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The Kologdam Building ( Indonesian:''Gedung Kologdam'') is a historic building in
The building and the surrounding complex was designed by
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The Kologdam Building ( Indonesian:''Gedung Kologdam'') is a historic building in Bandung
Bandung is the capital city of the West Java province of Indonesia. Located on the island of Java, the city is the List of Indonesian cities by population, fourth-most populous city and fourth largest city in Indonesia after Jakarta, Surabay ...
, Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...
. In the 1920s, Kologdam Building was the main building for the Bandung ''Jaarbeurs'' (annual trade fair), a complex of buildings and pavilions where annual trade was held. The building is currently a military complex for the Education and Training Command Headquarters of the Siliwangi Division
Military Regional Command III/Siliwangi () is an Indonesian Army Regional Military Command that covers Banten and West Java province.
The division was formed during the Indonesian National Revolution by what was then known as the People's Secu ...
.
Bandung Jaarbeurs
The building and the surrounding complex was designed by Wolff Schoemaker
Charles Prosper Wolff Schoemaker (25 July 1882 – 22 May 1949) was a Dutch architect who designed several distinguished Art Deco buildings in Bandung, Indonesia, including the Villa Isola and Hotel Preanger. He has been described as "the Fra ...
, a prominent architect in the Dutch East Indies
The Dutch East Indies, also known as the Netherlands East Indies (; ), was a Dutch Empire, Dutch colony with territory mostly comprising the modern state of Indonesia, which Proclamation of Indonesian Independence, declared independence on 17 Au ...
, and was built in 1920. The first trade fair was held in 1920 from May 20 to June 3, later followed by yearly event every June and July. Various fairs, conferences, and exhibitions of regional industries from Priangan
Parahyangan () or Priangan (Sundanese script: ) is a cultural and mountainous region in West Java province on the Indonesian island of Java. Covering a little less than one-sixth of Java, it is the heartland of Sundanese people and their culture ...
and surrounding area were held in the complex.2011 exhibition at Erasmus Huis, Jakarta/ref>
Architecture
In 1919, the architectWolff Schoemaker
Charles Prosper Wolff Schoemaker (25 July 1882 – 22 May 1949) was a Dutch architect who designed several distinguished Art Deco buildings in Bandung, Indonesia, including the Villa Isola and Hotel Preanger. He has been described as "the Fra ...
designed the Trade Fair Center (''Jaarbeurs'') directly after his study tour to the United States
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. It was the first plan that he realized since he arrived from a one-year journey in the United States. It was designed in New Indies Style
New Indies Style () is a modern architecture, modern architectural style used in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) between the late 19th century through pre-World War II 20th century. New Indies Style is basically early modern (western) archit ...
and shows obvious inspiration from Frank Lloyd Wright
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. It has a cross-shaped floor plan. Three sculptures of human figures decorate the top of the front facade, showing Amsterdam School
The Amsterdam School (Dutch: ''Amsterdamse School'') is a style of architecture that arose from 1910 through about 1930 in the Netherlands. The Amsterdam School movement is part of international Expressionist architecture, sometimes linked ...
influence in it design.
See also
*Indonesian architecture
The architecture of Indonesia reflects the diversity of cultural, historical, and geographic influences that have shaped Indonesia as a whole. Invaders, colonizers, missionaries, merchants, and traders brought cultural changes that had a profou ...
*List of colonial buildings in Bandung
Colonial buildings in Bandung include those that were constructed during the Dutch colonial period of Indonesia. The period started with the founding of Bandung in the beginning of the 20th century, which is relatively young compared to other Ind ...
* Jaarbeurs, the annual trade fair held in Utrecht
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, Netherlands
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References
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