Maimoon Palace, Medan

Maimoon Palace, residence of the Sultan of Deli.


Maimoon Palace is a famous landmark in Medan. It is often written as Istana Maimoon, Istana Maimoen and Istana Maimun, and is located at Jalan Brig. Jend. Katamso, Medan.

Maimoon Palace was built by the Sultan of Deli, Sultan Makmun Al Rasyid Perkasa Alamsyah, in 1888. The Sultanate of Deli is one of the two sultanates in northern Sumatra in the 19th century, the other being Acheh. The palace was constructed in 1888 and bore elements of Malay as well as Islamic, Spanish, Indian and Italian elements in its design. The palace, which is a two storey structure, has 30 rooms and inclusive the grounds, cover an area of 2772 sq meters. The palace bears elements of the Malay palace, with Mughal pattern and European elements added in. The Balairung Sri, or reception hall, carries elements of Mughal and Malay traditional styles.

I explored Maimoon Palace with a small group of AsiaExplorers members. On the yard outside, I saw laundry being hung out to dry. I do not know whether it belonged to a caretaker or to the descendents of the Sultan, as I read that his descendents still occupy a wing of the palace.

View of the interior of Maimoon Palace


Islamic motif in the decoration of the ceiling and walls of Maimoon Palace.



Another view of the ceiling of Maimoon Palace.


Ornately embellished archway within Maimoon Palace.


The Dais, or Throne Ceremonial Chair, of the Sultan of Deli in Maimoon Palace.

 Latest updates on Penang Travel Tips

Destination Indonesia

About this website

Dear visitor, thank you so much for reading this page. My name is Timothy Tye and my hobby is to find out about places, write about them and share the information with you on this website. I have been writing this site since 5 January 2003. Originally (from 2003 until 2009, the site was called AsiaExplorers. I changed the name to Penang Travel Tips in 2009, even though I describe more than just Penang but everywhere I go (I often need to tell people that "Penang Travel Tips" is not just information about Penang, but information written in Penang), especially places in Malaysia and Singapore, and in all the years since 2003, I have described over 20,000 places.

While I try my best to provide you information as accurate as I can get it to be, I do apologize for any errors and for outdated information which I am unaware. Nevertheless, I hope that what I have described here will be useful to you.