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Architecture Fort Marlborough

Citadel is a military locations or buildings erected specifically, reinforced and covered used to protect an installation, area, troops from enemy attack or for control of an area. Some Marlborough fort building components include: Revaline is angled three defense building, generally located at the top of the trench in front curtine connected by bridge to the fort buildings. At Marlborough fort, part revaline initially serves as a defense. However, during later functioned as well as social facilities. This is evidenced by the three pieces of the tomb is the tomb of Thomas Parr, Charles Murray and Robert Hamilton. In addition to the three tombs tesebut there are also four plaque is in English pasted on the walls of the entrance gate that reads: George Thomas Shaw, who died on 25 April 1704, Richard Watts, who died December 17, 1705 at the age of 44 years, Henry Stirling who died in April 1744 at the age of 25 years and Capt. James Coney, who died in February 1737 at the age

Piso Gaja Dompak, Batak People Inheritance

Piso Gaja Dompak are traditional weapons originating from North Sumatra. The name piso gaja dompak taken from the word which means the blade piso functioned for cutting or piercing, and the shape of the pointed and sharp. Called gaja dompak, look like elephant carving as it means on the gun handle. Piso Gaja Dompak, Batak typical weapon is the inheritance of the Kingdom of  B atak. The existence of these weapons cannot be separated from its role in the development of the Kingdom of Batak. This weapon is used only among Kings only. Considering this weapon is also a Royal heirloom, this weapon is not created to kill or injure others. As heirlooms, this weapon is considered to have supernatural powers, who will provide spiritual strength to its owner. This weapon is also the objects dikultuskan and ownership of this weapon is limited to the descendants of the Kings or in other words it was not owned by those outside the Kingdom. There has been no historical records which me