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The magnificent Istana Dalam Loka is Sumbawa Besar's premier attraction and one of Indonesia's finest surviving traditional wooden palaces. Built in 1885 by Sultan Muhammad Jalaluddin III, the two-storey palace stands entirely on timber pillars and was constructed without the use of nails. The building contains almost 100 rooms and once served as the residence of the Sultans of Sumbawa and their extended household. Today it functions as a museum displaying royal furniture, ceremonial objects, photographs and traditional artefacts.