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It is the largest city in the island of Sumatra, also the largest city in Indonesian archipelago outside the island of Java. Medan was transformed rapidly from a small kampong of few hundred people in 1869 into the largest city in Sumatra and when the Sultan of Deli moved their residence in 1891, Medan became the capital of North Sumatra. [1]
It has since been demolished. Other heritage buildings that have been demolished are the Kerapatan building on Jl. Brig. Jen. Katamso, a bank building on Jl. Pemuda and the Public Works office on Jl. Listrik. [4] These events are reasoned to the lack of city planning by the city's officials and the minimal awareness of history in Medan. [3]
The AvtoVAZ main assembly building in Tolyatti, Russia is the largest building in area footprint. The New Century Global Center in Chengdu, China is the largest building in terms of total floor area. [citation needed] Due to the incomplete nature of this list, buildings are not ranked.
The Chrysler Building was the first building in the world to break the 300 m (980 ft) barrier, and the Empire State Building was the first building to have more than 100 floors. It stands at 381 m (1,250 ft) and has 102 floors. The next tallest skyscraper was the World Trade Center, which was completed in 1971. The North Tower was 417 m (1,368 ...
Mexico, as the center of New Spain—and the richest province of Spain's colonial empire—has some of the most renowned buildings built in this style. With twenty-nine sites, Mexico has more sites on the UNESCO World Heritage list than any other country in the Americas , many of them boasting some of the richest Spanish colonial architecture.
El Escorial is one of several Spanish royal sites due to its history as a residence of the royal family. The palace was designed by King Philip II and architect Juan Bautista de Toledo to serve as a monument to Spain's central role in the Christian world. [14] Works of Antoni Gaudí: Barcelona: Catalonia: 320; 1984, 2005 (extended); i, ii, iv
This is a list of the tallest buildings in Spain. Since 2008 the tallest building in Spain has been the 250 metres (820 ft) tall Torre de Cristal in Madrid. In recent years the number of skyscrapers in Spain has significantly grown. Of the buildings in this list, just 18 were completed before the year 2000 with all others being completed after ...
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