Kuching Old Courthouse, Colonial courthouse in Kuching, Malaysia.
Kuching Old Courthouse is a colonial building made up of four blocks, covered by an iron wood roof. A clock tower was added at the entrance in 1883. The building now houses the Sarawak Tourism Complex.
Construction began in 1868 and finished in 1874 under the direction of William Henry Rodway, serving as Sarawak's main administrative center until 1973. The building marks a key period in the region's colonial governance.
Since 2018 the courthouse has held a permanent exhibition of Brooke family heirlooms, donated by Jason Brooke, director of the Brooke Heritage Trust and a living descendant of the family. The objects put the building's years as Sarawak's administrative centre alongside personal items of the rajahs.
The building now houses the Sarawak Tourism Complex with exhibition spaces and a restaurant open to visitors. Its location in central Kuching makes it convenient for exploring the city's colonial heritage.
The Brooke Memorial stands directly in front of the clock tower, not an obelisk. Charles Brooke died on 17 May 1917, and his son Charles Vyner Brooke, the third and last White Rajah, had the memorial built in 1924 to honour his father's service to Sarawak.
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