Colonial Exhibition of Semarang

Aerial view of the colonial exhibition of Semarang

The Colonial Exhibition, Dutch: Koloniale Tentoonstelling, took place in Semarang, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) in from August 13 through November 15, 1914. Colonial exhibitions were trade expositions. It was designed to "give a comprehensive picture of the Dutch Indies in their present prosperous condition."^[1]

Gallery

Main Entrance
Kutaraja (Banda Aceh) museum
Pavilions at the Colonial Exhibition in Semarang: Pavillon Trocadero (left), pavilion of the Netherland Indies Gas Company (center) and the Nestlé pavilion (right)
NIGM pavilion at the Colonial Exhibition in Semarang (1914)
Rail transport demonstration from Krupp
Pavilions
"Diorama" Central Java
Stage
Carl Schlieper pavilion in background and "gereedschapen" (finished sheep)
Visit of Governor General A.W.F. Idenburg to the exhibition
Japanese Pavilion
Koninklijke Paketvaart Maatschappij (KPM) pavilion
Pavilion of Indigenous Industry (Inheemse Nijverheid)
Chinese Pavilion
Trade pavilion
Umbrella manufacturing
Deli pavilion
Deli Pavilion
Entrance under construction
Bandstand Traffic Pavilion and the pavilion of F.J. Fuchs (a carriage supply and automobile distributor)
Fountain
Party room and terrace
Formosa tea house

References

↑ "Calendar". The Independent. 13 Jul 1914. Retrieved 5 August 2012.

External links

Colonial Exhibition of Semarang catalog University of Leiden Library

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