Historic site · Pagaruyung, Batusangkar, Tanah Datar Regency, West Sumatra
Pagaruyung Palace
Istano Basa Pagaruyung · Istana Pagaruyung
Pagaruyung Palace (Istano Basa Pagaruyung) is a palace building used as a museum at Pagaruyung near Batusangkar, Tanah Datar Regency, West Sumatra.
Why go
This record is the present palace building, Istano Basa, not Istana Silindung Bulan, which OpenStreetMap maps about 900 m away, and not the historic Pagaruyung royal sites or inscriptions. Wikidata classes it as a palace and a museum, records 1976 as the inception of the present building and the Tanah Datar regency government as its owner. A West Sumatra provincial government report says visiting journalists began their exploration of Minangkabau culture at Istano Basa Pagaruyung in Tanah Datar, and another says the Festival Pesona Minangkabau of December 2023 was held in its grounds. XTOUR states nothing about entry, tickets or which floors are open.
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