Bank Indonesia In Medan

          In the vicinity of Medan Merdeka Square found many historic old buildings, including Medan Train Station, Post Office Medan Inna Dharma Deli Hotel, Bank Indonesia, Old City Hall, and Bank Mandiri. The old building was once coincided with the development of the city of Medan in Sumatra, East Coast region due to tobacco plantations in Deli area. Including one opening of Bank Indonesia in Medan as the need to support the monetary policy of the Dutch government on the residency of the East Coast of Sumatra. Bank Indonesia building is located in City Hall Road No. 4 Kesawan village, subdistrict of Medan Barat, Medan, North Sumatra Province. This location is in the Old City Hall Medan and Inna Dharma Deli Hotel. Based on historical records exist, formerly the Bank Indonesia building Medan Branch Office De Javasche Bank 11th.

 

• History

Bank Indonesia Medan office (originally named branches of Medan) was opened on July 30 1907 in conjunction with the Branch Office and Tanjung Pura Tanjung Balai, each of which opened on January 15, 1908 and February 3, 1908. Bank Indonesia Medan office is a branch office De Javasche Bank which ke- 11.

The opening of a branch office in Medan, Tanjung Balai and Tanjung Pura as the need for monetary policy to support the Dutch government (on the proposal of De Javasche Bank) when it enforces Guldenisasi for residency of the East Coast of Sumatra.With the development activities of the Office of Bank Indonesia Medan and the effect of the world recession of the 1930s, the branch office and Tanjung Pura Tanjung Balai finally closed. At the time of establishment, the Medan branch offices occupy a temporary building. For a permanent office building on the instructions of the government provided a plot of land near the Esplanade (common ground) whose construction is expected to be implemented prior to the completion of the monetary policy “Guldenisasi” residency east coast of Sumatra. For the preparation of the establishment of offices in Tanjung Pura Tanjung Balai and to the bureau requested Hulswit designer to design the construction of office buildings both places. Development plans a permanent office building for a branch office of Medan performed in conjunction with the second phase expansion of the National Headquarters (Jakarta City) in 1912 which is also planning the construction of some other branch offices. These buildings show the same architectural characteristics follow the characteristics of European architecture of his time. Medan branch leaders who first was L. Von Hemert and in 1951 when nationalization is the branch manager SF van Musschenbroek and when the Bank Indonesia Law enacted in 1953, the branch leader M. Plantema and Medan is Indonesia’s first son who controls the Indonesian Bank branch in Medan M. Rifai.

• Architecture

The architectural style of the old city hall building adopts a classic European style, has a predominance of white color, similar to large buildings in Europe, the architect was Hulswit. This building is a silent witness of the events that once occurred in the city of Medan, during the Dutch colonial era, Japan, and until today. Please visit the Old City Hall Medan to complement the existing historical attractions in the city of Medan. These buildings show the same architectural characteristics follow the characteristics of a typical European architecture of his time, with suspected by the dome on top of a roof of the building. This dome been eliminated in 1956, and then rises again when carried out major restoration in 2002.In this building the tower there is a bell that was donated from Tjong A Fie, a prominent businessman and leader of the Chinese community in the city of Medan at the beginning of the 20th century.

• Access

To get to the Bank Indonesia Medan is easy because the location is in the center city of terrain more precisely on Jl. City Hall No. 04 field dealing with independent field walk. We can drive public vehicles like mini buses, rickshaws, motorcycles and others.

• Location

Bank Indonesia office Medan

Jl. City Hall No.04 Medan

Phone. 061-4150500