This building stands in a small city called Siantar City. Even though it is a small town, Siantar City is a unique city because it has a lot of ethnic diversity there and this city is a city that has high religious tolerance. The building that I will tell you about here is a church called the GKPS Church. Beside this church there is a Simalungun tribal museum and not far from the church there are two other houses of worship, namely a temple for Buddhists and a mosque for Islamic religion. Everyone lives side by side in harmony here and complements each other, there are no conflicts because of differences in religion and ethnic culture in this small town called Siantar.
Maybe this church adapted a design from a film produced by Desney, because this church was built like a castle unlike other churches around this area which were only built then given complementary accessories and installed religious symbols that existed or were usually for that area. There is a strong tribalism, like in Siantar City, churches are usually built with regional characteristics which are very Christmassy, but I see that there is nothing like that in this city, in fact I see a church like this here.
This church has a parking area that is not too large, so I believe that during worship, every congregation who brings their four-wheeled vehicles will park on the side of the main road, because this church stands in front of the main road. In the church area there is also a fairly large building which I believe is a building for Sunday school for children. The dominant white color of the building is then clarified with a pointed roof with a neutral contrasting color, namely black, making this building more lively, and because this church has a tall building, this beautiful building can be seen from a distance.
From the front of this building, it has a very magnificent gate, then the roof plavon is made of PVC material which is made with a natural design, a combination of brown and white, with a very simple pool design but looks quite luxurious. Also, because this church has a fairly tall building, there are several stairs to get inside and also this aims to avoid flooding when the rainy season arrives because in city centers like this usually have poor sanitation and the floor of the stairs and front of the church are installed with ceramic tiles. black. Then the walls of the church at the front were also decorated with black patterned ceramics. In front of the church there are several flower pots and a small mini garden to decorate the corner of the church.
This magnificent building is strengthened with very large, majestic pillars, then these pillars are designed with simple decorations which are painted white and there is no color contrast there, then next to the pillars leading to the church entrance there are iron bars. stainless steel which functions as a handrail for the elderly to climb the existing stairs. Then, next to the pillar, a place for washing hands was also built as a legacy from the past Covid era. This very magnificent building must be preserved and hopefully it will continue to receive maintenance so that it remains a sturdy building like this.
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