This photo journal, the first of two Kuala Kangsar journals, features the royal quarter in Perak’s royal city of Kuala Kangsar. The royal quarter includes the royal mosque & three palaces (istanas) - Istana Ulu (1903), the Ubudiah Mosque (1917), Istana Iskandariah & Istana Kenangan (both built in 1926). All are located on one side of the city, away from the rest of town, on a knoll called Bukit Chandan, & separated from the city by a large park along the riverbank called Dataran Sungai Perak.

The Sultan of Perak - ... (more)