Kesawan is a district (''kelurahan'') in
West Medan,
Medan
Medan ( , ) is the capital city, capital and largest city of the Indonesian Provinces of Indonesia, province of North Sumatra. The nearby Strait of Malacca, Port of Belawan, and Kualanamu International Airport make Medan a regional hub and multi ...
,
Indonesia
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. This region is filled with historic buildings along Jalan Ahmad Yani (Kesawan Street), the oldest street in
Medan
Medan ( , ) is the capital city, capital and largest city of the Indonesian Provinces of Indonesia, province of North Sumatra. The nearby Strait of Malacca, Port of Belawan, and Kualanamu International Airport make Medan a regional hub and multi ...
, the majority of Kesawan's residents are ethnic
Chinese
Chinese may refer to:
* Something related to China
* Chinese people, people identified with China, through nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity
**Han Chinese, East Asian ethnic group native to China.
**'' Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic ...
and
Deli Malays.
Notable buildings nearby
* Deli Park Podomoro City Medan
* Nederlandsch Indische Escompto Maatschappij Office
*
Medan Station
*
Graha Merah Putih Building
* South East Asia Bank Building
*
Tjong A Fie Mansion
Tjong A Fie Mansion () is a Dutch colonial-style 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 de ...
* Tip Top Cafe
* TVRI North Sumatra building
* Capital Building
* AVROS Office Building
* London Sumatra Building
*
Bank Indonesia Office Building
*
Bank Rakyat Indonesia Headquarters
* Medan Culture and Tourism Office Building
* Warenhuis Building/AMPI Building
* Deli Tobacco Hospital
* Medan City Hall
* Medan Post Office
* Titi Gantung Bridge
* Bank Modern Building
* Analisa, Analisa Daily Building (Analisa, Analisa Daily/Hao Bao Daily)
* JW Marriott Hotels, Hotel JW Marriott Medan
* Jakarta Lloyd Building
* Hotel de Boer, Inna Dharma Deli Hotel
* :id:Merdeka Walk, Merdeka Walk Hawker Centre
Gallery
File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Het kantoor van Harrison en Crossfield aan de kop van de Kesawan TMnr 10015043.jpg, Van Harrison Office Building (now PP London Sumatra Indonesia, Lonsum Building) and left: Esplanade (now Merdeka Square)
File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Chinese erepoort op Kesawan tijdens de viering van het vijfentwintigjarig regeringsjubileum van Koningin Wilhelmina TMnr 60024750.jpg, A paifang at Kesawan
File:COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM De Kesawan in Medan met aan de kop van de Paleisweg het gebouw van de AVROS TMnr 60038999.jpg, Unlike most cities in Colonial Indonesia, most buildings in Kesawan shows the influence of British tropical architecture that is commonly found within the Straits Settlements
See also
* Chinatowns in Asia
* Glodok, historical Chinatown in Jakarta
References
Medan
Chinatowns in Asia
Chinese Indonesian culture
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