Maimun Palace in medan, one of the most beautiful in Indonesia

Dear steemians all around the world. I wanted to share you the most beautiful history of palace in medan thats called by the maimun palace. The Maimun Palace in Medan deserves to be one of them. The architecture is charming and full of interesting history. His address is at Jalan Brigjen Katamso, Kelurahan Sukaraja, Medan.

Called one of the most beautiful palaces in Indonesia, sulking to the architecture of the palace building. Maimun Palace has a unique architecture with a mix of different elements of Malaysian culture in the style of Islam (Middle East), Spain, India and Italy.

A glimpse of history, Maimun Palace is a relic of the kingdom of Deli. Founded by Sultan Maimun Al Rasyid Perkasa Alamsyah, the descendant of the ninth king of Deli Sultanate. The palace was built on August 26, 1888 and was re-initiated on May 18, 1891.

The yellow color that dominates the Maimun Palace symbolizes the color of Malay, as well as the greatness of the Deli kingdom in North Sumatra. While pushing the influence of Europe from the ornament of lights, chairs, tables, cabinets, to the door. Another, the shape of the doors and windows wide like buildings in Europe.

The influence of Islam can be seen in the form of an arch (arcade) in the roof that looks like a boat upside down (arc of Persia) that can usually be found in buildings in the East Tenggah. Until now Maimun Palace is still well maintained.

Maimun Palace Building on the east, consisting of two floors with three parts of the main building, the left wing and the right wing. Maimun Palace covers an area of ​​2,772 square meters and 30 rooms.

Do not just look from the outside, but try with a card of only Rp 5 thousand. Look at the delights of the kingdom of Deli and the throne of his king. The historical objects there are invaluable.

Interestingly, there is a small building with a palace on the right side of the palace. There is Cannon Puntung stored, also called the cane cannon with the legend of a beautiful daughter incarnation. Mentioned, Meriam Puntung is the incarnation of the younger Princess princess of the Old Deli Kingdom called Mambang Khayali beautiful nan beautiful.

He transformed into a cannon in defending the palace against the invasion of the king of Aceh rejected by the proposal of Putangan Hijau. Because of the gun of the gun that was too hot to photograph continuously, the gun finally broke into two parts. The point of the gun that is part one, hovered and fell according to the fairy tale in Kampung Sukanalu, District Barus Jahe, Tanah Karo. While the other part is stored in a small building on the right side of the Maimun Palace.

The cannon is just one of the countless stories in the Maimun Palace. Do not forget to take photos with traditional Malaysian clothing at the Maimun Palace before you go home. Just spend Rp 10 thousand, we can hire and photograph ala Siti Nurbaya and Datuk Maringgih. Fun!