Indonesia - Jakarta - Governor's Palace
The Dutch Governor General's Palace at Jakarta, Indonesia. Jakarta was formerly known as Sunda Kelapa (397-1527), Jayakarta (1527-1619), Batavia (1619-1942), and Djakarta (1942-1972). The area of Gambir Subdistrict, especially the area within the Administrative Village of Gambir, was centered around an open area known as the Merdeka Square. This open area was known as Champ de Mars in 1808 and Koningsplein in 1816. The Koningsplein was surrounded with colonial buildings which has become the character of Gambir administrative village
Picture No
10493752
Media ID
46622610
Size
4992px x 3176px
(3.0MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Grenville Collins Postcard Collection
Source
Unattributed postcard
Date
1912
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