The mostly empty wooden hilltop palace overlooking Pangkalan Bun Park celebrates three architectural traditions of the sultans' assorted wives: Chinese, Dayak and Malay. Built in 1806 (and rebuilt in 1990 after it was burned to the ground), it is not yellow, but was traditionally draped in yellow fabric.
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Built to house a sultan's seven daughters, this original, rambling wooden compound fights against gravity among well-kept gardens.
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Built to house a sultan's seven daughters, this original, rambling wooden compound fights against gravity among well-kept gardens.
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