Dutch colonial architecture

Dutch colonial architecture in Indonesia were built across the archipelago that once was known as Dutch East Indies. Dutch colonial architecture in Indonesia is a unique cultural phenomenon. It is a mixture of Dutch colonial and Indonesian culture. It does not exist elsewhere, even in the other former colonized countries. The uniqueness of these buildings can be seen in their colonial relics. As a result, there are large number of colonial buildings concentrated in its cities. Plenty of old VOC era forts and warehouses are also scattered throughout the archipelago, particularly around Maluku Islands and Sulawesi. There are three Dutch colonial architectural styles: Old Indies Style, Indies Empire style, and New Indies Style. File:Fort Rotterdam, Makassar, Indonesia - 20100227-02.jpg|alt=|Fort Rotterdam in Makassar, built in 1673 File:National Archives of Indonesia Building (Gedung Arsip Nasional).JPG|alt=|National Archives of Indonesia File:Museum Fatahillah Jakarta 2018 pas.jpg|alt=|Jakarta History Museum, formerly Stadhuis van Batavia File:Gedung_Kesenian_Jakarta,_2018.jpg|alt=|Jakarta Art Building File:Gedung Sate Bandung Jawa Barat.jpg|alt=|Gedung Sate, Bandung File:Lawang Sewu (Timothy Subroto) - Flickr.jpg|alt=|Lawang Sewu, Semarang File:Museum_Wayang,_Jakarta_(2025)_-_img_01.jpg|alt=|Wayang Museum File:Medan old city hall.jpg|alt=|Medan Old City Hall File:Jakarta Indonesia Museum-Bank-Indonesia-02.jpg|alt=|De Javasche Bank, now Bank Indonesia File:Yogyakarta Indonesia Bank-Negara-Indonesia-01.jpg|alt=|Bank Negara Indonesia, Yogyakarta File:Warenhuis de vries (27291444521).jpg|alt=|Warenhuis de Vries, Bandung File:Alun_alun_Surabaya.jpg|alt=|Youth building, Surabaya File:Jakarta Indonesia Post-office-at-Fatahillah-Square-01.jpg|alt=|Kota Post Office File:Stasiun Tugu 2020 2 New Signage + Nataru.jpg|alt=|Yogyakarta railway station File:Istana Negara (30139691680).jpg|alt=|Merdeka Palace, currently resides the president of Indonesia. File:Bandung - Hotel Savoy Homann (2025) - img 03.jpg|alt=|Savoy Homann Hotel with Dutch Art Deco architecture File:Buildings_at_Braga_Street.jpg|alt=|Art Deco Row Buildings at Braga Street File:Gereja Blenduk Kota Lama Semarang.jpg|alt=|Blenduk Church File:Katedral Jakarta 2016 Bennylin 01.jpg|alt=|Jakarta Cathedral File:Gereja Katolik Kelahiran Santa Perawan Maria, Surabaya.jpg|alt=|Church of the Birth of Our Lady == In Americas ==

Suriname Suriname's capital, Paramaribo is a former Dutch colonial town from the 17th and 18th centuries planted on the northern coast of tropical South America. The original and highly characteristic street plan of the historic centre remains intact. Its buildings illustrate the gradual fusion of Dutch architectural influence with traditional local techniques and materials. File:Fort Zeelandia (30451941123).jpg|alt=|Fort Zeelandia File:Paramaribo - Onafhankelijkheidsplein 2 20160922.jpg|alt=|Independence Square (House Du Plessis) File:Paramaribo - Onafhankelijkheidsplein 3 20160922.jpg|alt=|Independence Square (Ministry of Finance) File:Presidential Palace (14110821309).jpg|alt=|Presidential Palace of Suriname File:Overzicht van de voorgevels en rechter zijgevel - Paramaribo - 20378053 - RCE.jpg|alt=|Waterkant File:Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral Paramaribo.jpg|alt=|St. Peter and Paul Cathedral File:Dutch Reformed Church (14308382384).jpg|alt=|Centrumkerk United States Developed from around 1630 with the arrival of Dutch colonists to New Amsterdam and the Hudson River Valley in what is now New York and in Bergen in what is now New Jersey. Initially the settlers built small, one room cottages with stone walls and steep roofs to allow a second floor loft. By 1670 or so, two-story gable-end homes were common in New Amsterdam. File:WyckoffHouse1740Addition.JPG|alt=|The Wyckoff Farm in Flatbush, Brooklyn. Some of its construction still dates from the Dutch period of what is currently New York City. File:Bronck-house.jpg|alt=|Bronck House, Coxsackie, NY, built 1663; Dutch Colonial File:DSCN3495 pearlstreet e.JPG|alt=|13–15 South William Street, constructed in the Dutch Colonial Revival architecture evoking New Amsterdam Dutch Colonial Revival architecture Dutch Colonial is a style of domestic architecture, primarily characterized by gambrel roofs having curved eaves along the length of the house. Modern versions built in the early 20th century are more accurately referred to as "Dutch Colonial Revival", a subtype of the Colonial Revival style. == In South Asia ==

India The Dutch came to India in the early 17th century and their influence and dominance is seen most in Kerala, though they occupied other parts of the country, such as, some areas along the southern Coromandel Coast and Gujarat. However, it is in Kerala, especially Cochin that Dutch architecture finds it existence. On the eastern coast, Pulicat was the first settlement of Dutch India and till date is home to the Dutch cemetery visited by tourists. File:ബോൾഗാട്ടി.jpg|alt=|Bolgatty Palace File:TNTWC - Monument of Susanna Anna Maria View 06.jpg|alt=|Dutch Memorial Monument of Susanna Anna Maria File:Dutch Colonial Architecture - Old Cochin - Kochi - India.JPG|alt=|Typical Dutch colonial architecture in Old Cochin, Kochi File:St. Francis Church Fort Kochi, Ernakulam (Dutch's) Ren - Year - 1779.jpg|alt=|Ruins of St. Francis Church, Fort Kochi File:I Old harbor - front-01 after.jpg|alt=|Old Harbour Hotel Sri Lanka Many building from the Dutch Ceylon era could be found on the coastal parts of the island. For example, the old town of Galle and its fortifications built by the Dutch in the year 1663 make up a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Historic buildings, such as old churches, can be found in many Sri Lankan cities and towns. File:Srilanka galle fort.jpg|alt=|Dutch ramparts of the Galle fort File:Galle National Museum 002.jpg|alt=|National Museum of Galle, former Dutch Comissariat File:20160129 Sri Lanka 4229 Galle sRGB (25139038324).jpg|alt=|Old Dutch Hospital File:Dutch Period Museum (43458180465).jpg|alt=|Colombo Dutch Museum File:Galle-Maritime Archaeology Museum (7).jpg|alt=|National Maritime Museum or Dutch Warehouse File:SL Galle Fort asv2020-01 img14.jpg|alt=|Amangalla File:Matara Dutch Church (exterior).jpg|alt=|Dutch Reformed Church in Matara, built in 1706 File:SL Galle Fort asv2020-01 img15.jpg|alt=|Groote Kerk File:Dutch Star Fort, Matara 0689.jpg|alt=|Star Fort, Matara File:St. Lucia's Cathedral, Colombo, Sri Lanka.jpg|alt=|St. Lucia's Cathedral, Colombo == In South Africa ==

Dutch architecture are found mostly in the Western Cape of South Africa, but modern examples of the style have also been exported as far afield as Western Australia and New Zealand, typically on wine estates. The style was prominent in the early days (17th century) of the Cape Colony, and the name derives from the initial settlers of the Cape being primarily Dutch. File:GrootConstantiaHomestead.jpg|alt=|Main house of the Groot Constantia vineyard near Cape Town File:Tuynhuys, Stalplein, Cape Town.jpg|alt=|Tuynhuys, Cape Town File:Burgher House in Stellenbosch by TW.jpg|alt=|Cape Dutch building in Stellenbosch. File:FacadeStellenbosch.jpg|alt=|The Stellenbosch office of the Cape Winelands District Municipality File:De Hoop homestead 2.JPG|alt=|A Cape Dutch homestead at De Hoop File:Old Slave Lodge, Adderley Street, Cape Town WLM 2013.JPG|alt=|Old Slave Lodge, Cape Town File:Old house in Tulbagh.jpg|alt=|Wittedrift Manor House in Tulbagh File:Reinet House Graaff Reinet-001 cropped.jpg|alt=|Reinet House in Graaff Reinet File:NG Kerk Stellenbosch.JPG|alt=|Moederkerk in Stellenbosch File:Dutch Reformed Church, Franschhoek, South Africa.jpg|alt=|Dutch Reformed Church in Franschhoek, built in 1847 File:Old Dutch Reformed Church, Ladismith 1.JPG|alt=|Old Dutch Reformed Church, Ladismith == See also ==