Holiday in Sumatera

North Sumatera

Medan City

Maimun Palace is well known to foreign tourists. It was so well known to this Court until the image adorning some media, such as books, magazines, postcards, t-shirts, even as a hallmark of the city of Medan. The Palace has become a tourist destination not solely because of age but also because of the unique interior design, mixing elements of Malayan cultural heritage, Islam, Spain, India and Italy, but they were now less style. If we pass this place in the afternoon, we can even see children playing football in the courtyard of the Palace.

Maimun Palace consists of two floors are divided into three parts: the main building, left-wing and right-wing. In the future, about 100 yards away, stands the Masjid Al-Infallible known as Masjid Raya Medan. In the living room (21) you will be facing the Throne which is dominated by the color yellow. Crystal lamps throne, European cultural influences shape. A similar effect appears at the Palace furniture such as chairs, tables, toilets and cabinets and doors, leading to the Grand Hall. A total of 412 sq m is used for the coronation of the Sultan of Deli, or other traditional agenda. The Grand Hall was also used as the place where Sultan received praise from the relatives and family at the holidays of Islam.

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PDAM Tirtanadi built by Netherlands colonial rule on September 8, 1905 named Waterleiding Maatschappij NV Manager for clean. The construction was carried out by Hendrik Van Den Honert Cornelius as Director of Deli Maatschappij, Pieter Kolff as Director of Deli Steenkolen Maatschappij and Charles Marie Hernkenrath as Director of the Deli Spoorweg Maatschappij. The Head Office of the company is clean water in Amsterdam Netherlands.

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Many relics of the occupation of the Netherlands in Medan. One of them is Building London Sumatra, which lies in the path of Kesawan. Until recently, however, the building is referred to as building Lonsum is still serve as office buildings in Medan. History of The London Building London Sumatra of Sumatra was built in 1906 by rubber plantation owner Harrison & amp; Crossfield Company (H & amp;C) centred in the city of London. Harrisons & amp; Crosfield (H & amp;C) itself was founded by Daniel Harrison, Smith Harrison and Joseph Crosfield in 1844 and Liverpool struggled in the field of tea and coffee importers.


Functionbuildingg london sumatra is as office trade and an estate.After the building sold to the dutch government, his name modified according name puteri netherlands became juliana building.Possession gedung london sumatra shift from harrison & amp; crossfield company ( h & amp; c ) to hand indonesia after independence day.Building london sumatra has changed its name into pt london sumatra pp today.

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