Maimoon Palace, sometimes referred to as Princess Palace Green, the greatness of the kingdom palace Deli. The palace is dominated by the color yellow, the color of the greatness of the Malay kingdoms. Construction of the palace was completed on August 25, 1888 AD, in the reign of Sultan Ma'mun al-Rashid Perkasa Alam. Sultan Ma'mun was the eldest son of Sultan Mahmud Perkasa Alam, the founder of the city of Medan.
Since 1946, the palace was inhabited by the heirs of the Sultanate of Deli. In certain times, it is often held in the palace of traditional Malay musical performances. Usually, the performances are held in order to enliven the joy of weddings and other events. In addition, twice a year, the Sultan of Deli usually held a large family relationship between the palace. On every Friday night, the sultan's family held a custom rawatib (sort wiridan family).
For the visitors who come to the palace, they were still able to see the collections on display in the meeting room, such as family photographs sultan, the ancient Dutch household furniture, and various types of weapons. Here, there is also a cannon stump which has its own legend. Medan people call this cannon as cannon butts.
The story is cannon butts linked to Putri Hijau. It is said, in the Kingdom of the East Kingdom, there lived a beautiful daughter, named Putri Hijau. He was called so, because his body emits a green color. She had two brothers, namely Mambang Mambang Yasid and fanciful. One time, the king came to woo Princess Aceh Green, however, this proposal was rejected by both his brother. King of Aceh became angry and attacked the Kingdom of the East Kingdom. King defeated Mambang Yasid Aceh. When the Aceh army was about to enter the palace to kidnap Princess Green, suddenly a miracle occurs, Mambang fanciful suddenly turned into a cannon and shot indiscriminately without stopping. Due to continuous firing bullets towards Aceh forces, then the gun was split in two. The front was found in the area Surbakti, in the Karo highlands, near Kabanjahe. While the back was thrown into Labuan Deli, then moved to the Palace Maimoon page.
Each day, the palace is open to the public, unless there is a special solemnization.
2 Locations
The palace is located in the Brigadier General Katamso, Talbot village, district Maimoon Medan, Medan, North Sumatra.
3 Wide
Vast palace approximately 2,772 m, with a page which covers 4 hectares. The length of the front of the backward reach 75.50 m. and building height reaches 14.14 m. Building two storied palace, supported by a wooden pole and stones
Every afternoon, usually a lot of kids who play in the courtyard wide.
4 Architecture
The architecture is a blend of Moghul architectural icon, the Middle East, Spain, India, Netherlands and Malay. Dutch architectural influence seen in the form of door and window width and height. But, there are some doors that show the influence of Spain. Islam looks at the influence of the existence of curvature (arcade) on the roof. The arch height ranged from 5 to 8 meters. The arch shape is very popular in the Middle East, India and Turkey.
Palace building consists of three main spaces, namely: the main building, right wing and left wing. The main building is also called the Hall with an area of 412 m2, which was the royal throne. Royal throne used in certain events, such as the coronation of a king, or when receiving the adoration of the royal family in the days of big Islam.Dibangunan also include a large crystal chandelier European style.
Inside the palace there are 30 rooms, with a unique interior design, a fusion of art from various countries. From the outside, the palace facing east looks like the palace of the Moghul kings.
5. Planner
There are several opinions as to who the actual designer of this palace. Some sources say the designer an Italian architect, but his name is not known with certainty. Another source, the tour guide who served in the palace, revealing that the architect was a Dutchman named TH Kapitan Van Erp.
6 Renovation
The palace was impressed poorly maintained, may be, this is due to the lack of cost which is owned by the family of the sultan. During this time, the cost of treatment is very dependent on the donations of visitors who come. In order to look more beautiful, it should be done renovations, of course with the help of all parties concerned with the fate of the nation's cultural heritage.
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