Istana Negara
The official residence of Malaysia's king, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, opened in 2011 on a hill in northwestern Kuala Lumpur. Its golden domes rise above landscaped grounds, and visitors gather at the main gate to watch the mounted and foot guards.
- Where
- Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 3.1614, 101.6636
Get the Istana Negara stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Istana Negara. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Kuala Lumpur volume with your photos and a note.
Near Istana Negara
National Monument 2.6 km
A large bronze sculpture of soldiers raising a flag, set above a reflecting pool near Parliament House. It honours those who died in the Second World War and the Malayan Emergency, and was sculpted by Felix de Weldon, who also made the Iwo Jima memorial in Washington.
Perdana Botanical Gardens 3.1 km
Kuala Lumpur's first large public park, laid out in 1888 and spreading over 91.6 hectares near the city centre. Shaded lawns, a lake and sculpted gardens sit alongside the bird park, the butterfly park and the National Mosque.
KL Bird Park 3.5 km
One of the world's largest covered aviaries, a netted valley of 8.5 hectares beside the Perdana Botanical Gardens. More than 3,000 birds of over 200 species, most of them Malaysian, fly free overhead, from hornbills to peacocks and storks.
Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia 3.5 km
The largest museum of Islamic art in Southeast Asia, opened in 1998 near the National Mosque. More than seven thousand objects from across the Islamic world fill its galleries, under a set of tiled domes.
Merdeka Square 3.6 km
A broad lawn, once the cricket green of the Selangor Club, facing the Sultan Abdul Samad Building. At midnight on 31 August 1957 the Union Flag was lowered here and the Malayan flag raised for the first time, and the Independence Day parade still marches past each year.
Sultan Abdul Samad Building 3.7 km
A late 19th century block of red brick, arches and copper domes, with a clock tower facing Merdeka Square. It was built for the British colonial administration and known simply as Government Offices until 1974, when it took the name of the sultan of Selangor in whose reign it was begun.
National Museum of Malaysia 3.7 km
The country's main museum of art, culture and history, opened on 31 August 1963 near the Perdana Botanical Gardens. Its façade mixes a traditional Malay roofline with modern lines, and its galleries run from early archaeology to independence.
National Mosque of Malaysia 3.8 km
Completed in 1965 for a newly independent country, in bold modern concrete. Its 16-pointed star roof folds like an open umbrella and the 73 metre minaret is capped like a closed one, surrounded by pools and fountains and room for 15,000 worshippers.
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Questions
Where is Istana Negara?
Istana Negara is in Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are National Monument (2.6 km), Perdana Botanical Gardens (3.1 km), KL Bird Park (3.5 km).
How do I get the Istana Negara stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Istana Negara and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Kuala Lumpur volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Istana Negara before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Kuala Lumpur volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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