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Rapid development ushered a western-centric development in Medan. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Medan has many colonial architectural sites, while accompanying its growth as a metropolitan city. [ 4 ] Construction of high-rise buildings in the city was restricted to 12 floors according to the Regulation of Flight Safety Operations because of the presence of ...
Many of the first buildings were simple wooden structures, such as the hoofdkantoor van de Deli Maatschappij te Medan (The head office of the Deli Company in Medan), which during the time of its opening in 1870 was also used for a church, an administration building, a hospital and a feast hall, [6] and the large wooden Old Sultan's Palace.
NV Hotel Mijn de Boer (more popularly called by Hotel de Boer, now Inna Dharma Deli Hotel) is a Dutch colonial style hotel located on the Cremerweg (now Jalan Balai Kota), Medan, Dutch East Indies, current-day Indonesia. The hotel was built in 1898 by Workum native and Dutch businessman Aeint Herman de Boer. [1] [2]
In August 1995, The Aryaduta Jakarta changed its name to Hotel Aryaduta Jakarta, due to a government decree mandating the use of Bahasa Indonesian. [7] In March 1997, the Lippo Group bought a share of the hotel from Nurman Diah, who owned a share in PT. Hotel Prapatan, Tbk. In 2000, the Lippo group bought full ownership of the hotel from PT.
Umm Badr (Arabic: أم بادر) is a town in North Kurdufan in Sudan at an altitude of 691 meters above sea level (2270 feet). It lies at distance of about 319 kilometers (198 miles) west to the capital Khartoum. Umm Badr is located on the shores of a seasonal lake known as the Lake of Umm Badr, midway from Khartoum to El Fasher.
The City Hall is kilometre zero in Medan, and was originally built for the Bank of Java (now Bank Indonesia), but was instead purchased by the City Council of Medan. [2] Its bell was donated in 1913 from the Tjong A Fie Mansion. Medan City Hall is now owned and managed by the Grand CityHall Hotel hotel-office-retail complex, situated just ...
The Greater Medan metropolitan area, known locally as Mebidangro (an acronym of Medan–Binjai–Deli Serdang–Karo) is a metropolitan area in North Sumatra, Indonesia, which consists of Medan City, Binjai City, Deli Serdang Regency and part (4 districts) of Karo Regency. The metropolitan area was established by a presidential decree in 2011. [3]
The old Governor's house in Medan is a historic mansion that was used by the resident during the Dutch East Indies and remains an example of colonial architecture in Medan, East Sumatra, Indonesia. [1] [2] The building is currently used as the Medan branch office of the Standard Chartered Bank and is within the grounds of Hotel Danau Toba.