Colonial Exhibition of Semarang
1914 exhibition in the Dutch East Indies
1914 Semarang | |
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Exhibition poster
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Overview | |
BIE -class | Unrecognized exposition |
Name | Colonial Exhibition |
Area | 26 ha |
Visitors | 677,266 |
Participant(s) | |
Countries | 20 |
Location | |
Country | Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia ) |
City | Semarang |
Coordinates | 6°59′S 110°25′E / 6.983°S 110.417°E / -6.983; 110.417 |
Timeline | |
Opening | 20 August 1914 |
Closure | 22 November 1914 |
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.
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Central Java diorama
Foreign states
There were pavilions from Australia, China, Formosa (Taiwan) and Japan.
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Chinese Pavilion
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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).
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Carl Schlieper pavilion
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Trocadero pavilion (left), NIGM pavilion (center) and the Nestlé pavilion (right)
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NIGM pavilion
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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.
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Aceh pavilion with Cakra bell during the exposition
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Cakra Donya bell in 2005
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Pavilion building at the Aceh museum in 2005
Gallery
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Aerial view of the colonial exhibition of Semarang
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Main Entrance
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Umbrella manufacturing
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Rail transport demonstration from Krupp
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Stage
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Visit of Governor General A.W.F. Idenburg to the exhibition
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Trade pavilion
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Bandstand Traffic Pavilion and the pavilion of F.J. Fuchs (a carriage supply and automobile distributor)
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Fountain
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Party room and terrace
References
- 1 2 3 4 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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