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Subsequent rapid development ushered in a western-centric architectural style used in a number of colonial buildings built in Medan. [1] [2] These buildings range from houses, offices, hotels, stores, houses of worship, hospitals, and schools. [3] Despite its relatively late modernization compared to older cities like Jakarta and Makassar ...
Medan Post and Telegraph Office and the Nienhuys fountain in the Dutch colonial era Medan Post and Telegraph Office in 2014. The Medan Post and Telegraph Office (Indonesian: Kantor Pos Medan) is a historic building in Medan, Indonesia. It was designed by Ir. S. Snuyf from Burgelijke Openbare Werken (BOW) and opened in 1911.
[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 Soewondo Airbase in the center of Medan.
The colonial architecture of Indonesia refers to the buildings that were created across Indonesia during the Dutch colonial period, during that time, this region was known as the Dutch East Indies. These types of colonial era structures are more prevalent in Java and Sumatra, as those islands were considered more economically significant during ...
the mansion (1930) Tjong A Fie Mansion (traditional Chinese: 張 耀 軒 故居; simplified Chinese: 张 耀 轩 故居; pinyin: Zhāng Yàoxuān Gùjū) is a Dutch colonial-style two-story mansion in Medan, North Sumatra, built by Tjong A Fie (1860–1921) a Hakka merchant who came to own much of the land in Medan through his plantations, later becoming 'Majoor der Chineezen' (leader of the ...
The Old Medan City Hall was built in 1908 during the Dutch colonial period. The building was designed by C. Boon, an architect for the Deli Group. [1] 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]
Medan Cathedral (Indonesian: Gereja Katedral Medan) is a Roman Catholic Cathedral in Medan, Indonesia. The current cathedral was inaugurated in 1928. It is one of the Dutch colonial buildings in Medan.
The Grambling State University Historic District features 21 buildings with numerous styles, the most dominant being Colonial Revival.