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  2. Fort Margherita - Wikipedia

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    Fort Margherita is a fort constructed in 1879 [3] by Charles Brooke, the second Rajah of Sarawak, situated in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. The fort is an important landmark and monument in Sarawak's history which goes back to the century-old Brooke dynasty of Sarawak. [1] The fort, built in the style of an English castle, was designed to protect ...

  3. The Astana, Sarawak - Wikipedia

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    The Astana, [5] then called Government House, was built in 1870 by the second White Rajah, Charles Brooke, as a wedding gift to his wife, Margaret Alice Lili de Windt. [1] [2] [4] The couple married at Highworth, Wiltshire on 28 October 1869 and she was then raised to the title of Ranee of Sarawak with the style of Her Highness.

  4. Borneo Company Limited - Wikipedia

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    The Sarawak colonial government also mandated the company to import and distribute consumer goods throughout Sarawak. [10] The Borneo Company offices in Kuching were on the spot now occupied by the Hilton hotel, with the manager's house, 'Aneberg', on the hill above. It also had warehouses located where Grand Margherita and Wisma Bukit Mata ...

  5. Regent Hong Kong: The hotel that changed the definition of ...

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    Regent isn’t the most historic luxury hotel in Hong Kong – the Peninsula Hong Kong across the street has been in town since 1928; the Mandarin Oriental opened in 1963 – but it holds a unique ...

  6. Fort Hose - Wikipedia

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    Fort Hose is a historical fort situated in Marudi, Sarawak, Malaysia. It was built in 1898 by Charles Brooke, the second Rajah of Sarawak , to safeguard government activities in the area, and now serves as a museum.

  7. Kuching Old Courthouse - Wikipedia

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    After Charles Brooke was proclaimed as the Rajah of Sarawak in 1868, [1] he was looking for a better venue for the administrative center of the government of Sarawak. The construction of the courthouse building started in 1868 and completed in 1874, which was then officiated by William Henry Rodway.