Batavia: Dutch warehouses
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Warehouses from the Dutch East India Company. First Dutch warehouses were constructed early in the 17th century around the times when Jayakarta was renamed by the Dutch to Batavia (1619-1942). Since 1942 the now much larger area is called Jakarta.
Since 1997 the old warehouses are now the Maritime Museum of Jakarta. The restored buildings are worth a visit but the museum needs more funds and helping hands to showcase Indonesia great maritime past.
Labels: architecture, heritage, Indonesia, Jakarta, Java, museum
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