The old Governor's house in Medan is a historic mansion that was used by the resident during the
Dutch East Indies
The Dutch East Indies, also known as the Netherlands East Indies ( nl, Nederlands(ch)-Indië; ), was a Dutch colony consisting of what is now Indonesia. It was formed from the nationalised trading posts of the Dutch East India Company, which ...
and remains an example of colonial architecture in
Medan,
East Sumatra,
Indonesia.
The encyclopedia Americana
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The building is currently used as the Medan branch office of the Standard Chartered Bank
Standard Chartered plc is a multinational bank with operations in consumer, corporate and institutional banking, and treasury services. Despite being headquartered in the United Kingdom, it does not conduct retail banking in the UK, and around ...
and is within the grounds of Hotel Danau Toba.
Gallery
File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Het gouverneurshuis TMnr 10015271.jpg,
File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Het gouverneurshuis TMnr 60038209.jpg,
See also
* Colonial architecture of Medan
* Medan Club
References
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Buildings and structures in Medan
Houses in Indonesia