If you intend to travel to a place full of history, Medan City can be one of the right destinations for you to visit. In Medan, you can hunt for photo spots while adding insight into the cultural wealth stored in the city of Medan. Here is a row of Instagramable history tours in the city of Medan.
The first and foremost Historical tourist destination you have to visit is Maha Vihara Maitreya. The architecture of this building is characterized by a typical classical oriental with a touch of a luxurious modern style. Not only that, but Supreme Vihara Maitreya is also the biggest monastery in the city of Medan and one of the largest in Southeast Asia. Here, you can stroll around the magnificent monastery buildings and have many facilities and Instagrammable photos. Near the temple there is a canteen that provides various types of food at affordable prices.
The next historical tour is Sri Mariamman’s temple, the oldest Hindu temple in the city of Medan that has been established since 1884. From the outside, this temple looks interesting thanks to the colorful reliefs and statues around it. Guaranteed, you will be amazed by the beauty of the wall, the ceiling until the ornaments are dominated by unique staining. From the entrance, the inside, to the yard, Sri Mariamman’s temple looks Instagenic and suitable for a photo spot!
When you see Graha Maria Annai Valakinni, you might think that this building is a temple of Hindu worship. Even though it turned out that Graha Maria Annai Verangkanni was a church. Yes, this building is a witness to the long history of Indian Catholics Tamil in Medan in the late 19th century. The building has a unique and very magnificent architecture, and if immortalized from a distance, the Graha Maria Annai Valakni building will look very beautiful and instagrammable. At night, Graha Maria Annai Valakni is decorated with Instagenic colorful lights.
Tjong A Fie is a successful person from China who manages a rapidly growing plantation in Sumatra. The Tjong A Fie house itself is located in the old Medan area with European-style architecture and a mixture of Chinese designs. This historical tourist destination also has other designations, such as Tjong A Fie’s residence, Tjong A Fie Museum, or Tjong A Fie Mansion. Once you get here, you must be prepared to be amazed. When entering the Chinese merchant’s house, you will be fascinated with the furniture, and every corner is still very well maintained. Spacious courtyard, living room, meeting room, so that the place of worshiping the late Tjong A Fie is very neat and instagramable!
The mosque, also known as the Medan Masjid, is a silent witness to the history of the greatness of the Malay tribe in the Sultanate of Delhi Under the leadership of the 9th Sultan, Sultan Ma’mun Al Rashid. The Al Mashun Raya Mosque was built in 1906 and managed to be completed in 1909 with building materials imported directly from their best-producing countries, such as marble from Italy and Germany, stained glass from China, and a hanging lamp from France. Mixed Moroccan architectural design, Europe, Malay, and the Middle East successfully juggled the Al Mashun Mosque to become a very Instagramable mosque in every corner. The most abstinent is the main part of the entrance gate and magnificent stairs on the inside of the mosque.
When you arrive at Maimun Palace, you will be amazed by how beautiful this yellow color dominates the building. The spanning of extensive green grass are ready to greet with the accompaniment of the musicians who chant the typical Malay rhythm that pampers ears. In addition, there are many antiques of the Sultan’s relics, royal gifts, and luxurious jewelry. Exploring every building of the Maimun Palace is guaranteed to make you enter the hallway in the heyday of the Sultanate of Deli. The vast yard and design side consisting of parent buildings, right-wing, and left-wing, can be best spot photos while traveling to Medan. You can also rent typical Deli Sultanates and capture the moment like nobles at this Maimun Palace.
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