Exploring the influence of architectural elements of Balai Besar Kedah on the Malay traditional architecture

Balai Besar Kedah is a royal audience hall built within the complex of Kota Setar Palace. The grand hall has witnessed coronations of The Sultans of Kedah as well as a number of highly ranked social events throughout its existence since the year 1735. The architecture of this majestic structure is p...

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Main Authors:	Abdul Majid, Noor Hanita, Ahmad Kamil, Husna Munirah, Samsudin, Abu Dzar, Ali, Maisarah
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), 2018
Subjects:	NA Architecture NA190 History Islamic art and architecture
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/70552/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/70552/1/e%20bangi.pdf

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spelling	iium-705522019-11-19T07:50:30Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/70552/ Exploring the influence of architectural elements of Balai Besar Kedah on the Malay traditional architecture Abdul Majid, Noor Hanita Ahmad Kamil, Husna Munirah Samsudin, Abu Dzar Ali, Maisarah NA Architecture NA190 History Islamic art and architecture Balai Besar Kedah is a royal audience hall built within the complex of Kota Setar Palace. The grand hall has witnessed coronations of The Sultans of Kedah as well as a number of highly ranked social events throughout its existence since the year 1735. The architecture of this majestic structure is portraying the traditional Malay style, featuring some influences from Siam and the western world. The arrangements of spaces and ornamentations of Balai Besar signifying the high status of the Sultan, primarily as a host of the social events. The Sultan being well-traveled were said to be inspired by buildings in his journey and decided to build his own mixed style building as part of the royal complex. This study aims to reassess the architectural style of Balai Besar, focusing to explore the traditional Malay architecture of Kedah Tua. The methodology of the research is site visits, observation, and interview. The architectural elements of Balai Besar were analyzed and compared with the local traditional architecture to trace the underlying local and borrowed styles. The styles found is based on two major influence which is British colonial and Siamese. The Malay architectural element would fuse with these foreign styles and create a totally new form of Malay architecture. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), 2018-12-03 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/70552/1/e%20bangi.pdf Abdul Majid, Noor Hanita and Ahmad Kamil, Husna Munirah and Samsudin, Abu Dzar and Ali, Maisarah (2018) Exploring the influence of architectural elements of Balai Besar Kedah on the Malay traditional architecture. e-Bangi, 16 (8). pp. 1-15. ISSN 1823-884x
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spellingShingle	NA Architecture NA190 History Islamic art and architecture Abdul Majid, Noor Hanita Ahmad Kamil, Husna Munirah Samsudin, Abu Dzar Ali, Maisarah Exploring the influence of architectural elements of Balai Besar Kedah on the Malay traditional architecture
description	Balai Besar Kedah is a royal audience hall built within the complex of Kota Setar Palace. The grand hall has witnessed coronations of The Sultans of Kedah as well as a number of highly ranked social events throughout its existence since the year 1735. The architecture of this majestic structure is portraying the traditional Malay style, featuring some influences from Siam and the western world. The arrangements of spaces and ornamentations of Balai Besar signifying the high status of the Sultan, primarily as a host of the social events. The Sultan being well-traveled were said to be inspired by buildings in his journey and decided to build his own mixed style building as part of the royal complex. This study aims to reassess the architectural style of Balai Besar, focusing to explore the traditional Malay architecture of Kedah Tua. The methodology of the research is site visits, observation, and interview. The architectural elements of Balai Besar were analyzed and compared with the local traditional architecture to trace the underlying local and borrowed styles. The styles found is based on two major influence which is British colonial and Siamese. The Malay architectural element would fuse with these foreign styles and create a totally new form of Malay architecture.
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author	Abdul Majid, Noor Hanita Ahmad Kamil, Husna Munirah Samsudin, Abu Dzar Ali, Maisarah
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title	Exploring the influence of architectural elements of Balai Besar Kedah on the Malay traditional architecture
title_short	Exploring the influence of architectural elements of Balai Besar Kedah on the Malay traditional architecture
title_full	Exploring the influence of architectural elements of Balai Besar Kedah on the Malay traditional architecture
title_fullStr	Exploring the influence of architectural elements of Balai Besar Kedah on the Malay traditional architecture
title_full_unstemmed	Exploring the influence of architectural elements of Balai Besar Kedah on the Malay traditional architecture
title_sort	exploring the influence of architectural elements of balai besar kedah on the malay traditional architecture
publisher	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM),
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Exploring the influence of architectural elements of Balai Besar Kedah on the Malay traditional architecture

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