting the condition of the drains, which were somewhat clogged with water and mud. The moment became one of Jokowi’s iconic moments during his tenure as Jakarta governor.
While monitoring the condition of the drains around Hotel Indonesia, Jalan MH Thamrin, Jokowi briefly commented on the size of the drains in DKI Jakarta. “In my mind, beneath Jakarta’s streets the drains would be big, big enough for football, but in reality they’re only 60 cm,” Jokowi said as he attempted to enter a drain, Wednesday, 26 December 2012.