With the cautious reopening of South East Asian international locations to worldwide guests, it was time that air journey began to resuscitate this yr. Business journey is kind of going full throttle as we begin to meet enterprise companions and colleagues in particular person slightly by way of a Zoom name. So I took the primary flight out with out the necessity for any Covid checks or quarantine. It nearly felt regular once more.
This was a visit to Medan, the capital of North Sumatra, and in addition the fourth largest metropolis in Indonesia.
As this was a brief enterprise journey, I didn’t have time to go to the principle points of interest of Medan. However, one factor that caught my eye within the metropolis was the Tirtanadi Water Tower. Located on the nook of a busy site visitors intersection, it’s not that readily seen attributable to tall buildings and timber obstructing the view.
Water towers are nothing new and have existed for years as a method to retailer and provide water to a metropolis or city. The elevated water reservoir helps to keep up water strain within the piping system and serves as a buffer when water demand rises. Most of them are utilitarian wanting or downright ugly, however some are actual architectural gems and change into a landmark in their very own proper.
This water tower’s design has a considerably medieval look with the battlement like constructions at it’s high, and slender home windows alongside it’s sides.
The Tirtanadi Water Tower is a protected monument and is among the few monuments which nonetheless serves it’s objective even till immediately.
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Edwin Tan