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Indonesia has a lot of many cultures that are still maintained and certainly we as the next generation can learn about what the meaning of its and absolutely protect its. For you who love spending time to learn natural culture from the countries in this world, I’m pretty sure that Indonesia would be a nice educational trip.

I’m sure you’ve already know the Borobudur temple, one of the 7 world wonders and also Bali, an exotic island which has many cultures such as famous Balinese dances like Pendet, Kecak, Topeng and many more. And that’s only a small-part that you can find in Indonesia. There are many places with natural culture and absolutely could be a nice educational trip.

One of them is Maimoon Palace as well as Istana Maimoon that located at Brigjen Katamso street no.55, Medan, North Sumatra. This palace is well-known landmark in Medan. Built by Sultan Makmun Al Rasyid Perkasa Alamsyah (Sultan Deli, one of 2 sultanates in North Sumatra in the 19th century) at 1888 on a land measuring 2.772 m2 and also has 30 rooms.

What we can learn from Istana Maimoon?

The color of yellow. This palace dominated by yellow color. It was not caused by color of a political party, but it caused that palace is condensed with Malay which identical of yellow color.

Most palaces in this world are surrounded by sturdy and high wall that if you want to look the palace, you should go inside. But Istana Maimoon designed without it. The next question is “why?” This is what distinguishes the imperial system of Malays government with imperial rule in Japan, China, and in the plains of Europe which an emperor is believed like a demigod who untouched even almost invisible by its own people. A security reason made the emperor forced to live behind sturdy walls and guarded by hundreds of soldiers.

But that does not take a place in Malay government. The concept of the security on Malay is build on the basis of trust between Sultan and its own people. There are policies that given by Sultan for its people such as guarantee of security, justice, and economic evenness for all of them. Through the policies, people aren’t a menace, but rather a partner who can be invited to dialogue and work together to build good governance. And that why the Maimoon Palace wasn’t designed with sturdy walls.

And still many more that you can learn about its. To get more about Istana Maimoon, welcome to Medan, Indonesia. Happy traveling!