Considered as one of the grandest monuments to Islam in the whole region, the magnificent Jame' Asr Hassanil Bolkiah Mosque is the brainchild of His Majesty the Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah and Yang Dipertuan Negara Brunei Darussalam. (source: http://my-brunei-darussalam.blogspot.com/2008/02/jame-asr-hassanil-bolkiah-mosque.html) The first time I laid my eyes on it, my jaw literally...

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The largest of the Sultan of Brunei’s four palaces, Istana Nurul Iman, is indisputably the world’s largest residential and administrative palace currently in use.  (source: http://marquetteturner.wordpress.com/2008/12/04/the-palace-of-the-sultan-of-brunei/) All I saw was the huge gates, the wide roads leading to the palace, and the many guards safe guarding the whole premises. It was so hot...

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