Istana Balai Besar
Istana Balai Besar (The Grand Place) is a single story palace built by
Sultan Muhammad II over 170 years ago, as the official residence of past
sultans. It is believed that bullfights used to be held in the palace for
official Royal ceremonies until mid-1900. The palace is now used for official
state functions and is not open to public. Another palace built by Sultan
Muhammad II is the Jahar Palace (Istana Jahar). It was built for his grandson,
and it was built up from wood, furnished with unique wood carvings.
Kelantan is known to be the most religious state in Malaysia and Islam has a
strong influence in the people's daily lives. Museum Islamic (Muzium Islam /
Dewan Syurga) is known to house many Islamic artifacts and it definitely explain
how Islam came about to Kelantan.
Another way of seeing through the Kelantanese is via their local cuisines and
culinary, and there's no other better place than Siti Khadijah Market. The
market is named after Prophet Mohammad's wife, whom is an extraordinary
entrepreneur, which is well suited for this market which runs mostly by women.
It has a good variety of local eateries and cuisines, apart from fresh seafood
and vegetables.
Getting There
Istana Balai Besar is located at Jalan Tengku Seri Akar, Kota Bharu.
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