{"id":29885,"date":"2024-04-21T14:44:27","date_gmt":"2024-04-21T06:44:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?p=29885"},"modified":"2024-04-21T15:24:37","modified_gmt":"2024-04-21T07:24:37","slug":"the-gang-of-four-at-jugra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?p=29885","title":{"rendered":"The Gang of Four at Jugra"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After a twenty-month hiatus, the Gang of Four<\/a> organized another outing. Here are the earlier trip reports: The Gang of Four at Kampar<\/a> and The Gang of Four in Janda Baik<\/a>. This time we decided to visit the Istana Bandar in Jugra. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the Klang (1867-1874) war, Jugra became the capital of Selangor. Not for very long, the state capital moved to Klang , then to Kuala Lumpur and finally to Shah Alam . The royal capital moved to Klang until now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jugra went into decline, overshadowed by nearby Banting. But there still are many historical remains. Left a GE screenshot of the region, right a detail. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On our way to the Istana we passed the Royal Alaeddin Mosque<\/a> . Unfortunately we could not walk in because Khong and I were not properly dressed (wearing shorts). Pity because it is a real beauty. Wikipedia is wrong in dating the construction of the mosque as 1903-1905, it was much later, 1925-1926, here is a convincing report<\/a>. After a recent restoration it has been repainted in white, it was yellow before. A major improvement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The date error may be caused by confusion with the Istana Bandar, situated only a few hundred meters away. That palace was completed in 1905. Both were built by Sultan Alaeddin Sulaiman Shah, the fifth sultan of Selangor (1898-1938) Although the Royal Town was Klang, the Sultan often resided in the Istana Bandar. After his death the palace was abandoned, it was given a number of other uses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When I visited the palace with my friends Pat and Roger in 2013, it had recently undergone restoration and was closed, although we managed to get in. Click here<\/a> for a report. Now it was open to the public, but completely empty inside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ther architecture is interesting. We took many pictures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The interior is empty. It would be a good location for a museum about the history of Selangor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The only “decoration I found inside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Opposite of the entrance there is a huge balcony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Everywhere you see nice ornaments. The Visit Selangor<\/a> website writes that the design is largely Islamic,  mainly of Indian and Middle-Eastern origin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There are also nice gardens. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A worthwhile visit. There were no other visitors, many Malaysians don’t know this place. When we left a few men arrived to take photos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is a lot more to see in Jugra, but we got hungry. We had a look at a nearby fishing village, Kelanang. Always picturesque.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We had lunch in the Kang Guan Seafood Restaurant, with a nice view of the Langat river.. As usual Khong selected the dishes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here is our lunch. Five dishes, fried sotong, mantis prawns, tofu, chicken, meehoon. Total price : RM 110. That’s what the Gang of Four calls VFM (Value For Money) \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nearby is a business district, which explains why there were so many formally dressed customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It was a nice trip and we agreed that we should not wait a long time before having another outing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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