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title: "Dutch Colonial Exhibition"
year: 1883
country: "Netherlands"
canonical: "https://recap.at/1883/dutch-colonial-exhibition"
slug: "dutch-colonial-exhibition"
recapType: "global_event"
startDate: "1883-01-01"
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# Dutch Colonial Exhibition

> Amsterdam's colonial showcase celebrated imperial expansion and industrial progress while defining European taste for non-Western aesthetics.

## Summary

Dutch Colonial Revival 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.

## Sources

- [Dutch Colonial Revival architecture](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_Colonial_Revival_architecture) - Wikipedia

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