
State Palace was built in 1796 for a private residence of a Dutch citizen JA van Braam. In the year 1816 this building was taken over by the Dutch East Indies government and used as a center of government activity and the residence of the Governor-General of the Netherlands. Hence at the time of this palace also known as Hotel Governor-General.
At first, the architecture building ancient Greek style two-story, but in 1848 dismantled the top, and the front ground floor made bigger to give the impression more formally. The shape of the building is the result of 1848 changes to survive until now, without any significant changes. This area of approximately 3375 square meters.
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Written on 7 Mar 2010 | Posted in
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