Jakarta, Si Jagur

Walk through the Taman Fatahillah square and, opposite the Jakarta History Museum you will find the ornate cannon Si Jagur, built by the Portuguese to defend the city of Melaka. The whole thing is emblazoned with sexual imagery, from the clenched fist (a suggestive gesture in Southeast Asia) to the barrel itself, a potent phallic symbol in Indonesia and it is believed to be a cure for barrenness.