Royal Regalia Museum

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Royal Regalia Museum
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Exterior view of the museum
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place Bandar Seri Begawan , Brunei Coordinates: 4 ° 53 ′ 33.7 "  N , 114 ° 56 ′ 32.1"  EBruneiBrunei  World icon
opening September 30, 1992
Number of visitors (annually) 100,000+
operator
state
Carriage of the Sultan of Brunei in the museum

The Royal Regalia Museum ( Malay Muzium Alat Kebesaran Diraja ) is a museum and building in Bandar Seri Begawan , the capital of Brunei Darussalam . It is home to the monarchical regalia of the Sultan of Brunei , including his carriage . The museum opened on September 30, 1992.

It is visited by an average of more than 100,000 people a year, 70 percent of whom are foreigners.

history

The building, which was originally called the Churchill's Memorial Building , was subsequently known as the Royal Regalia Building until 2017 . It was in honor of Winston Churchill by Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin III. been erected. It was converted into a museum in honor of the 25th anniversary of the 29th Sultan in 1992.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b More visitors eyed as Royal Regalia Building renamed. Borneo Bulletin, December 8, 2017.
  2. ↑ Wendy Hutton: Adventure Guides: East Malaysia , 2000, Tuttle Publishing, ISBN 978-962-593-180-7 .
  3. ↑ Borneo Bulletin Brunei Yearbook , 2005, Brunei Press, p. 166.