Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Sultan Iskandar of Johor at the Flintstone House in Mersing. — THOMAS YONG/The Star
Busloads of tourists, foreign and local, stop by the perimeter walls of Istana Mersing, or Istana Flintstones, as it’s popularly known, daily.
They are mesmerised by the multi colours and unique shape of the building, which instantly brings to life, for them, the home of the Flintstones, a family immortalised in the popular Hanna-Barbera cartoon.
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Gallery: The Sultan of Johor pays a fond tribute to some prehistoric fun courtesy of a classic cartoon
Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Sultan Iskandar of Johor at the Flintstone House in Mersing. — THOMAS YONG/The Star
There are a few kitchens in various sections of the palace. Unknown to many, Sultan Ibrahim is actually an excellent cook.
(Photos taken from the JOHOR Southern Tigers’ official Facebook)
The two-storey palace was built to look like a giant cave from The Flintstones.
Johor’s Istana Mersing, or ‘Istana Flinstones’ as it is popularly known, has 17 rooms and took five years to construct. — Photos: Johor Southern Tigers
(Photos taken from the JOHOR Southern Tigers’ official Facebook)
(Photos taken from the JOHOR Southern Tigers’ official Facebook)
Recycled materials like broken marble pieces were repurposed and used to make a lot of the furniture and decorations at the palace.
In the dining room, projectors on the ceiling beam down animations of Fred Flinstone cooking.
(Photos taken from the JOHOR Southern Tigers’ official Facebook)
Everything at the palace was built from scratch.
Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Sultan Iskandar of Johor has a vast private library at the palace, which includes a collection of 60,000 original Marvel comics! — THOMAS YONG/The Star
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