National Archives Building, Jakarta
The National Archives Building (Indonesian: Gedung Arsip Nasional) is the building of the Government Museum in Jakarta, Indonesia. The building, formerly a late 18th-century private residence of Governor-General Reinier de Klerk, is part of the cultural heritage of Jakarta. The house is an archetypal Indies-Style house of the earliest period.
The building in the 1930s
Interior of the National Archives Building
| National Archives Building | |
|---|---|
Gedung Arsip Nasional | |
.JPG.webp) National Archives Building | |
  location within Jakarta  National Archives Building, Jakarta (Indonesia) | |
| General information | |
| Status | Restored |
| Type | Museum |
| Architectural style | Old Indies style |
| Location | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Address | Jalan Gajah Mada no. 111 |
| Coordinates | 6°9′14″S 106°49′1″E |
| Groundbreaking | 1755[1] |
| Estimated completion | 1760[2] |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | anonymous |
| Other information | |
| Public transit access |  Mangga Besar |
References
- de Haan 1922, pp. 72–6.
- Akihary 1990, p. 11.
Cited works
- Akihary, Huib (1990). Architectuur & Stedebouw in Indonesië 1870/1970. Zutphen: De Walburg Pers. ISBN 9072691024.
- de Haan, F. (1922). Oud Batavia - Eerste en tweede deel. Batavia: G. Kolff & Co.
- Gill, Ronald (1998). Gunawan Tjahjono (ed.). Country Houses in the 18th Century. Indonesian Heritage - Architecture. Vol. 6. Singapore: Archipelago Press. ISBN 981-3018-30-5.
- Het Indische bouwen: architectuur en stedebouw in Indonesie : Dutch and Indisch architecture 1800-1950. Helmond: Gemeentemuseum Helmond. 1990. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
- Messakh, Matheos V. (July 15, 2008). "A home truth about the house of a Dutch governor-general". The Jakarta Post. PT. Niskala Media Tenggara. Archived from the original on July 26, 2008. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
- Taylor, Jean Gelman (1983). The Social World of Batavia: European and Eurasian in Dutch Asia (illustrated ed.). Madison: The University of Wisconsin Press. ISBN 9780299094706.
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