Merdeka Palace (1879)*

Artist/Designer: Jacobus Bartholomeus Drossaers

Project Location: Jakarta, Indonesia

Figure 1: Reception Room, 1936 ( Source | Accessed : July 31, 2017 )

Figure 2: Interior of Palace, 1936 ( Source | Accessed : July 31, 2017 )

Figure 3: Russian-Indonesian talks in an extended format. Source: Unknown. Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : April 6, 2014 )

Figure 4: The Jakarta Palace. Source: Kementerian Sekretariat Negara Republik Indonesia. Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : April 6, 2014 )

Figure 5: wikimedia.org for Jalan Istana Merdeka No.17-18, RT.2/RW.3, Gambir, Jakarta Pusat, 10110, Indonesia ( Source | Accessed : August 1, 2017 | Photographer: Gunkarta Gunawan Kartapranata )

Style/Period(s):
Neoclassical

Primary Material(s):
Wood

Function(s):
Government

Related Website(s):

The Batavia–Dutch government built a palace called Koningsplein Pleis (1873–1879), known today as Istana Merdeka or Independence Palace. page 4 | Accessed : August 1, 2017

Jakarta Website | Accessed : August 1, 2017

Indische Empire Style | Accessed : August 1, 2017

Significant Date(s):
19th Century

Additional Information:
Publications/Texts in Print-

Kusno, Abidin. The Appearances of Memory: Mnemonic Practices of Architecture and Urban Form in Indonesia. Durham: Duke University Press, 2010.

Nas, Peter J.M. The Past in The Present: Architecture in Indonesia. Leiden: KITLV Press, 2007.

Passchier, Cor. Building in Indonesia, 1600-1960.Volendam : LM Publishers, 2016.

Building Address: Merdeka Palace (Istana Merdeka), Jalan Istana Merdeka No.17-18, RT.2/RW.3, Gambir, Jakarta Pusat, 10110 Indonesia

Significant Dates:
Construction began 1873
Construction Completed 1879

Supporting Designers:
N/A

Tags
Jakarta, Indonesian Architecture, southeast Asia, Neoclassical

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