Ministry of Transportation Building, Jakarta

Ministry of Transportation Building
Gedung Kementerian Perhubungan
The Indonesian Ministry of Transportation building.
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Former namesKoninklijke Paketvaart-Maatschappij (original); Japanese Marine Department (1942)
General information
TypeGovernment building
Architectural styleNew Indies Style, Art Deco
Coordinates6°10′30″S 106°49′51″E / 6.174917°S 106.830969°E / -6.174917; 106.830969
Construction started1916[1]
Completed1918[2]
OwnerThe Ministry of Transportation of Indonesia
Design and construction
Architect(s)Frans J.L. Ghijsels[1]
Architecture firmAIA Bureau
Main contractorAIA, Reyerse & de Vries

The Indonesian Ministry of Transportation Building is a historic building and a cultural property located in Jakarta, Indonesia. The building is currently the headquarter of the Indonesian Ministry of Transportation. The building, established as the headquarter of the Koninklijke Paketvaart-Maatschappij (KPM), was the first project of AIA Bureau, the biggest architecture consultant in the Dutch East Indies.[3]

  1. ^ a b Direktorat Jenderal Perhubungan Laut Archived 9 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Merrillees 2015, p. 61.
  3. ^ "Ir. FJL. Ghijsels". Tropenmuseum. Tropenmuseum. 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2015.

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