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Kadriah Sultanate Palace Pontianak (levar burton)

Adventure of Indonesia - Kadriah Sultanate Palace Pontianak
Kadriah Palace is situated in the village of Shelf, in Bugis Village, Kecamatan Pontianak Timur, Pontianak, West Kalimantan Province, Indonesia. Elegance of the palace area of 60 x 25 meter wooden purchasing this option is visible from the front. Visitors will be impressed with the spacious yard and clean, and the grass is neat and well maintained. On the right side, middle, and the left front of the palace, visitors can see 13 ancient cannons made by Portuguese and French.

From the front page, visitors can also see the platform, which juts into the front room which was formerly used as a resting place sultan or enjoy the panoramic beauty of the Kapuas River and River Hedgehog. There, also there is a bell that used to serve as a marker of distress. On the right side of the bridge, there is a staircase that connects the palace terrace with a pavilion.

Above the main door of the palace, there are three ornaments ornate crown and moon and stars as a sign that represents the Pontianak Sultanate Islamic Sultanate. Balairungnya, or often also called a public meeting hall, dominated by the color yellow symbolize in Malay tradition and the height of moral authority. In the space that is usually used as a place of religious ceremonies and receive guests, visitors can view photographs of the Sultan of Pontianak, the symbol of the empire, decorative lights, fans, and the throne of the sultan and the empress.

On the right and left of the main room there are 6 rooms measuring 4 x 3.5 meters where one of them is the sultan's bedroom. While other rooms formerly used as a dining room and bathroom. Behind the palace hall there is a room big enough. In this room visitors can see objects Pontianak Sultanate heritage, such as weapons, clothing and queen sultan, sultan's family photographs, and statues.

About 200 meters west of the Palace there Kadriah royal mosque called Masjid Jami 'Sultan Abdurrahman. The mosque was first built by Sultan Sayyid Abdurrahman Alkadri Sharif, the first sultan of Pontianak Sultanate. In some areas there Kadriah Palace facilities, such as floating restaurants, food stalls, tour guides, kiosk telephone kiosk, credit vouchers, souvenirs centers and souvenirs, as well as canoe rentals and boat speed for the area surrounding the palace. Kadriah Palace near downtown Pontiac. The location of the palace can be reached via the river and land routes. Visitors who choose the path of the river can access it by using a canoe or a speed boat from the Port Senghie, while visitors who use land routes to ride the bus that passes through the Kapuas River bridge.
 
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