- Idilesi: Jalan Astana Lot, Kampung Istana, 93050 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
- Ifowuni: +60 17-858 5732
- Unyaka wesiseko: 1870
Phakathi kwezinto ezintle kakhulu eziseMalaysia kukho indlu yase-Astana, ehlala kwindawo ephawulekayo yaseSarwak, esebhankini lomlambo. Unyaka ngamnye, amawaka eetyeleli afika apha ukuze ahloniphe isakhiwo esimhlophe sekhephu. Esi sikhumbuzo sokwakhiwa kwendawo yendawo yokuhlala yangoku yegosa langoku.
Imbali yeSigodlo sase-Astana
Ibhotwe laseburhulumenteni yesibini yeRawak yaseSarwak - uCharles Brook - inembali yothando. Yayithwa njengesipho kumfazi othandekayo kaRaja Margaret Alice kwaye yanikela ngosuku lomtshato. Ukwakhiwa kwagqitywa ngowe-1870, kwaye ukususela ngoko i-bhanki yoMlambo iKuching uye wayilungisa isakhiwo esimhlophe kwindlela yokoloni.
Yintoni ephawulekayo malunga negodlo likaRaja?
Igama elithi "Astana" - ukusuka kulwimi lwasekhaya lwesiMalay liguqulelwe ngokuthi "iwarol". Ekuqalekeni, isakhiwo, isithsaba nge-turret nge-clock, ayifani ngokufanayo negama layo. Kodwa ngeli xesha lokwakha kwalo lalibhekwa njengento ephezulu yokufezekisa kunye nobabalo kweli lizwe lasempumalanga. Isakhiwo sendlu yesigqeba sihlanganiswe yocingo oluvulekileyo oluvulekileyo, emva kwayo izakhiwo ezintathu ezihlukeneyo, ezixhunywe ngamacatshulwa amancinci.
Ukungena kwintsimi yesigodlo akuvumelekanga kubakhenkethi - emva koko, kukho isakhiwo sikaRhulumente apha. Kodwa akukho mntu uvimbela ukuhamba ngeenxa zonke kuloo ndawo, ngoko ke nabani na onqwenelayo banokuyithanda indlela yokwakha yokuqala yekhulu ngaphambi kokugqibela - kodwa kuphela ngocingo. Ngobusuku, ukusuka kwelinye ibhangi loMlambo waseKuching , umbukiso obalaselayo uvula - ibhotwe likaRajah elikhazimulayo nezigidi zezibane, kuba iziphathimandla zengingqi azizange zithathe ingqwalasela. Ngoko ke, phakathi koluntu kunye neendwendwe, ukuxubusha kuyathandwa kakhulu.
Indlela yokufikelela kwiNdlu yase-Astana?
Isakhiwo siseduze nesikebhe se-Istana Jetty. Unokufika apha okanye ngesikebhe esivela kwelinye isiteshini okanye ngeenyawo: ibhotwe elidumileyo lisendaweni yecala.