Gedung London Sumatera

Buildings in the London Sumatra city of Medan has been built since 1906 which serves as the office of the company's plantations Harrisons & Crossfield Plc, plantation and trading firm based in London. Architectural design of the transition reveal a similar style houses in London.Building located in London Sumatra city of Medan, North Sumatra. Precisely located in the administrative area Kesawan Village, West Medan District.In the general architecture of this transition have a sketch That is almost similar to the architecture "Indische Empire" that Become architectural trends during the 18-19 century. The characteristics of Such a front porch (voor Galerij) and a back porch (Achter Galerij) and the main room (central room), still dominates the sketch-plan architectural transition. Significant changes lie in looking building. In the architecture of this transition has not looked the columns or pillars with Greek or Roman style (doric, ionic, Corinthian) on `Galerij Galerij voor Achter Achter Galerij` `or` the which is the hallmark of 'Indische Empire style of architecture'.After Indonesia Became independent ownership of Harrisons & Crossfield Plc was nationalized and eventually changed to PT. PP London Sumatra Indonesia (Lonsum). Change of ownership does not affect the physical changes as well as a function of the London Building Medan. Until now, the London Building Field is still used as a center of Lonsum. Therefore Sumatra Heritage Body (BWS) classifies the London Building field as objects of cultural heritage.London Building Location field in the downtown area, easy access for tourists want to explore the WHO Various Attractions in the city center. In the vicinity of London Building also has some old buildings from the Dutch style architecture with Transitions, Such as the Post Office in Medan, Jakarta Building upon established Lloyd shipping company is the office of the Netherlands Shipping Company, two private banks, the which used to be a building of the Netherlands Trading Nederlandsche Handel Maatschappij or campany and Could be Rotterdam `s Office of Lloyd. In Addition there is also a former bank building is the office premises Javasche Bank. In Addition, in the area of ​​London Building Medan hotel also contains a colonial relics.