Colonial Exhibition of Semarang
The Colonial Exhibition, Dutch: Koloniale Tentoonstelling, took place in Semarang, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) in from 20 August through 22 November 1914.[1]: cover Colonial exhibitions were trade expositions. It was designed to "give a comprehensive picture of the Dutch Indies in their present prosperous condition."[2] It was the first large scale exposition in the Dutch East Indies,[1]: 2 and financed by the participating corporations with a subsidy from the Dutch East Indies government.[1]: 6–7
The architect was Maclaine Pont.[1]: 22
Exhibits
There were displays including companies, foreign states and areas within the Dutch East Indies. One area of the grounds had pavilions dedicated to cocoa, coffee, kapok, and tea.[3]
Dutch East Indies
There was a Balinese, an Aceh pavilion central Java, and Semerang pavilions.
- Central Java diorama
Foreign states
There were pavilions from Australia, China, Formosa (Taiwan) and Japan.
- Chinese Pavilion
- Formosa tea house
- Japanese Pavilion
Companies
There were pavilions from several companies including German hardware manufacturing business Carl Schlieper, the Netherland Indies Gas Company (NIGM), Nestlé, and the Dutch shipping company Koninklijke Paketvaart-Maatschappij (KPM).
- Carl Schlieper pavilion
- Trocadero pavilion (left), NIGM pavilion (center) and the Nestlé pavilion (right)
- NIGM pavilion
- Koninklijke Paketvaart Maatschappij (KPM) pavilion
Legacy
The Aceh state pavilion was built in Acehnese style, without nails.[4]
After the exposition, it was dismounted and re-erected as the Aceh Museum, where it and the Cakra Donya Bell also displayed remain.
- Aceh pavilion with Cakra bell during the exposition
- Cakra Donya bell in 2005
- Pavilion building at the Aceh museum in 2005
Gallery
- Aerial view of the colonial exhibition of Semarang
- Main Entrance
- Umbrella manufacturing
- Rail transport demonstration from Krupp
- Stage
- Visit of Governor General A.W.F. Idenburg to the exhibition
- Trade pavilion
- Bandstand Traffic Pavilion and the pavilion of F.J. Fuchs (a carriage supply and automobile distributor)
- Fountain
- Party room and terrace
References
- ^ a b c d M.G. van Heel (2016). Gedenkboek van de Koloniale Tentoonstelling Semarang. Mercurius.
- ^ "Calendar". The Independent. 13 Jul 1914. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- ^ KOLONIAL-TENTOONSTELLING SEMARANG 1914 Plattegrond (Map) (in Dutch).
- ^ "Rumah Aceh | Banda Aceh, Indonesia Attractions - Lonely Planet". Retrieved 12 May 2020.
External links
- Colonial Exhibition of Semarang catalog University of Leiden Library
- Colonial Exhibition in Semarang 1914 Video including several contemporaneous photographs.
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