Siak Sri Indrapura palace

Siak Sri Indrapura Palace or Siak Palace (Indonesian: Istana Siak Sri Inderapura or Indonesian: Istana Asserayah Hasyimiah or Indonesian: Istana Matahari Timur) is an istana (royal palace) of the Sultanate of Siak Sri Indrapura that is located in Siak Regency, Riau Province, on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. The palace is now transformed into a museum.

The palace complex has an area of about 32,000 square metres consisting of 4 palaces namely Istana Siak, Istana Lima, Istana Padjang, and Istana Baru. Each of the palaces including Siak Palace itself has an area of 1,000 square meters.

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Siak Sri Indrapura palace ranks #3,508 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #15 of the 39 mapped in Indonesia. Founded 1893 — one of 562 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,114 times in the last 60 days, more than 51% of the atlas. See how Indonesia compares in the castle statistics.

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