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The colonial architecture of Indonesia refers to the buildings that were created across Indonesia during the Dutch colonial period, during that time, this region was known as the Dutch East Indies. These types of colonial era structures are more prevalent in Java and Sumatra, as those islands were considered more economically significant during ...
Colonial buildings and structures in Jakarta include those that were constructed during the Dutch colonial period of Indonesia. The period (and the subsequent style) succeeded the earlier period when Jakarta (known then as Jayakarta/Jacatra), governed by the Sultanate of Banten, were completely eradicated and replaced with a walled city of ...
Instead of creating decorative style on the facade, the architect creates style in the clear arrangement of space. The preference is to use universal form such as cylinder or curving horizontal lines. Nowhere else in Indonesia are the influences of the 'Modern movement' in architecture observable as in the City of Bandung. [2]
Wisma 46 in post-modernist style, currently the second tallest building in Indonesia. The 1970s, 1980s and 1990s saw foreign investment and economic growth; large construction booms brought major changes to Indonesian cities, including the replacement of the early twentieth styles with late modern and postmodern styles. [ 24 ]
Indies Empire style (Dutch: Indisch Rijksstijl) is an architectural style that flourished in the colonial Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) between the middle of the 18th century and the end of the 19th century. [1] The style is an imitation of the neoclassical Empire Style which was popular in mid-19th-century France. Conformed to the tropical ...
During the French Colonial period, there was a visible shift and transition of traditional residential buildings into French-style buildings within various areas in South East Asia. Whilst this transition was not completely transformative, French influence intentionally modified their buildings to embrace the tradition and culture of the ...
Dutch colonial architecture in Indonesia — from the Dutch East Indies period. Indonesia portal; Pages in category "Dutch colonial architecture in Indonesia"
The Portuguese were the first Europeans to establish a colonial presence in the Indonesian Archipelago.Their quest to dominate the source of the spices that sustained the lucrative spice trade in the early 16th century, along with missionary efforts by Catholic orders, saw the establishment of trading posts and forts, and left behind a Portuguese cultural element that remains in modern-day ...