Bali Villas

Siak Sri Indrapura was the center of an Islamic empire and has a golden age from the 18th to the 20th century. Sultan Abdul Jalil Rakhmad Syah founded the kingdom in 1725. He was the first in the family tree of the Sultans, who ruled from 12 to 1945.

In November 1945, the last sultan, Sultan Kasyim II sent a telegram to the President of the Republic of Indonesia to faith in democracy, and directed the properties of a struggle for independence. The former palace of Siak Sri Indrapura definitely worth a visit. It was built in 1889 by Sultan Abdul Jalil Syarifuddin.

The palace was restored 1989. The. At the reception, there are welcome life-size figures of the sultan and the courtiers of the visitor. Inside the palace you can admire the golden throne and a copy of the crown. The original gold crown was placed on the National Museum in Jakarta.

The last sultans formed a part of the Dutch establishment. Much of the decor in the palace is European. A big attraction is Komet, a large German music player, whose perforated metal disks tinkle tunes of Mozart, Beethoven and Strauss, brought by the sultan from a visit to Europe in 1896. People say that there are only two left in the world.