Maimun Palace, Medan

Located on Jl. Brigjen Katamso Medan (10 km from the Polonia airport), Maimun Palace is a holdover of Sultan Makmun Al Rasyid Perkasa Alamsyah. Kingdom deli is dominated by yellow (the color typical wilt) years and was completed in 1888 by Italian architect .When examined, the building has a cultural fusion between Islam and Europe, with some material (such as tile and marble) which is imported from Europe. The build consists of 2 floors with 3 main parts, namely the main building, left wing and right wing.

The influence of European culture is probably quite thick in this palace, we can see from the start lights, chairs, tables, cupboards and the door. The influence of Islam can be seen in the form of a curve (arcade) in the roof like a boat capsize (persian curve), which is usually found on the built in the middle east region.

One of the rooms in the building is Balaiurung. This place is usually used for coronation ceremonial of Sultan Deli. Then there are 40 rooms consisting of 20 rooms on the top floor (where sultan throne) and the prison is located on the floor beneath.

At the palace complex, we can be a tough shell which very sacred. According to the legend, Deli Sultanate have beautiful daughter named Putri Hijau. Because of her beauty, Aceh Sultan fall in love and want to married her but the application was rejected by the two brother of Putri Hijau. Sultan Aceh angry, and declare the war between the Sultanate and aceh deli. With his power, the older brother of the girl change become a dragon and the youngest brother change become a cannon which did not stop the army to shoot aceh. But at the end, Deli Sultanate get defeat and the cannon exploded because overheating. The explosion was throw the back of the cannon to Labuhan Deli and the front of the plateau to Karo.