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| A WALK THROUGH A ROYAL PAST |
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| DISPLAYING A CHERISHED COLLECTION |
Guests staying in unique accommodations can relax and take a leisurely stroll to discover the attractions of the intriguing port town of Klang. The Sultan Abdul Aziz Royal Gallery in Klang offers historical value and a treasure chest filled to the brim with ageless artefacts. Exhibiting Selangor’s singular Sultanate legacy, the beautiful and elegant gallery unfolds its secrets with its white façade colonial building very close to the Klang Railway Station. Visitors would love to hear interesting facts about the gallery and the Sultan who was very involved with the documentation of the artefacts and would spend three hours a day at the gallery. The Royal Gallery showcases the personal gifts and items of the Sultan and includes a silver cigar case, royal seals and royal canes made of arecanut or pinang with the royal seal carved into the hilt. Echoing with royal tales, the Royal Gallery in Klang draws the admiration of guests with the majestic Queen Victoria Sword that was a gift from the Governor of the Straits Settlements. As tourists climb up to the first floor of the gallery, they can view an array of photographs of the late Sultan that is displayed from his early years. Visitors would be delighted to hear stories about how the Sultan danced to the music of big Hargine music box and would be so exhausted that he would sleep later in front of the music box. The gallery also displays the personal belongings of Sultan and exhibits a gold watch with the Selangor state crest that was a favorite of his as well as a boxed watch. Excitehotels.com whisks their guests away into exotic accommodations and offers a world of care and customized attention.
The Royal Gallery in Klang showcases glittering hand-embroidered shoes, kain sampan embroidered with gold thread, a gold-buckled belt with the alphabet ‘S’ in the center, a pistol cane belonging to the late Sultan and an American shotgun that was used to drive away animals from the palace grounds. The vast collection also showcases the late Sultan’s cameras, bicycles that he used when he visited the rural areas to see his people, a great coin collection, simple yet sentimental gifts like food containers used to hold ‘nasi beriani’ in red and yellow with an embossed State crest and a flat metal box that resembled a child’s pencil case. The royal collection unfolds with signed golf balls, a F & N soft drink bottle in gold, a copy of the paper currency used in the Sungei Buloh leprosy centre in 1936, a diamond tiara, with the Royal Gallery glittering with the fabled diamond and gem studded Sultan’s crown. The visitors would be thrilled to view the Sultan’s keris with the seven-grooved blade forged from Lela Pestaka iron sheathed in cork with a gilded rope and a hilt encrusted with gem stones at the Royal Gallery in Klang. Excitehotels.com takes their guests through a treasured path to rest and relax in serene and elegant accommodations.
The Royal Gallery in Klang opens out a cherished collection with a section that displays a gold-plated tea set, commemorative official plates and plates used at the Mahkota Puri Palace. The Sultan’s gifts include a model of the Dome of Rock, a jade cannon with a carved dragon on the barrel, silver spoons, samurai head gear, a collection of lovely clocks with a crystal clock, a swinging clock with brass sculpture, marble clocks and a mantel clock. Legends swirl around the crocodile skull in the Royal Gallery that was presented to the Sultan when he became King. The collection evolves over an exquisite array with a Javanese tiger, a cathedral-shaped bird cage, a gold-plated deer, a porcelain horse and a gold-plated flamingo. As visitors go through the last section of the Royal Gallery in Klang, they can see a personal collection of paintings, decorative chairs and greeting cards with Chinese characters embossed in gold. Excitehotels.com offers detailed attention and great accommodations that open out destinations to the heart.
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The Royal Gallery in Klang is open from: Tuesday - Sunday; 10 am - 5 pm. Closed on Mondays & Public Holidays.
How to get there
By Train
Take the KTM Komuter to Port Klang. Get off at the Klang Station. Take a taxi to the Royal Gallery
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