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The largest residential palace of a sitting leader is Brunei’s Istana Nurul Iman, completed in 1984. Spanning around 2.15 million square feet with 1,788 rooms—including 257 bathrooms—it blends Malaysian and Islamic architectural styles with modern influences. The palace's features include a throne room that seats 5,000 guests and a mosque of similar capacity, along with air-conditioned stables for 200 polo horses. While the Sultan generally keeps the palace closed to the public, during Islamic festivals, it opens to tens of thousands of visitors. Functioning both as a private residence and a government seat, it blurs the line between home and ruling center, exemplifying a modern yet traditional opulence.