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."

Gallery

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

External links

• Colonial Exhibition of Semarang catalog University of Leiden Library