Medan City Hall

Old Medan City Hall is a building located on Jalan Balai Kota (City Hall Street), Medan, North Sumatra.

Medan City Hall
Balai Kota Lama
Gemeentehuis
Front view, 2015
General information
TypeHotel
LocationJl. Balai Kota No. 1 Medan 20112, North Sumatra, Indonesia
Construction started1908
OwnerGrand CityHall Hotel
Design and construction
ArchitectC. Boon (architect of the Deli Group)

Description

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 De Javasche Bank (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 behind it.

References

  1. H. Akihary; Architectuur & Stedebouw in Indonesiƫ p.95
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-12-31. Retrieved 2010-11-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

See also

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