- Ikheli: Jalan Astana Lot, Kampung Istana, 93050 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
- Ifoni: +60 17-858 5732
- Unyaka wesisekelo: 1870
Phakathi kwezinhlobonhlobo ezinhle kakhulu zaseMalaysia kukhona isigodlo sase-Astana, esendaweni enhle kakhulu eSarwak, emabhishi omfula. Njalo ngonyaka, izinkulungwane zezivakashi ziza lapha ukuze zijabule isakhiwo esimhlophe seqhwa. Lesi sikhumbuzo sezakhiwo nendawo yokuhlala yamanje yombusi wamanje.
Umlando we-Astana Palace
Isigodlo sangaphambili se-rajah yesibili saseSarwak - uCharles Brook - sinomlando wothando. Yakhulelwa njengesipho kumfazi othandekayo kaRaja Margaret Alice futhi yanikeza ngosuku lomkhosi womshado. Ukwakhiwa kwaqedwa ngo-1870, futhi kusukela ngaleso sikhathi ibhange loMfula iKuching lihlose lesi sakhiwo esimhlophe ngesitayela sobukhosi.
Yini ephawulekayo ngesigodlo sikaRaja?
Igama elithi "Astana" - kusukela olimini lwendawo lwesiLimiya lihunyushwe ngokuthi "isigodlo". Ekuboneni kokuqala, isakhiwo, esihlotshwe nge-turret ngewashi, asihambisani neze negama layo. Kodwa ngesikhathi sokwakhiwa kwalo kwakubhekwa njengophezulu lokuphelela nomusa kuleli zwe elisempumalanga. Isigodlo sesigodlo sinezicingo eziphansi ezivulekile, ngemuva kwazo izakhiwo ezintathu ezihlukene, ezixhunywe yizingxenye ezincane ezihlanganisiwe.
Ukungena kwendawo yesigodlo akuvunyelwe kubavakashi - emva kwakho konke, kukhona isakhiwo sikahulumeni lapha. Kodwa akekho ovimbela ukuhamba nxazonke kule ndawo, ngakho-ke noma ubani ofisa angayithanda imidwebo yangempela yekhulu ngaphambi kokugcina - kodwa kuphela ngocingo. Kusihlwa, kusukela kwelinye ibhange lomfula iKuching , kubonakala isibuko esimangalisayo - isigodlo sikaRajah esivutha izigidi zezibani, ngoba iziphathimandla zendawo azizange ziqaphele ukutholakala kwazo. Ngakho-ke, phakathi kwabantu kanye nezivakashi zendawo, lo mbhalo uthandwa kakhulu.
Ungafika kanjani e-Astana Palace?
Isakhiwo siseduze nesikebhe se-Istana Jetty. Ungathola lapha ngesikebhe esivela kwesinye isiteshi noma ngezinyawo: isigodlo esidumile siseduze nendawo yedolobha.