📜 Palace-fortress ruin, once the thriving center of the Banten Kingdom.
🔍 Built in the 16th century by Maulana Hasanudin, designed by Hendrick Lucas Cardeel.

Why Go

🏰 Explore ruins of a majestic palace with bathing pools and aqueduct
🐅 Discover legends of magical tigers, bathing angels, and a wish-granting cannon
🏛️ Visit the nearby Old Banten Archeological Museum for artifacts

Why Avoid

⚠️ Palace reduced to ruins after a 19th-century attack
🤢 Some moats are stagnant and foul-smelling

Tips

🗣️ To glimpse the legendary tigers, say the special Arabic phrase 'salawat'.

Cost

💰 Admission to the site is free.