Brooke Memorial
The Brooke Memorial, situated in front of the old court house in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, was commissioned in memory of Charles Brooke, the second Rajah of Sarawak, who ruled Sarawak from 1868 to 1917.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Round Tower and New Sarawak State Legislative Assembly Building.
Round Tower
Historic building
Photo: Yeojiuntzen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Round Tower is a historical building in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. Round Tower is situated 140 metres south of Brooke Memorial.
New Sarawak State Legislative Assembly Building
Government office
Photo: Cerevisae, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The New Sarawak Legislative Assembly Building is the current state legislative complex of Sarawak, in Kuching, Malaysia. It houses the Sarawak Legislative Assembly, where state assemblymen from all over Sarawak meet and preside over debates and passing of laws. New Sarawak State Legislative Assembly Building is situated 360 metres northeast of Brooke Memorial.
Sarawak State Museum
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Sarawak State Museum is the oldest museum in Borneo. It was founded in 1888 and opened in 1891 in a purpose-built building in Kuching, Sarawak. Sarawak State Museum is situated 610 metres south of Brooke Memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kuching and Petra Jaya.
Kuching
Photo: ויקיג’אנקי, CC BY 2.0.
Kuching is the capital of the state of Sarawak and the largest city in East Malaysia. Kuching is small enough to walk around but interesting enough to keep you there for several days, and a good base for exploring Sarawak.
Petra Jaya
Suburb
Petra Jaya is a suburb of Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. This suburb was named after the sixth Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Tuanku Yahya Petra of Kelantan, added by jaya, the Sanskrit word for "victory," "triumph", or "success".
Samariang
Suburb
Samariang is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly from 1969 to 1979, from 1996 to present. Samariang is situated 8 km north of Brooke Memorial.
Brooke Memorial
- Type: Memorial
- Description: monument in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
- Category: historic site
- Location: Kuching Division, Sarawak, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
1.55997° or 1° 33′ 36″ northLongitude
110.34517° or 110° 20′ 43″ eastInception
1924Open location code
6PHGH85W+X3OpenStreetMap ID
node 2415167359OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialWikidata ID
Q131299016
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