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 | |
| Type | Hotel |
| Location | Jl. Balai Kota No. 1 Medan 20112, North Sumatra, Indonesia |
| Construction started | 1908 |
| Owner | Grand CityHall Hotel |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | C. 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.
Gallery
Old City Hall and De Javasche Bank (now Bank Indonesia)
Medan City Hall, circa 1950
References
- H. Akihary; Architectuur & Stedebouw in Indonesië p.95
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-12-31. Retrieved 2010-11-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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