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[[File:Jakarta Indonesia Post-office-at-Fathillah-Square-01.jpg|thumb|Kota Post Office at [[Fatahillah Square]] in 2015]] |
[[File:Jakarta Indonesia Post-office-at-Fathillah-Square-01.jpg|thumb|340px|Kota Post Office at [[Fatahillah Square]] in 2015]] |
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The '''Kota Post Office''' is a historic building in [[Kota, Jakarta]], Indonesia. It was designed by |
The '''Kota Post Office''' (Indonesian ''Kantor Pos Kota'') is a historic building in [[Kota, Jakarta]], Indonesia. It was designed by Ir. R. Baumgartner in 1929<ref name="indische">{{cite book |last= |first= |date=1990 |title=Het Indische bouwen: architectuur en stedebouw in Indonesie : Dutch and Indisch architecture 1800-1950 |url=https://books.google.co.id/books?id=wUa4nQEACAAJ&dq=het+indische+bouwen&hl=en&sa=X&ei=JNkYVdHMCcS2uASovIDQDg&redir_esc=y |location=Helmond |publisher=Gemeentemuseum Helmond |pages=28–31 |isbn= |access-date=March 30, 2015 }}</ref> as the ''Post- en telegraaf kantoor''. The building is one of the buildings in [[Fatahillah Square]]. |
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The building was designed in an early modern style known as [[Nieuwe Zakelijkheid]] which was popular in the Netherlands and became popular in the [[Dutch East Indies]] by the end of 1920s. The style was slightly conformed to the tropical climate of Indonesia with the addition of 'double facade' concept, a typical element of tropical [[New Indies Style|Indische architecture]]. Other buildings within the vicinity of Kota Post Office which follow this style is [[Bank Mandiri Museum]] (1929).<ref name="indische"/> |
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The building currently houses a contemporary art gallery. |
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Revision as of 14:29, 18 August 2015
The Kota Post Office (Indonesian Kantor Pos Kota) is a historic building in Kota, Jakarta, Indonesia. It was designed by Ir. R. Baumgartner in 1929[1] as the Post- en telegraaf kantoor. The building is one of the buildings in Fatahillah Square.
The building was designed in an early modern style known as Nieuwe Zakelijkheid which was popular in the Netherlands and became popular in the Dutch East Indies by the end of 1920s. The style was slightly conformed to the tropical climate of Indonesia with the addition of 'double facade' concept, a typical element of tropical Indische architecture. Other buildings within the vicinity of Kota Post Office which follow this style is Bank Mandiri Museum (1929).[1]
The building currently houses a contemporary art gallery.
References
- ^ a b Het Indische bouwen: architectuur en stedebouw in Indonesie : Dutch and Indisch architecture 1800-1950. Helmond: Gemeentemuseum Helmond. 1990. pp. 28–31. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
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