Ministry of Transportation Building | |
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Gedung Kementerian Perhubungan | |
![]() The Indonesian Ministry of Transportation building. | |
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Former names | Koninklijke Paketvaart-Maatschappij (original); Japanese Marine Department (1942) |
General information | |
Type | Government building |
Architectural style | New Indies Style, Art Deco |
Coordinates | 6°10′30″S 106°49′51″E / 6.174917°S 106.830969°E |
Construction started | 1916[1] |
Completed | 1918[2] |
Owner | The Ministry of Transportation of Indonesia |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Frans J.L. Ghijsels[1] |
Architecture firm | AIA Bureau |
Main contractor | AIA, 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]