 Limitations of this development is partly due to the condition of Batavia being a walled city with fortifications because of many attacks from local Sultanates to seize Batavia, as well as because of the centralized system of the government.Only in 1810 that the city wall of Batavia was demolished, during the reign of Daendels.Meanwhile, rural areas and suburbs of Batavia are still largely 'untouched' with several native villages.