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The Kuching Old Courthouse is a historical
After Charles Brooke was proclaimed as the
courthouse
A courthouse or court house is a building that is home to a local court of law and often the regional county government as well, although this is not the case in some larger cities. The term is common in North America. In most other English-spe ...
in Kuching
Kuching (), officially the City of Kuching, is the capital and the most populous city in the States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Sarawak in Malaysia. It is also the capital of Kuching Division. The city is on the Sarawak River ...
, Sarawak
Sarawak (; ) is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia. The largest among the 13 states, with an area almost equal to that of Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak is located in northwest Borneo Island, and is bordered by the M ...
, Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
.
History
After Charles Brooke was proclaimed as the Rajah of Sarawak
The White Rajahs were a dynastic monarchy of the British Brooke family, who founded and ruled the Raj of Sarawak, located on the north west coast of the island of Borneo, from 1841 to 1946. The first ruler was Briton James Brooke. As a reward f ...
in 1868, he was looking for a better venue for the administrative center of the government of Sarawak. The construction of the courthouse building started in 1868 and completed in 1874, which was then officiated by William Henry Rodway. In 1883, a clock tower was added to the building at the entrance area. In 1924, the memorial for Charles Brooke was constructed at the building entrance square. It was used as the administrative center for the government of Sarawak until 1973. In 2003, the building was converted into the Sarawak Tourism Complex.
Architecture
The building consists of 4 blocks. It is covered with iron wood roof. It is equipped with various facilities, such as restaurant etc.See also
*List of tourist attractions in Malaysia
Popular tourist attractions in Malaysia include the following:
Attractions
Beaches
* Batu Ferringhi
* Port Dickson
Historical structures and buildings
* A Famosa
* Christ Church Malacca
* Church of the Immaculate Conception
* Stadthuys
...
References
Buildings and structures in Kuching 1874 establishments in Sarawak 19th-century architecture in Malaysia {{Malaysia-struct-stub