Kesawan is a district in
West Medan,
Medan
Medan (; English: ) is the capital and largest city of the Indonesian province of North Sumatra, as well as a regional hub and financial centre of Sumatra. According to the National Development Planning Agency, Medan is one of the four main ...
,
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
. This region is filled with historic buildings along Jalan Ahmad Yani (Kesawan Street), the oldest street in
Medan
Medan (; English: ) is the capital and largest city of the Indonesian province of North Sumatra, as well as a regional hub and financial centre of Sumatra. According to the National Development Planning Agency, Medan is one of the four main ...
.
Kesawan Square was developed by Iskandar ST.
Notable buildings nearby
* Deli Park Podomoro City Medan
* Nederlandsch Indische Escompto Maatschappij Office
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Medan Station
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Graha Merah Putih Building
* South East Asia Bank Building
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Tjong A Fie Mansion
Tjong A Fie Mansion () is a two-story mansion in Medan, North Sumatra, built by Tjong A Fie (1860–1921) a Hakka merchant who came to own much of the land in Medan through his plantations, later becoming 'Majoor der Chineezen' (leader of t ...
* Tip Top Cafe
* Capital Building
* AVROS Office Building
* London Sumatra Building
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Bank Indonesia Office Building
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Bank Rakyat Indonesia Headquarters
* Medan Culture and Tourism Office Building
* Warenhuis Building/AMPI Building
* Deli Tobacco Hospital
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Medan City Hall
Old Medan City Hall is a building located on Jalan Balai Kota (City Hall Street), Medan, North Sumatra.
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 ...
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Medan Post Office
The Medan Post and Telegraph Office (Indonesian: Kantor Pos Medan) is a historic building in Medan, Indonesia. It was designed by Ir. S. Snuyf from Burgelijke Openbare Werken (BOW) and opened in 1911. Located in downtown Medan, several other imp ...
* Titi Gantung Bridge
* Bank Modern Building
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Analisa Daily Building (
Analisa Daily/Hao Bao Daily)
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Hotel JW Marriott Medan
* Jakarta Lloyd Building
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Inna Dharma Deli Hotel
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Merdeka Walk Hawker Centre
See also
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Chinatowns in Asia
Chinatowns in Asia are widespread with a large concentration of overseas Chinese in East Asia and Southeast Asia and ethnic Chinese whose ancestors came from southern China - particularly the provinces of Guangdong, Fujian, and Hainan - ...
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Glodok
Glodok () is an urban village of Taman Sari, West Jakarta, Indonesia. The area is also known as Pecinan or Chinatown since the Dutch colonial era, and is considered the biggest in Indonesia. Majority of the traders and residents of Glodok are C ...
, historical Chinatown in Jakarta
References
Medan
Chinatowns in Asia
Chinese Indonesian culture
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