CHAPTER I

PRELIMINARY

A. Background Of Paper

Indonesia is a country that has a diverse history and culture. One form of
historical heritage that still exists today and some that still function well is the Palace.
There are a lot of former royal palaces that are historical relics in Indonesia. Each palace
has its own characteristics both from the history, form of buildings, culture and different
customs / ceremonies which are interesting to see, visit and study. Medan City is the
provincial capital of North Sumatra, Indonesia. This city is the largest city on the island
of Sumatra. In addition, the city of Medan has also become one of the cities that have a
variety of attractions. Both in terms of natural tourism, arts and culture, and culinary.
Seeing the tourism potential that is owned by the city of Medan, tourism managers
should be able to take advantage of this potential. In the course of its history, the city
of Medan bequeathed a number of buildings of historical value, as one proof of the
existence and glory of the city in the past. Historic buildings are archives of old
buildings that have high aesthetic value. One of the historic buildings that has been
protected by the state is Maimun Palace. Maimoon Palace or commonly called Maimun
Palace is one of the cultural heritage of our living ancestors (Life Monument) located
in Aur village, Medan Baru sub-district, Medan Municipality, approximately 3 km from
Polonia Airport and 28 km from Belawan port. The palace building was designed by an
Italian architect and was built by Sultan Deli, Makmun Al Rasyid Perkasa Alamsyah
who was a descendant of the 9th king of the Deli Sultanate. This palace was built 2 on
August 26, 1888. Maimun Palace has an area of 2,772 m2 and has 30 more rooms.
Maimun Palace is a tourist destination not only because of its old age, but its unique
interior design. This palacebuilding combines elements of Malay cultural heritage, with
Islamic, Spanish, Indian and Italian styles. In addition Maimun Palace has high artistic
and cultural values, such as the legend of Meriam Puntung, a legend about the
incarnation of the sister of the Green Princess who came from the Kingdom of Haru
who refused to be invited to cause war. The Sultan Deli traditional music program is an
instrumental music specially played for the royal family, there is a place for selling
souvenirs typical of Maimun Palace and there is an area for photo shoots with the
typical Sultan's attire. In addition Maimun Palace is also one of 7 historic buildings in
Indonesia and has been named the most beautiful building in the city of Medan
(Kompas 2 August 2012 and the book "A Brief History of the Maimun Palace").
Maimun Palace has a lot of potential that can be optimized as an art and cultural tourism
as well as an attraction for local and foreign tourists to visit this Maimun Palace. At
present the image of Maimun Palace is still not good, even though this Palace is one of
the historical heritages that should be maintained and has also become a major tourist
destination in the city of Medan. But it seems that public awareness is still lacking to
help and maintain and preserve these attractions, also the lack of clear information and
the lack of events / events that support

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 attractions. In addition, the parties from the Maimun Palace and the Medan city
government themselves are also lacking promotion and are appropriate to attract the
attention of local and foreign tourists so that many tourists do not know and are less
interested in these tourist attractions. If this tourist attraction can be optimally
optimized, the Maimun Palace will automatically become an attractive tourist attraction
to visit.

B. Formulation Of The Problem

1. History of Maimoon Palace?
2. The Story of Cannon Buntung?
3. Attraction Maimun Palace as a tourist attraction?
4. Pictures and location?

C. Purpose
The purpose of writing this report is:
1. Increase the author's knowledge of attractions.
2. Know more about the attractions and history of the Maimun Palace

D. The Benefits Of Writing

1. For Authors
 Measuring the author's knowledge of attractions
 As a means to deepen knowledge
2. For the College of Tourism
 As a reference material in adding to the bibliography and evaluating the extent to
which students can apply the knowledge gained while in college.
3. For the Community
 In order to know more deeply about the attractions and history of the Maimun
Palace

E. Writing System
The systematic writing of scientific papers in writing papers:
1. The initial part
 The initial part of this report includes the title, cover, preface, and attachment pages
2. The core part
 The core part consists of three chapters, namely:
CHAPTER I
PRELIMINARY
In this chapter discusses the background of the problem, the formulation of the problem,
the objectives, the benefits of research, and the systematic writing.
CHAPTER II
THEORETICAL BASIS
This chapter contains theories related to writing scientific papers.
CHAPTER III
CONTENT

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 In this chapter the main results of the problem are explained.
CHAPTER IV
CLOSING
This chapter contains conclusions and suggestions.
3. The final part
 The final section consists of references and attachments.

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 CHAPTER II
THEORETICAL BASIS

A. Tour Definition
According to Homby As (2001) tourism is a journey where a person on his way
stops temporarily in several places and finally returns to the place of origin where he is
traveling.
According to Fandeli (2001) tourism is a trip or as an activity carried out voluntarily
and is temporary to enjoy tourist objects and attractions.
Travel has characteristics - characteristics include:
1. emporary, that in the short term the tourist will return to their original place.
2. Involving tourism components, for example transportation facilities, accommodation,
restaurants, tourist attractions, souvenir shops and others.
3. Generally done by visiting attractions and tourist attractions
4. Have certain goals that are essentially to get pleasure
So in my opinion is a trip that is carried out by a person or group of people for more
than three days using a private vehicle, public, or certain bureau with the aim to see various
places or cities both domestically and abroad

B. Definition Of Tourism Object And Attraction

According to S. Nyoman Pendit (2002) a tourist attraction or tourist attraction is a place
of recreation or tourism. Tourism objects can be natural attractions such as mountains,
lakes, rivers, beaches, sea, or in the form of tourist attractions such as museums, forts,
historical heritage sites, and others.
According to the law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 9 of 1990 concerning
tourism, there are two types of tourist objects and attractions, namely (1) tourist objects
and attractions created by God Almighty in the form of natural conditions, flora and fauna;
and (2) tourist objects and attractions of human works in the form of museums, ancient
relics, historical relics, cultural arts, agro tourism, tirta tourism, hunting tours, nature
adventure tours, recreational parks and entertainment venues.

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C. Tourism Definition
According to Richard Sihite in Marpaung and Bahar (2000: 46-47) explains the
definition of tourism as follows: Tourism is a journey made by people for a while, which
is held from one place to another leaving its original place, with a plan and with the
intention not to try or make a living in a place visited, but solely to enjoy the activities of
recreation and recreation or to meet diverse desires.
According to H. Kodhyat (1983: 4) is as follows: Tourism is a trip from one place
to another, temporary, carried out individually or in groups, as an effort to find a balance
or harmony and happiness with the environment in the social, cultural, natural dimensions
and science.

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 CHAPTER III
CONTENT

A. History Of The Maimun Palace

Maimun Palace is a cultural heritage heritage building of the IX Malay Sultan
Sultan Deli, namely Sultan Ma "moen Al Rasyid Perkasa Alamsyah. It was built for 3 years
with a fund of 1 (one) Million Goledens at the Dutch currency rates. Began to be built on
August 26, 1888 and finished until inauguration on May 18, 1891 AD This cultural heritage
building was designed by Ferari, an architect from Italy. The building is so beautiful and
sturdy it has a traditional style and character typical of Indonesia in touch with Malay, with
a golden yellow color that is synonymous with Malay ethnicity. The unique concept of
shape and ornamentation is influenced by various cultures including Malay, Islam, Spain,
China, India and Italy.
This cultural heritage building (Maimun Palace) is located in the middle of Medan
City, precisely in Sukaraja Village, Brigjen Katamso Street, Medan City, North Sumatra
Province. Geographically the city of Medan is located at coordinates 3 ° 30 ′ - 3 ° 43 ′ North
Latitude and 98 ° 35 ′ - 98 ° 44 ′ East Longitude. Medan's topography tends to tilt to the
north and is at an altitude of 2.5 - 37.5 meters above sea level
The Maimun Palace building was built on a land area of 2,772 m2. Square with building
area: 772 m2 with floor II and has 30 rooms (rooms). This two-story building is divided
into 3 rooms namely the Main Room in the middle and the room of the Left Wing and
Right Wing. The main room in the middle area of 412 m2 is called Balairung Sri, this room
is used for reception or the coronation of the Sultan Deli, in this room is also filled with
collections of relics of the past such as old weapons and photographs of families and
furniture in European style.
Law no. 11 of 2010 concerning cultural preservation that cultural preservation is
the nation's cultural wealth as a form of thought and behavior of human life which is
important for the development and understanding of the history of science and culture in
public life so it needs to be preserved and managed appropriately through protection,
development and utilization and for preservation of the country's cultural heritage is
responsible for the regulation of protection, utilization.
The Maimun Palace building is protected by the Central UPT of the Directorate
General of Culture of the BPCB Office (Aceh Cultural Heritage Conservation Center) by
occupying two Monkeys from the Sultan's family, namely Teungku Muhar and Najima. In
addition, this cultural heritage building is also managed by the Sultan Ma'mun Al-Rasyid
Syah Foundation which was founded in 1982 by the Sultan's family and relatives. This
foundation manages Maintenance, Utilization.
The historic building of this cultural heritage is also one of the means of the object tourism
is very popular with local and foreign tourism and is now also a place of historical and
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 When the BPCB Aceh monitoring team confirmed with Teungku Mohar and Najima about
the visitor data it was recorded that the visitors' visitor team each day reached up to
thousands of visitors from the public, toris, students and students.

B. Buntung Cannon
The historic building of this cultural heritage is also one of the means of the object.
The story of the buntung cannon is related to Putri Hijau. It is said, in the Kingdom of the
Eastern Kingdom, there lived a beautiful princess, named the Princess of the Green. He is
called so, because his body emits green. He has two brothers, namely Mambang Yasid and
Mambang Khayali. One time, the King of Aceh came to marry Putri Hijau, however, the
proposal was rejected by his two brothers. The king of Aceh became angry, then attacked
the Kingdom of the Greater East. The king of Aceh defeated Mambang Yasid. When the
Aceh army was about to enter the palace to kidnap Putri Hijau, suddenly a miracle
occurred, Mambang Khayali suddenly turned into a cannon and fired indiscriminately.
Because of the continuous firing of bullets at the Aceh army, the cannon was split in two.
The front is found in the Surbakti area, in the Karo highlands, near Kabanjahe. While the
rear was thrown into Labuhan Deli, then moved to the courtyard of Maimun Palace. Every
day, the Palace is open to the public, except when there are special ceremonies.

C. The Attraction Of Maimun Palace As a Tourism Object

Istana Maimun merupakan museum peninggalan kesultanan Deli yang bias mejadi
destinasi wisata sejarah untuk masyarakat. Tidak hanya menilik peninggalan sejarah
Kesultanan Deli, di Istana Maimoon pengunjung bisa melihat-lihat koleksi yang dipajang
di ruang pertemuan, seperti foto-foto keluarga sultan, perabot rumah tangga Belanda kuno,
dan berbagai jenis senjata. Di Istana Maimun juga terdapat meriam buntung yang memiliki
legenda tersendiri. Orang Medan menyebut meriam ini dengan sebutan meriam puntung.

D. Picture And Location Of Maimun Palace

The palace is located on Jl. Brigadier General Katamso, kel. Sukaraja, kec. Medan
Maimun, Medan, North Sumatra.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Istana+Maimun/@3.5752329,98.6816725,17z/data=!3m
1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x30313049877b2b03:0xf53d32d91225a774!8m2!3d3.5752329!4d98.68386
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 Picture Of Maimun Palace

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 CHAPTER IV
CLOSING

A. Conclusion
Maimun Palace is a historic building in the city of Medan. This building is a relic
of the IX Deli Sultan Malay Kingdom which has many features and history, one of which
is the Buntung Cannon and a collection of historical objects. Maimun Palace is very good
as a cultural tourist attraction that brings foreign exchange to the Indonesian State.

B. Suggestion
Maimun Palace is a historical building that has many features. But in my opinion
this Maimun Palace tourist attraction will be more developed and known to many people
if we hold an introduction to the wider community in detail about the advantages
possessed by the Maimun Palace compared to other attractions. Besides that, cleanliness
around Maimun Palace is more guarded so as not to cause garbage around the Palace.
Don't let this Maimun Palace lose its charm. It is our duty to maintain the cleanliness of
the historic building. So that the beauty of Maimun Palace is maintained.

References
https://belajarmemahamibersama.blogspot.com/2016/10/laporan-hasil-penelitian-pada-
istana.html

https://wisatabaru.com/istana-maimun-destinasi-wisata-budaya-kesenian-dan-sejarah-di-pusat-
kota-medan/

http://satupedang.blogspot.com/2015/02/sejarah-istana-maimun-dan-putri-hijau.html

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Istana+Maimun/@3.5752329,98.6816725,17z/data=!3m
1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x30313049877b2b03:0xf53d32d91225a774!8m2!3d3.5752329!4d98.68386
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