The "Memory Palace" (Istana Kenangan), was wholly built by wood and is also known as Istana Lembah (Valley Palace) and occasionally as Istana Tepas. Located south-east of Istana Iskandariah (Iskandariah Palace), it was planned and built in 1926, after the Great Flood
The carpenter who built this palace was Haji Suffian and his sons who hailed from Seberang Perai .The architecture of the palace is based on the shape of sword. The walls are made of woven sliced bamboo in a diamond shaped pattern (kelerai) and the roofs are in the shape of “five ridges of a traditional Malay house and the ridge of five bananas” (perabung lima and perabung pisang sesikat). The design and the craftsmanship reflect the fine art of Perak Malay handicraft. This palace was completed in 1931. Sultan Iskandar Shah, the 30th Sultan of Perak (1918 – 1938) moved into the palace because the Negara Palace, the official palace at Changkat Negara was to be demolished and replaced by the new palace (Iskandariah Palace).
The construction of Istana Iskandariah was completed in 1933 and Sultan Iskandariah Shah moved into it while other members of the family went to stay in the Istana Lembah which later known as the Istana Kenangan.
The name Istana Kenangan was used in the 1960's, after the palace was renovated by the effort of Yang Teramat Mulia Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj, the first Prime Minister of Malaysia.
On 16 November 1966, Istana Kenangan officially became the Perak Royal Museum, until now
The carpenter who built this palace was Haji Suffian and his sons who hailed from Seberang Perai .The architecture of the palace is based on the shape of sword. The walls are made of woven sliced bamboo in a diamond shaped pattern (kelerai) and the roofs are in the shape of “five ridges of a traditional Malay house and the ridge of five bananas” (perabung lima and perabung pisang sesikat). The design and the craftsmanship reflect the fine art of Perak Malay handicraft. This palace was completed in 1931. Sultan Iskandar Shah, the 30th Sultan of Perak (1918 – 1938) moved into the palace because the Negara Palace, the official palace at Changkat Negara was to be demolished and replaced by the new palace (Iskandariah Palace).
The construction of Istana Iskandariah was completed in 1933 and Sultan Iskandariah Shah moved into it while other members of the family went to stay in the Istana Lembah which later known as the Istana Kenangan.
The name Istana Kenangan was used in the 1960's, after the palace was renovated by the effort of Yang Teramat Mulia Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj, the first Prime Minister of Malaysia.
On 16 November 1966, Istana Kenangan officially became the Perak Royal Museum, until now
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