When we build something, I'm sure it will be very easy in accordance with the mission and vision of the building to be built, but how the building will continue to be maintained until the end is in accordance with the vision and mission at the beginning of its construction. Now I only believe this because it turns out it is easier to make than to maintain it and now I can see directly the museum building in Tanjung Pura City, Langkat Regency.
When I was still at school, this building was a building that was often visited by students to learn about the history of the Malay community in Langkat District. When I was still in high school, I visited this museum several times and this place is very well maintained, it has a nice yard full of flowers and a nice exterior design which is supported by the building paint which is always updated so it has the right colors. bright and doesn't seem shabby. However, you can see this building now, from the yard alone we can see that this building has not been cleaned for a long time and has not been taken care of properly, not to mention the grass has grown too long, making anyone who looks from the outside hesitate to go inside. this museum doubts arise with one question whether the museum is still functioning or not.
The Tanjung Pura Museum is an old building that was built during the colonial era of Dutch India, so this building is a colonial type building, we can also see this from the shape of the colonial building which already looks out of date and the current building model. And the most striking thing about this building is the shape of the roof.
The shape of the roof of this museum is like a mosque dome, that is, it is round and painted black, which indicates the symbols of the Malay tribe itself, but the roof on the terrace is adapted from the traditional house of the Padang tribe in West Sumatra province, Indonesia. . Perhaps the aim of this development is to realize the vision and mission of Bhinneka Tunggal Ika, which is Indonesia's motto, which means that even though we have different ethnicities, religions, regional languages, customs, we are still one under the auspices of the Indonesian State. This means that in Indonesia there is no problem of differences, we all here uphold tolerance. And on the roof we can see as if there is a bird perched. The bird was made with cement and it is a symbol of the Garuda bird which is the symbol of Indonesia.
The existence of the shape of the doors and pillars supporting the building and windows can also emphasize the age of the building, which is very old, and it is truly a shame that this building is not maintained so it looks haunted. Behind the museum yard I can also see a children's playground. in the form of slides and seesaws. However, it is truly a shame that the exterior of the playground, which was originally good, has been neglected like that, even though if this continues, the children's toys will become increasingly damaged, especially now that it is the rainy season.
And the shape of the green boxes located behind the museum building is a place to store water machines as well as a warehouse for tools that are no longer used. And that is my description of this museum building, but I have no intention of going in at all, this is because inside this museum there is nothing to show off, inside the useum there are only people selling typical Malay knick-knacks and just eating snacks. Hopefully this museum building will receive attention from the local government so that it can progress again as before.
It's a shame that this museum has been neglected and is no longer maintained. it's like a haunted house in a horror movie. Hopefully the local government will pay more attention to historical places like this museum to care for them and preserve them. Thank you for reading my blog. Greetings from me, Tomi diwirja from Indonesia.