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Despite of White and Gold Decorations during this year Christmas Ball, The Imperial Family chose more classic Red and Green for their private celebration on the Christmas Day. They celebrated the Christmas at the Grand Hall of The King’s House.

The Baitussalam Mosque is the central Muslim place of worship (Grand Mosque) in the City of Sadora. Build in 1834, it is one of the oldest Mosque in all Simparthia. The Mosque also one of the biggest by its size. It can host more than 2000 worshipers at one time.

Simparthia is known for diverse cultures and religions. Although the official religion is Catholic, but for the past 100 years, the Muslim Community has grow and now it is about 20% of Simparthian are Muslim with different cultural background. 

The Mosque itself build with fine white Italian Marble with beautiful courtyard and fountain in Andalusian style. The two minarets and the black dome has become the landmark for Simparthian Muslim along the year.

The inside of the Mosque itself were decorated with Islamic Art mostly inspired by Andalusian and Moroccan culture. The Mihrab (where the Imam lead the prayer) and the Pulpit were donated by the King of Morocco during his visit to the region in the 70s. They both made out of crafted marble and teak wood. 

The Ablution room were completely made out of greyish marble, imported from Saville.

In the compound there is also the Tomb of Sheikh Abdul Rahman As Sadoriah, the prominent figure in Simparthia Muslim Community. He is regarded as the one who introduce Islam to the region.

The Castle is the ancestral house for the Duke of Harwood. Built in 16th Century in Langen (then capital of the Duchy of Harwood, now part of the State of Calibria). The English style castle is one of the largest private estate in Simparthia.

The present residences of the Castle is The 12th Duke of Harwood, HRH Prince David. The Duke is the first cousin to The Queen Mother of Simparthia. His father, the late Prince Edward was the younger brother to The Queen Mother’s father the late King Fredrick IX.

He lived there with his Asian dencendent wife, HRH Sofia the Duchess of Harwood and their two sons Lord Edward and Lord William. His mother, HRH Princess Helen, The Dowager Duchess of Harwood also live there.

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tsThe King's House or its official name is Farborough Palace built in 1793 and completed in 1799 as the Winter Palace for the Kings of Simparthia. The palace stands on 450 hectares of royal land. That makes King's House the largest Palace in all of Simparthia.

Every year The Imperial Family spent their Winter Holiday here. Starting in early December, they usually stay until mid January.

The King’s House also the place where the Imperial Family hosted The Annual Simparthia Christmas Ball. This year ball held on December 11th. The full coverage of the Ball is posted on the Imperial Family’s Instagram Account @simparthiamonarchy.

In 1758, The Crown bought a piece of land from The Duke of Clement, the wealthiest man in Simparthia at the time. In that land, the Government built a palace that originally meant to be the new seat of the Government. But after a while, the Government feels that the building is too grand and too expensive to run.

After seeking advise from Queen Josephine I and the Parliament, the building turn into a public museum. Displaying many Simparthian historical artifacts.

Today the Museum is still open and made it the oldest museum in Simparthia and among the top 10 oldest museum in the world.

Beside of permanent exhibitions, the Museum often hosted temporary exhibitions of modern arts, oriental collections and others. But perhaps the most famous exhibitions is the Royal Jewelries Exhibition that held every year for a month every Autumn.