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Urban Relics
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Urban Relics
Horas！ We’re thrilled to be releasing Issue 02, the theme of which is “Urban Relics”. Over the past 2 months, we have spent a lot of time bridging the relationship between landmarks, heritage and lifestyle. What does each place has to provide beyond a tourist gimmick, and what kind of elements surrounding it. We took our time exploring those questions, not forcing things. Maybe places that integrates travel and people - to let you roam around without feeling a stranger and feel the liveliness of each district. Read up, and digest the element of snap in Medan.
Antonius Editor-in-Chief Urban Travel
i EDITOR’S LETTER iii CONTENT 1 KEYWORDS 5 GO-TO SPOTS (SNAPPING)
While Medan has a lot of culture intertwined together, there is an easy way to guide your way through.
7 PARIS VAN SUMATRA 11 STREET MEETS FASHION
Visit the local hidden gem of wet markets, featuring the part and puzzle of being in one of the most enduring traditonal market.
17 THE ROYAL PALACE
Venture around the facade of the royal experience, lived by the Sultans and relived by you.
21 URBAN TEXTURE Beauty in imperfection is real, and in the urban setting, it becomes a testament of time.
KEYWORDS RELIVE THE VIBE PARIS VAN SUMATRA If Bandung is identified as Paris van Java, Medan city is perceived as Sumatra's Paris. The phrase Paris van Sumatra was popularized by the Dutch who controlled the Deli tobacco plantations, East Sumatra, from the end of the 19th century to the mid-20th century. In their hands, Medan - the capital of Deli tobacco plantations - was swamped into a civilized city with European-style buildings.
MULTICULTURAL DISTRICTS While shopping has always been mis-stereotyped as a habit for the rich and lavish, this does not apply in Medan. In fact, Medanese love shopping to the point where it is a casual spree. So if the locals love it, you definitely will love it too.
OLD AND NEW TRANSPORT HARMONIZE Besides digital transport service, local transportations like bentors and angkots are still relevant. Bentor is one of the unique and iconic transportation in Medan. It is shaped like a rickshaw and run with a motorcycle next to it.
GREEN IS BLACK, YELLOW IS WHITE Green and yellow are the two colour combinations ubquitous in the urban landscape of Medan. Not only is that an extension of the Maimoon Palace to the city, the colours also help to extend the city’s icons to the public eye.
SUBTLE DECORS ON THE VINTAGE Besides the landmarks and cultural icons, many youngsters aspire to define the generation on the street. Be it the city signage, murals and urban photoshoots, these people proves that Medan is more than just a busy old city.
MORE THAN A GARDEN Gardens make the city greener, and in the case of Medan, it strengthens the green “heritage” colour. The gardens are places for gathering and sometimes for memorials as well.
Travel brings you to a broader horizon and delve beyond good sights
GO-TO SPOTS (SNAPPING) A bustling metropolitan, Medan offers a myriad of places worth your money for shopping spree
RAHMAT GALLERY
KAMPUNG MADRAS
MESJID RAYA
Rahmat International Wildlife Museum & Gallery is a natural history museum in Medan. The museum displays various collections of wildlife from the smallest to the largest according to the habitat. After the development, the Gallery has an area of 2970 m² building.
Kampung Madras is the Little India of Medan. one of the prominent ethnic enclaves. It hosts a large Indian community (mostly Tamil). Kampung Madras is home to many sporting goods resellers, sari stores, and other shophouses. Every year, Kampung Madras becomes a meeting point for Hindu and Tamil festivals such as Thaipusam and Deepavali.
Masjid Raya Al Mashun is a mosque located in Medan, built in 1906 and completed in 1909. In beginning of its establishment, the mosque was a part of the Maimun palace complex. Its architectural style combines Middle Eastern, Indian and Spanish elements. The mosque has an octagonal shape and has wings to the south, east, north and west.
GRIYA ANNA MARIA VELANGKANNI
TJONG A FIE MANSION
A Marian shrine that implements Indo-Mogul style, dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. The shrine is two floors high and has a small seven-floor tower in the Indonesian style. While the exterior looks like the Hindu temple, the interior facade is of a church layout - making it a unique cross-culture architecture in Medan.
Called "a historical jewel in Medan", the 2-storey mansion was built in 1895. It is a registered historical landmark as well as a cultural heritage building. The Mansion has Chinese, Malay and Art Deco influences in the design style. The structure was built upon feng-shui principles, and the rooms are on four sides of the structures with a big open-air courtyard in the middle,
DISCOVER THE MANY ALLURE IN PARIS VAN SUMATRA
Previous spread The streets of Kesawan Square, the Chinatown district in Medan which is also known as the “Paris van Sumatra” This spread (Left) A woman walks along the street selling bottles of herb drinks/jamu.
This spread (Top) 1. One of Medan’s unique public transportations, also called the sudako 2. Side facade of the Tjong A Fie Mansion, a majestic architecture owned KESAWAN SQUARE by the family of a late Chinese tycoon Hip does not mean overseas 3. A motorized rickshaw moves along goods all the time. You can the street be hip and still support the local brand scene. and In Medan 4. Anothe iconic building one of the we define ourthe ownstreet, trendy famous eateriesalong Tip Top through the urban landscape and heritage elements - all juxtaposed in the crafts and and experienced to the max.
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While the iconic Kesawan hub is filled with architecture and remnants from the Dutch colonials, a lot of youths and influencers roam around the street to redefine the dynamics of heritage in the current era.
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VENTURE TO THE MAJESTIC MAIMOON PALACE OF THE SULTAN Maimoon Palace is an istana (royal palace) of the Sultanate of Deli and a well-known iconic landmark in Medan. Today, it serves as a museum.
Built by Sultan Ma'mun Al Rashid Perkasa Alamyah in years 1887–1891, the palace was designed by the Dutch architect Theodoor van Erp and covers 2,772 m² with a total of 30 rooms.
The Palace has become a destination in the city, not solely because of its historical heritage status, but also because of its unique interior design of the palace, combining elements of Malay cultural heritage, Islamic and Indian influence, with Spanish and Italian furniture and fittings. The Maimoon Palace is one of the last remnants of a glorious dynasty of rulers. The Deli Sultanate ruled Sumatra for what was known as its golden period. This palace is one of the last vestiges of their rule, and it houses the Sultan of Deli, with the throne room accessible to the public. Every Saturday and Sunday, Malay musicians come and play traditional music in the afternoons, and tourists can dress in the traditional Malay costumes.
1. The exterior view of Maimoon Palace 2. The outside view of Maimoon Palace from the palace perspective 3. The curved arc which resembles the mosque 4. Cup-shaped candle holders on the bedside of the Sultan 5. The view of the Sultan’s bed 6. Vernacular ornaments around the Istana
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PUBLISHED ON May 2020 MEDAN MAGAZINE VOL.2 PHOTOGRAPHY Antonius LAYOUT DESIGN Antonius COPYWRITING Antonius CORRESPONDENTS David Wijaya Ivan Tangkulung Hadi Ismanto Herman Liunardy Jenifer Liu Jessica Thomas Kurasi Lokal Medan Market Group Michelle Angelica Nikita Kusuma Rinaldy Yunardi Vivi Cen Yunita Lim
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