Mausoleum O. G. Khouw

Mausoleum O. G. Khouw
Alternative names Mausoleum Familie O. G. Khouw, Mausoleum Oen Giok Khouw
General information
Type Mausoleum
Architectural style Art Deco
Location Jakarta, Indonesia
Address TPU Petamburan, Central Jakarta
Estimated completion 1927
Design and construction
Architect G. Racina[1]
Developer Ai Marmi Italiani[2]

Mausoleum O. G. Khouw is a historic site and tourist attraction in Jakarta, Indonesia.[3][4][5] It is the last resting place of Oen Giok Khouw (1874–1927), a prominent philanthropist and scion of the Khouw family of Tamboen at the turn of the century.[2] His widow, Lim Sha Nio (1879–1957), was also later interred there.[2]

The building was designed in the Art Deco style by G. Racina, an Italian architect and contractor living in nineteenth-century Surabaya, Dutch East Indies.[6][1] His company, Ai Marmi Italiani, also constructed the mausoleum.[1] When the mausoleum was completed and unveiled in 1932, its astronomical cost of f 500,000 (around US$ 250,000 at the time; or US$ 4.5 million in today's money) caused a sensation among the press of colonial Indonesia and the Netherlands.[6][7][8] One commentator noted that Khouw's mausoleum was considerably more expensive than the burial memorial of America's first billionaire, John D. Rockefeller.[2][5]

After decades of neglect, the mausoleum attracted the attention of heritage lovers in Jakarta in recent years, who now maintain the site in good order.[3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Isasca, Francesco Luigi (1991). "Les Italiens aux Indes Orientales Néerlandaises". Archipel. 42 (1): 33–37. doi:10.3406/arch.1991.2744. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Setyautama, Sam (2008). Tokoh-tokoh etnis Tionghoa di Indonesia (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Kepustakaan Populer Gramedia. ISBN 9789799101259. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  3. 1 2 Kompas Cyber Media (April 28, 2010). "Bersih-bersih di Musoleum OG Khouw [Cleaning up Mausoleum O. G. Khouw]". KOMPAS.com. Kompas. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Melihat dari Dekat Mausoleum O.G Khouw - KOMPASIANA.com". KOMPASIANA. April 24, 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  5. 1 2 Nieuws Tour Indonesië (April 29, 2014). "Serene rust op begraafplaats Petamburan". IndonesieNU. Nieuws Tour Indonesië. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  6. 1 2 "EEN MAUSOLEUM VAN EEN HALF MILLIOEN — is geplaatst op de begraafplaats „Laanhof" te Batavia, voor rekening van de familie O. G. Khouw, ontworpen door den heer G. Racina en uitgevoerd door de Ai Marmi Italiani te Soerabaja.". Leeuwarder courant. D.R. Smeding en M. Koon. 15 October 1932. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  7. ↑ "Het praalgraf van de Chineesche familie Khouw te Batavia - Windhoos te Deventer - Zweedsch stoomschip in brand". Delftsche courant. J.H. Molenbroek. 12 October 1932. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  8. ↑ "Het Mausoleum der Familie Khouw.". Het nieuws van den dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië. NV Mij tot Expl. van Dagbladen. 12 September 1932. Retrieved 26 July 2017.

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