Old Bank Indonesia Building, Padang

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The history of Indonesian banks in Padang. The building's architecture is typical of the Dutch era. The building is still standing firmly in the field, just next to the bridge of Siti Nurbaya, facing the river Batang Arara and Gunung Padang. Despite experiencing some restoration and rejuvenation, it still looks like its original form. Even though the earthquake shook the field in 2009, this building still stands firm.

Initially, the Bank Indonesia Museum building was the De Javasche Bank (DJB) Office in Padang, or in Dutch, De Javasche Bank Agentschap Padang. DJB Agentschap Padang is the third DJB branch office after the Semarang and Surabaya branch offices, and is the first branch office outside of Java Island, founded in 1930, the building was first opened on 29 August 1864 with its first director named A.W Verkouteren.nnAs Padang developed into a trading and military city on the west coast of Sumetera between the 18th and 19th centuries, Padang was the main gate of trade and finance in Sumatra at that time. This condition caused the DJB's directors to decide to renew the old building with a more modern building in 1912. Due to obstruction of licensing, considering that the area was planned to be a port area, construction could only be realized on March 31, 1921.nnThe construction of the BI building in the Muaro area involved a well-known architectural bureau from Batavia, NV Architecten-Ingenieursbureau Fermont te Weltevreden en Ed Cuypers te Amsterdam, or commonly abbreviated as Fermont-Cupers Bureau. In that year, the name Hulswit was no longer included in the name of the bureau because Hulswit had died. This bureau works from the building design to the physical implementation of the building. This building was completed, and began to function in 1925. Then the Governor of the DJB in Padang at that time held by Mr. L.J.A. Trip.nnThe DJB Padang building has a similar design to DJB Kediri. This building has a modern architectural style that has been adapted to the tropical climate in Indonesia, a prominent feature is the roof resembles the roof of a mosque. Limasan-shaped roof with a dome-shaped top. The roof is made of tile. The entrance is in the middle facing east. Around the walls of the building there are glass windows that are given iron bars, the windows are made slender and tall. At the front there are 9 windows, on the side of each there are 4 same windows. This building has a rectangular shape. On the face, the middle protrudes slightly. The architecture of this building is more or less influenced by the style of the joglo building. It's just that the doors are wide and tall adopting European style.nnDuring the Japanese occupation, the DJB building was once taken over and later changed to Nanpo Kaihatsu. In October 1945, the Dutch returned to Indonesia with piggybacking on the Allied troops. Several regions in Indonesia were successfully controlled by the Netherlands Indies Civil Administration (NICA), including Padang. On October 23, 1947 DJB Agentschap Padang was reopened by NICA.nnOn June 19, 1951 the government formed the DJB Nationalization Committee to regulate the purchase of DJB shares traded on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange. Then, on August 3, 1951 the government submitted an offer to the DJB shareholders. Within two months, almost all DJB shares were bought.nnFinally on July 1, 1953, Bank Indonesia was born through Law No. 11/1953 replaces DJB and is Indonesia's central bank with regulations in force in Indonesia. Thus, the Padang Agentschap DJB changed to BI Padang Branch and this building remained in use until 2 January 1977. After that BI Padang Branch moved to Jalan Jenderal Sudirman No. 22 Padang, because the old building cannot accommodate existing activities. This sturdy and beautiful building is a valuable asset in the history of banking in Indonesia.