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Istana Bandar

Malaysia · 19th century

Founded
1899
Coordinates
2.86028°, 101.44117°
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Istana Bandar in Malaysia
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Description

The Istana Bandar is a historical palace in Jugra, Kuala Langat District, Selangor, Malaysia.

It is somewhat hidden. There is no entrance fee to enter the place.

It was built in 1899. The then-Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Alaeddin Sulaiman Shah, whose official residence was in Klang, still frequented this palace for Friday prayers at the mosque next to this palace. It was mothballed after his death in 1938. This palace is also the place the 7th Sultan, Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah, was born.

Chinese workers (originally from nearby mining activities) were recruited for the construction project of this palace.

There is a Smart Selangor bus stop about 2 km south from the palace, served by Smart Selangor bus route BTG 2. The bus connects to Banting town. From there though, you will have to find it on foot.

From Banting town, route BTG 1 connects to Kuala Lumpur International Airport and Salak Tinggi ERL (Airport Express) station. Other routes, e.g. 730 connect to Klang.

Text adapted from “Istana Bandar” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Istana Bandar ranks #6,077 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #9 of the 11 mapped in Malaysia. Founded 1899, one of 705 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. See how Malaysia compares in the castle statistics.

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