History
Museum Kedaton Sultan of Ternate is a 1500 square meter building situated on 1.5 acres of land, commissioned on 24 November 1813 by Sultan Muhammad Ali. It was built by a Chinese architect as a palace for the Sultan. The palace was handed over to the Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture in 1981 and was inaugurated as a museum in 1982, though it still functions as a residence for the Sultan. The palace itself, known as a kadaton or keraton has an area of 44,560m². Also in the palace complex are the Grand Mosque (Sigi Lamo), Meeting Room and Court (Ngara Lamo), and the pier or harbour (Dodoku Ali). ==Collections==
Collections
The museum contains a number of items illustrating the geology, history, technology and art of the region. The museum holds the ornate golden throne of the Sultanate of Ternate, alongside a number of precious gemstones and jewellery pieces. == References ==