Caption

Front of the Batavia City Hall, City Hall., album page, photograph, Part of Travel Album with Photos of Batavia., Batavia, c. 1920, photographer, Java, West Java, paper, daylight gelatin silver print, height 248 mm x width 305 mm, town hall, overseas history, colonial history, Dutch East Indies, The, A large three-story building with a central pedimented entrance and a columned portico extends horizontally across the image, flanked by symmetrical rows of shuttered windows and dormer windows on a tiled roof; a cupola with a domed roof and a slender spire rises from the center of the roofline above the entrance, and a row of low shrubs and taller palm-like plants lines the front of the building; trees frame the left and right edges, and a paved open area with visible rails or tracks runs in the foreground.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A80_248

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Rights managed

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36.8Mb (5.1Mb) / 13.6in x 10.5in / 4079 x 3150 (300dpi)

Keywords

Front Batavia City Hall City Hall album page photograph Part Travel Album Photos Batavia c 1920 photographer Java West Java paper daylight gelatin silver print height 248 mm x width 305 mm town hall overseas history colonial history Dutch East Indies large three-story building central pedimented entrance columned portico extends horizontally across image flanked symmetrical rows shuttered windows dormer windows tiled roof cupola domed roof slender spire rises center roofline row low shrubs taller palm- plants lines front building trees frame left right edges paved open area visible rails tracks runs foreground