Kadriyah Palace is the old seat of the Pontianak Sultanate, a yellow timber complex near the Kapuas River. It pairs naturally with the nearby Jami Mosque, together giving a sense of the Malay court world that shaped the river settlement before Pontianak became a modern provincial capital.
The palace interiors are simple, with royal portraits, heirlooms, and ceremonial objects rather than a polished museum display. That informality is part of the visit: you come for local history, river-city atmosphere, and a building that still anchors Pontianak's origin story.