- Adilesi: Jalan Astana Lot, Kampung Istana, 93050 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
- Foni: +60 17-858 5732
- Chaka cha maziko: 1870
Zina mwa zokongola kwambiri ku Malaysia pali Astana nyumba, yomwe ili pamalo okongola a Sarawak, pamtsinje wa mtsinje. Chaka chilichonse, alendo ambirimbiri amabwera kuno kukayamikira chipale chofewa. Chikumbutso ichi cha zomangidwe ndi malo okhalapo a bwanamkubwa wamakono.
Mbiri ya Nyumba ya Astana
Nyumba yachifumu ya yachiwiri ya rawak ya Sarawak - Charles Brook - ili ndi mbiri yachikondi. Anapatsidwa mphatso monga mphatso kwa mkazi wokondedwa wa Raja Margaret Alice ndipo anapereka pa tsiku la mwambo waukwati. Ntchito yomangamanga inamalizidwa mu 1870, ndipo kuyambira nthawi imeneyo, mtsinje wa Kuching umakongoletsa nyumba iyi yoyera mu chikhalidwe cha akoloni.
Kodi chodabwitsa ndi chiyani panyumba ya Raja?
Dzina lomwelo "Astana" - kuchokera ku chinenero cha m'chinenero cha Chimalawi chimamasuliridwa kuti "nyumba yachifumu". Poyamba, nyumbayo, yokhala ndi turret ndi koloko, siimayenderana ndi dzina lake. Koma pa nthawi yomwe anamangidwanso, ankaonedwa kuti ndipamwamba pa ungwiro ndi chisomo m'dziko lino lakummawa. Nyumba yachifumu imakhala ndi mpanda wotseguka, kumbuyo komwe kuli nyumba zitatu zosiyana, zomwe zimagwirizanitsidwa ndi ndime zochepa.
Kulowera ku nyumba yachifumu sikuloledwa kwa alendo - pambuyo pake, pali nyumba ya boma kuno. Koma palibe amene amaletsa kuyendayenda m'deralo, kotero aliyense amene akufuna angayamikire zomangamanga zapakati pazaka zapitazo - koma kudzera mu mpanda. Madzulo, kuchokera ku gombe lina la Kuching River, malo ochititsa chidwi amawonekera - nyumba yachifumu ya Rajah yomwe imayaka ndi miyandamiyanda ya magetsi, chifukwa akuluakulu a boma sakuyang'anapo. Choncho, pakati pa anthu ndi alendo, chikokacho chimatchuka kwambiri.
Momwe mungayendere ku Nyumba ya Astana?
Nyumbayo ili pafupi ndi bwato la Istana Jetty. Mutha kufika pano mwina pamtunda kuchokera ku siteshoni ina kapena kumapazi: nyumba yachifumu yotchukayi ili mkatikati mwa mzindawo.