page_title: List of colonial buildings in Medan
hierarchical_section_title: List of colonial buildings in Medan
caption_attribution_description: English: Air photo of Medan Nederlands: Repronegatief. Luchtfoto van Medan. Te zien is onder meer het spoorwegstation, de Esplanade, het gemeentehuis, de Javasche Bank, het post- en telegraafkantoor, Hotel De Boer en het kantoor van de Deli-Maatschappij.. Luchtfoto van Medan
context_page_description: Colonial buildings in Medan include those that were constructed in Medan during the colonial period of Dutch East Indies, now Indonesia. Following the establishment of the Deli Company in 1869, Medan was transformed rapidly from a small kampong of few hundred people in 1869 into the largest city in Sumatra. When the Sultan of Deli moved their residence there in 1891, Medan became the capital of North Sumatra. Rapid development ushered a western-centric development in Medan, and hence a number of colonial buildings appear in Medan. Despite its relatively late modernization compared to older established cities like Jakarta and Makassar, Medan contains abundant colonial architecture heritages. 42 buildings has been declared of significant historical value.
context_section_description: Colonial buildings in Medan include those that were constructed in Medan during the colonial period of Dutch East Indies, now Indonesia. Following the establishment of the Deli Company in 1869, Medan was transformed rapidly from a small kampong of few hundred people in 1869 into the largest city in Sumatra. When the Sultan of Deli moved their residence there in 1891, Medan became the capital of North Sumatra. Rapid development ushered a western-centric development in Medan, and hence a number of colonial buildings appear in Medan. Despite its relatively late modernization compared to older established cities like Jakarta and Makassar, Medan contains abundant colonial architecture heritages. 42 buildings has been declared of significant historical value.
caption: Dutch colonial buildings around the vicinity of the Esplanade (now Lapangan Merdeka) in the 1920s.
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