Maimun Palace Medan, North Sumatera

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Maimun Palace or Maimoon Palace (Indonesian: Istana Maimun), is a well-known landmark at Medan, the capital city of North Sumatra.

Built by the Kesultanan of Deli (Sultan of Deli), Sultan Makmun Al Rasyid Perkasa Alamsyah in years 1887–1891, the palace covers 2,772 m² and has 30 rooms. The Palace has become a tourist destination not solely because of age but also because of the unique interior design of the palace, mixing elements of Malayan cultural heritage, Islam, Spanish, Indian, and Italian style.

The maimun palace which also called a green princess palace is the greatness Deli royal palace.This Palace is dominated by the yellow color, the greatness color of Melayu Kingdom. Construction of the palace was completed in August 25, 1888 AD, during the reign of Sultan Ma'mun Al Rashid Perkasa Alamsyah. Sultan Ma'mun was the eldest son of Sultan Mahmud Perkasa Alam, founder of the city of Medan.
Since the year 1946, the palace was occupied by the heirs of the Sultanate of Deli. At certain times, often held a performances of traditional music melayu. Usually, the show was able in order to enliven weddings and other fun activities. In addition, twice a year, usually held a ceremony of Sultan Deli relationship between large family court. On Friday night, the family held a traditional rawatib sultans (such as moslem pray).
For the visitors who came to the palace, they can still see the collections display in the meeting rooms, such as family photographs sovereign, ancient Dutch furniture, and various types of weapons. Here, there is also defective guns have their own legends. Medan people call the cannon with rifle butts cannon (Indonesian: meriam buntung)
The story of this butt cannon in any way connected with the Green Lady. Narrated, in the Kingdom of the Big East, there lived a beautiful princess, named Princess Green. He called that, because her body emits a green color. He has two brothers, namely Mambang Yasid and Mambang Kahayali. One time, King of Aceh came to propose the Green Princess, however, this proposal was rejected by his brothers. King of Aceh became angry, and attacked the Kingdom of Great East. King of Aceh managed to beat Mambang Yasid. When Aceh troops entered the palace to kidnap the Princess, a sudden miracle, suddenly Mambang Khayali turned into a cannons and firing blindly, without stopping. Because of the cannon kept firing bullets in the direction of Aceh Soldiers, the cannon was split in two. the front part was found in the area Surbakti, the Karo highlands, near Kabanjahe. While the back part was thrown into the Labuhan Deli, then moved to the courtyard of Maimun Palace.

This palace is located on the road Brig Katamso street, Talbot Village, district Maimun Medan, Medan, North Sumatra.

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