Si Manis Jembatan Ancol

Call it Ancol Bridge, which was previously a wobbly bridge, located in North Jakarta. This bridge is more 'popular' compared with other bridges bigger and better in Jakarta. Not because of the unique shape or size of building this bridge, but the story behind this bridge.

In 1995, a painter in Ancol visited by a woman who asked painted. When that day was dark and the drizzle began to fall. At the request woman, the painter began to sweep the brush on the canvas surface. However, when the new painters to draw half of his body, the woman disappeared. Residents believe that the woman is the Si Manis Ancol Bridge.

This myth was started decades earlier. In the '60s when the Ancol area is still a dyke-pond (pond), a boat rower ever met with The Sweet. The woman boarded the boat at night and pay for the paddler with the leaves. This description obtained from kostan Simatupan, a photographer traveling in Ancol.

Whose truth is Si Manis Ancol Bridge?

Based on oral tradition that developed in the surrounding communities, Si Manis was named Maryam (some are saying the girl named Siti Ariah), which is a sweet girl who died in the flower village area Ancol bridge and their bodies dumped after being raped.

Because death is not natural, Maryam eventually become 'gatekeepers' Ancol bridge appeared several times on certain people. As ever experienced by Anshori, cigarette seller near the exit Ancol. Anshori Siti Ariah have seen up close. He opened the first time cigarette kiosk here in 1990, exactly next to the bridge shake.

At that time Friday night, Anshori'm waiting on his stall, a little drizzle. Around one o'clock in the morning, passing a woman. When I was a bit much, the woman was turned over to the kiosk Anshori direction with a smile. Anshori greet the woman who she thought was the prospective buyer's wares. Anshori with women's distance approximately 50 cm.

According Anshori, sweet-faced woman, and wearing a yellow shirt and gray skirt. When asked about spending what, the woman disappeared. Despite not wearing all-white clothing, Anshori sure the woman is the Si Manis Ancol Bridge.

Hotel Horison Ancol, which is also located in Ancol, did not escape the story. At this hotel are often seen a beautiful woman passing in front of the eyes but now clarified where the woman lost either. It is said that the woman was none other than the legendary 'The Sweet Ancol Bridge'. Hotel management reportedly makes a special room for the ghost of this sweet. Came just can not believe myself.

Still from Ancol, North Jakarta. Apart Hotel Horison Ancol Mermaid also has a story. Misconstrued one building Ancol mermaid ever an incident where a woman was killed in a tragic mistress.

Apart from a mermaid, area auto racing arena Ancol also save a story. Did you know that this place is first place the discovery of the corpse was interrupted (the case of mutilation). Legend of the body cut into thirteen (13) of this section is a separate record that started the event other dismemberment around Jakarta. Until now, the murderer was never found.

Besides the bridge Ancol, Ancol sunter times also considered haunted by the surrounding community. Formerly, at this time there are events that have killed many people, the metro terperosoknya sunter mini into the times. So that most of the passengers drowned.