The history of 10 Buildings (Which Still Survive) in Medan City

Dear my steemian friends, There are several historic buildings in Medan that until now still exist and intact. We will take 10 buildings from several existing in Medan, namely; Lonsum Building, Post Office, Grand Mosque, Tjong A Fie Mansion, Maimun Palace, Bank Indonesia, East Mountain Temple, Tirtanadi Tower, Shri Mariamman Temple, and Cathedral Church (Santa Maria). If you was born in medan, surely know about the building. So Let's review historic of the building one by one.

1. Lonsum Building
   
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   London Sumatra Building in Medan City, North Sumatra is one of the relics of the colonial era that still stands today. When it was founded, it was the office of a Harrisons & Crossfield Plc plantation company, a London-based plantation and trading company. By Harrisons & Crossfield this building is called the Juliana Building. The building was built in 1906 with a transitional-style architecture. The style is seen from the shape of the gevel or front facade that characterizes the houses facing the river in Europe in the transition of the late 19th century.

After Indonesia's independence ownership Harrisons & Crossfield Plc eventually nationalized and changed to PT. PP London Sumatra Indonesia (Lonsum). The change of ownership has no effect on the physical changes or functions of the London Building Medan. Until now, the London Building Medan is still used as the center of Lonsum. Therefore the Sumatra Heritage Agency (BWS) classifies the Medan London Building as a cultural heritage object.
Location Medan London Building located in the central area of ​​the city, easy access for tourists who want to browse the various tours in the city center. Around the London London Building there are also some old buildings of the Dutch heritage with transitional architectural styles, such as Medan Post Office, Lloyd Jakarta Building which at the time was established is the shipping company office of The Netherlands Shipping Company, two private banks formerly the building of The Netherlands Trading Campany or Nederlandsche Handel Maatschappij and once became Rotterdam's Lloyd's Office. In addition, there is also Bank Indonesia building which used to be Javasche Bank office. In addition in the area of ​​London Building Medan is also there is a hotel relic colonial era.

1. Post Office
   
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   Post & Giro Office is located in the city hall of Jalan Medan and looks just like the Merdeka Square (formerly called esplanade), a historic building of Dutch colonial remains. This location is also called "Point Zero" Medan City. This means that from here the distance from Medan city center to the entire location of Medan City and other surrounding cities was measured. The building was built in 1909-1911 by an architect named Snuyf who was the director of Dutch public works for Indonesia during the Dutch government. The building has historical value, aesthetic value, social value, functional value and also a high structural value. That is why this building includes a protected cultural building by the government of Medan City in the form of regional regulations.

2. Grand Mosque (Mesjid raya al-mashun)
   
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   Masjid Al-Mashun site located in the heart of the city just in Jalan Sisingamangaraja, Although he was almost 100 years or a century, but the buildings and various ornaments are still intact and sturdy. Remains of the Malaysian Muslim kingdom Deli so far still have the pride of the Muslims of Medan and North Sumatra, even one of the uniqueness of the Islamic history of the Malaysian society on Sumatra and in Malaysia.
   The mosque that became the identity of this city Medan, is not just a historic antique building, but also save its own unique character of architectural style, building shape, domes, towers, the main pillars of the ornaments of the calligraphy that decorate every part of this ancient building. The mosque was designed with a mix of architectural styles from the Middle East, India and Europe of the 18th century.
   It is one of the relics of Sultan Ma'mun Al Rashid Perkasa Alam - the 9th ruler of the Kingdom of the Deli Malay ruling in 1873 - 1924. The Masjid Raya al-Mashun itself was built in 1906 on 18,000 square meters of land, can accommodates approximately 1500 worshipers and was first used on Friday 25 Sya'ban 1329 H (10 September 1909).
   Masjid Raya Al-Mashun Medan, much admired for its unique shape in contrast to the usual mosque building that is generally rectangular. This mosque, designed in the form of a round rectangular with 4 large porch - front, rear, and left and right, which also became the main entrance in the mosque.
   Moreover, the grandstand, the four main doors and 8 porch windows made from high-quality Merbau carvings were still intact. Not to mention the carvings and ornaments typical of Malay Deli on every corner of the building, the which immediately gave birth to the sacred religious values ​​are very deep for each person who enter into it.

3. Tjong A Fie Mansion
   
   Tjong A Fie is a history that can not be separated from the city of Medan. Character of multiculturalism is much meritorious to build Medan. Tjong A Fie was born in the province of Guangdong, Maizen district, in the village of Sukaou, China, the last in 1860. He came to Medan from Meixian, Guangdong, in 1875. Tjong A Fie is an ancient Chinese-style building built in 1900, located at the street location Ahmad Yani (Kesawan). He was the first millionaire in Sumatra, whose name is well known to date, although he died in 1921. His success thanks to the efforts and good relations with the sultan of Deli, and the superiors Dutch tobacco plantation. Until now, the house is still inhabited by the Tjong A Fie family.

On the ground Deli, Tjong A Fie good relations with the sultan of Deli, Makmoen Al Rasjid Perkasa Alam and Tuanku Raja Muda which paved the way for him to run the business. Sultan gave him a palm leaves roof delivery concession for the application of tobacco for the manufacture of the department.
Tjong A Fie is known as the first Chinese to own a huge plantation. He developed a tobacco plantation in Deli, tea in Bandar Baru area, and Si Moon, as well as coconut plantations in West Sumatra, he is invested in mining in Lunto Sawah, Bukit Tinggi.Perkebunan it employs more than 10,000 workers and spacious his garden defeats the extensive estate of Deli Matschapaij planted by Jacobus Nienhuys. In fact, when the Dutch government gave 17 gardens to him to manage.

1. Maimun Palace
   
   Maimun Palace is located in Aur Village, Medan Maimun Sub District, Medan City, North Sumatra. The palace was built in 1888 by Sultan Ma'mun Al Rasyid Perkasa Alamsyah, who ruled from 1873-1924. In the past, Maimun Palace was not only the seat of the Sultanate of Deli, but also the center of Malaysian customs and culture, the place of consultation between the communities and the center of Islamic da'wah.
   Maimun Palace is Malaysian architecture and European style. It became a symbol of economic progress and prosperity and cultural pluralism during the rule of the Deli Sultanate. Maimun Palace is not the only palace in Deli Sultanate, but the existence of other palaces is no longer visible. In the courtyard of Maimun Palace is a cannon Puntung that is part of Legend Istana Maimun.

2. Bank Indonesia
   
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   Bank Indonesia Medan lost a trace of the Dutch government during the war. Historically, it was established in 1906, where the construction was carried out by a Dutch architectural firm based in Jakarta (then Batavia). The architect who designed this unique building is Hulswit, Fermost and Cuypers. The construction is completed within a year. The Javasche Bank Medan is officially run at the beginning of its founding under the leadership of L. Vonhemert. The establishment of the Dutch Bank.
   The name of Bank Indonesia Medan was initiated when the independence of Indonesia was reached with difficulty. Exactly 6 years after the independence of Indonesia in 1951, the entire Dutch heritage of the Republic of Indonesia by the first President of the Republic of Indonesia, Sukarno. All possessions of Dutch heritage are taken over and owned by the state. Including the Bank Nederland building that existed throughout the country, including the Dutch bank building in Medan. No wonder that the offices of Bank Indonesia in different regions of Indonesia have a building that is quite unique. It turns out that the building is a relic of the Dutch government and so far still strong.
   Bank Indonesia Medan addressed on Jl. City Hall No. 04, this field is still firmly established and well maintained. Major improvements took place in 2000, when the dome was reinstalled in 1956. Unfortunately, the most important Dutch clock had disappeared somewhere. The big clock has now been transformed into a rather large logo of Bank Indonesia.

7.East Mountain Temple

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Vihara Gunung Timur is the largest and oldest Taoist (Taoist) temple in the city of Medan, Indonesia and possibly also on the island of Sumatra. This temple was built in the 1930s. This temple is located on Jalan Hang Tuah, about 500 meters from the Sri Mariamman temple and on the side of the Babura river in Medan. Buddhists generally worship this monastery every day. This monastery is also for other rituals in Buddhism, such as celebrating the birthday of SIDHARTA GAUTAMA, the celebration of the Chinese New Year and so on.

1. Tirtanadi Tower
   
   The water tower of Tirtanadi is one of the iconic city of Medan, North Sumatra. This water tower used to be owned by the Dutch colonial government, called NV. Water Management Company Ajer Beresih was founded in 1905. The water tower was completed in 1908 and is now owned by PDAM Tirtanadi. His function is to meet the clean water needs of the residents who are still used up to now. In addition, this water tower also functioned as a monument of the city of Medan.
   Another characteristic of the city of Medan is the water tower building that is now owned by the regional water company Tirtanadi. When you enter this city from the south via Sisingamangaraja, you are greeted by the view of the top of the Tirtanadi tower as a storage tank for the needs of the townspeople since the Dutch colonial era so far.

9.Shri Mariamman Temple

Shri Mariamman temple is the oldest Hindu temple in Medan City, Indonesia. The temple was built in 1884 (some call it 1881) to worship the goddess Kali. The temple is located in an area known as Kampung Keling. The temple that drives the five gods, each of Lord Shiva, Vishnu, Ganesha, Durga (Kali) goddess, and the Safe Goddess is run by one of the families of the owner of a large Texmaco company, Lila Marimutu. The gate is decorated with a gopuram, a multi-storey tower that can usually be found at the gates of Hindu temples from South India or a kind of gate.

10.Cathedral Church (Santa Maria)

Upon its founding in 1879, the cathedral church of Medan is a palm-leaf huts and covered place of worship to dozens of Catholics (the majority ethnic-Tamil India and the Netherlands) at Jl Pemuda No. 1. 1 (formerly known as Jalan Istana). In view of the development of the number of people who had reached 193 people in 1884, since that year, it has been thought about how to repair and enlarge the cabin of the hut, rumbia and ijuk. Only in 1905, when the Catholics were 1200, began the current church building. The construction of the church in 1905 was initiated and executed by the Jesuit priests who worked in Medan. The cathedral church was then built with stone walls, covered with zinc and some still covered with palm leaves and palm fibers and inaugurated in November of that year.
From January 30, 1928 the church expanded with parts of the priest's house, the confessional space and with the front garden and the front garden. The permanent extension and development in 1928 was designed by a Dutch architect named Mr. Han Groenewegen and executed by Mr. Long journey. The results of the architect and implement a design that can be seen today, which the Cathedral Church on Jl Pemuda No. 1 Medan (known as the cathedral church) as one of the historic old buildings and a high-quality architects in the city of Medan makes. Full and the official name for this Church of the Cathedral is the Catholic Church of Santa Maria Immaculate Home - Cathedral of Medan.

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