The Sultan Abdul Aziz Royal Gallery - Part III

The Courtyard

This pair of marble lions were presented to the eight sultan of Selangor by the Chinese Dato of Selangor. They were originally placed at the entrance of Bukit Kayangan Palace in Shah Alam, then transferred to the state museum. They were finally relocated to the Royal Gallery Ground in January 2007.

You can tell whether a stone lion is a male or female by what it has under its feet. The male will have an ornamental ball under its paw while under the female’s paw is a cub. The number of bumps on the lion’s head denotes the rank of the official whose building the lion is guarding.

As I left the building, I could see the image of the Sultan Suleiman building reflected from the glass wall of the opposite building giving it a surreal effect. It is just as beautiful in its disjointed form. When you are in Klang, remember to visit its “White House”.

The End.


(I'll be going to Angkor Wat early tomorrow morning so Ghost Walk will take a leave of absence for about a week. After I return I'll tales of the trip to the Temples of Ruins for you).

The Sultan Abdul Aziz Royal Gallery - Part II

The Upstairs...

To be continued...

The Sultan Abdul Aziz Royal Gallery - Part I

After a heavy breakfast of nasi lemak from “China Coffee shop” plus Hainanese Chicken rice ball, need some exercise to burn it off before lunch. Decided to walk across the street to pay a visit to “The White House of Klang”. This is the “Sultan Suleiman Building” recently converted to the Sultan Abdul Aziz Royal Gallery.

It was built by an English architect, Arthur B. Hubback in 1909 and housed the British Administrative Centre but was turned into the Japanese Army Base during World War II. After the war, it had been occupied by the Klang District Office, the Royal Malaysian Police of Selangor and Klang Municipal Council. It was converted by Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah Alhaj to the Sultan Abdul Aziz Royal Gallery. Renovation work began in 2005 and completed in 2007. The gallery was originally housed in Syahbandaraya in Klang next to the Klang Police Headquarter.

This beautifully designed building offers many photo opportunities and I lost myself shooting it. There is beauty in every turns and every columns and I was awed by its stately yet calm nature. There were few visitors and I could wander through quiet corridors lost in time and my own thoughts. The white and light yellow color gave it a very soothing.

The building is best explored in silence and I will leave you to enjoy it alone. I strongly encouraged you to pay it a visit one day.

To be continued...