Bayu Wardhana - The Amsterdam Poort
90 cm x 120 cm
Oil On Canvas
Signed and Dated: 2012
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The Amsterdam Poort
In April 1869, horse-drawn trams commenced operations in Batavia.
Accordingly, the Amsterdam Poort (Amsterdam Gate), which had been no hindrance for horse-drawn carriages, became something of a nuisance for the larger trams. However, rather than demolish the entire gate, only the side wings and fences were torn down, in around 1868. This meant that the trams had to take a circular route around the gate.
The gate in the form seen here survived until the Japanese occupation (1942-5). By the end of the 1940s, the gate had become not only a lonely and neglected reminder of the past but also traffic obstacle. It was demolished in december 1950 and nothing remains of it today.
90 cm x 120 cm
Oil On Canvas
Signed and Dated: 2012
——————————————
The Amsterdam Poort
In April 1869, horse-drawn trams commenced operations in Batavia.
Accordingly, the Amsterdam Poort (Amsterdam Gate), which had been no hindrance for horse-drawn carriages, became something of a nuisance for the larger trams. However, rather than demolish the entire gate, only the side wings and fences were torn down, in around 1868. This meant that the trams had to take a circular route around the gate.
The gate in the form seen here survived until the Japanese occupation (1942-5). By the end of the 1940s, the gate had become not only a lonely and neglected reminder of the past but also traffic obstacle. It was demolished in december 1950 and nothing remains of it today.
90 cm x 120 cm
Oil On Canvas
Signed and Dated: 2012
——————————————
The Amsterdam Poort
In April 1869, horse-drawn trams commenced operations in Batavia.
Accordingly, the Amsterdam Poort (Amsterdam Gate), which had been no hindrance for horse-drawn carriages, became something of a nuisance for the larger trams. However, rather than demolish the entire gate, only the side wings and fences were torn down, in around 1868. This meant that the trams had to take a circular route around the gate.
The gate in the form seen here survived until the Japanese occupation (1942-5). By the end of the 1940s, the gate had become not only a lonely and neglected reminder of the past but also traffic obstacle. It was demolished in december 1950 and nothing remains of it today.