Istana Nurul Iman

Istana Nurul Iman functions as the official residence of Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and as the centre for state occasions and royal hospitality. It is repeatedly identified in encyclopedic and travel sources as the seat of the Brunei government and is frequently listed among the nation's top tourist landmarks. Several general-reference accounts and compilations of notable buildings cite the palace and note its Guinness World Records recognition as the largest residential palace in the world. None of the provided research sources contain accounts of hauntings, apparitions, supernatural occurrences, named spirits, or folkloric attributions tied to the palace. Travel-oriented sources note that the palace is occasionally opened to the public for formal events (reported as an annual opening in at least one travel piece), but the supplied material does not present detailed visitor rules, security protocols, or regular public-access scheduling. Architectural details, construction dates, and accounts of incidents are not provided in the supplied notes.