Sultan Abdul Samad Building, Kuala Lumpur

by ALouie
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Sultan Abdul Samad Building @
Merduka Square

Come nightfall on Saturdays, Merdeka Square is a veritable fairyland, thanks to the Sultan Abdul Samad building nearby on Jalan Sultan Hishamuddin. Designed by British architects at the end of the 19th century, the most photographed building in Malaysia was among the earliest buildings in Kuala Lumpur to bear the Moorish influence. Its arresting features are the forty-foot clock tower and the curved colonnades crowned with copper cupolas. It still retains its original purpose which is to serve the people of Kuala Lumpur; an administrative building in the 1900-s, this majestic building is today, the High Court of Kuala Lumpur. More pictures from my Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Trip @ http://www.xanga.com/aclouietravelogue Visited: May 3, 2005

Website: http://www.cuti.com.my/Sub/Kl/guide_sasbuild.htm


	Sultan Abdul Samad Building: Sultan Abdul Salad building

By Sakura_Kobe

on August 3, 2003

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Sultan Abdul Salad building

I heard Sultan Abdul Salad building is a law court now. As it is a beautiful building, Victorian-Moorish architecture, made by bricks, I went around it. I came across lots of policemen on the backside of the building. All of them wore the uniform. I asked the way to the MasjidJamek to one of them. He was very kind.


	Sultan Abdul Samad Building: Beautiful Architecture

By OMERKASHMIRI

on April 15, 2007

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Sultan Abdul Samad Building - Kuala Lumpur

If u r in kualalumpur , u cant miss independence square, right in front of it is this beautiful building which is currently being used as supreme court building.

Directions: from kl central take putra lrt and alight at masjid jamek stn, from there go staraight and take and a left turn, 5 mins walk and u will see this amazing building

Website: http://www.cuti.com.my/Sub/Kl/guide_sasbuild.htm


	Sultan Abdul Samad Building: Big Ben look-alike clock tower

Updated By ukirsari

on May 16, 2004

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Big Ben at Abdul Samad
Building (c) ukirsari

My fave at Abdul Samad Building area is the clock tower, Big Ben look-alike :)

Address: Sultan Abdul Samad Building

Directions: Merdeka Square, KL

Website: http://www.cuti.com.my/Sub/Kl/guide_sasbuild.htm


	Sultan Abdul Samad Building: Sultan Abdul Samad Building

By arikde

on May 30, 2003

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Sultan Abdul Samad Building el
Noche

My favourite architecture in KL. This is a MUST-SEE ... more than (well, at least comparable to) the Petronas towers. One recommendation of mine is to visit it at night when it looks absolutely stunning decorated in lights (see picture.) The gleaming copper domes and 130-meter clock tower of the Sultan Abdul Samad Building are by far the most impressive architectural feature of the Dataran Merdeka. This elaborate edifice is a fantastic blend of Moghul, Moorish, Arab, and British neoclassical architecture, a style far more expressive of the British colonial imagination than of Malay culture. Designed by architects Norman and Bidwell, the building took more than two years to build and was completed in 1897. It served initially as the center of British colonial administration in Malaysia. Today, it houses the Judicial Department on one end and Infokraf, a centre for Malaysian handicrafts, on the other.


	Sultan Abdul Samad Building: Visit Sultan Abdul Amad Building

By kelnsha

on April 19, 2008

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Sultan Abdul Amad
Building

Sultan Abdul Amad Building blend of Victorian and Moorish architecture is typical of the colonial buildings that give the city much of its character. It was designed by AC Norman (an associate of AB Hubbard, designer of the Kuall Lumpur train station) and built between 1894 and 1897. It was once the Secretariat Building for the British administration and is now Malaysia's Supreme Court.

Address: Jalan Raja Laut, Kuala Lumpur, Peninsula Malaysia.

Directions: East of the Merdeka Square across Jalan Raja Laut

Website: http://www.cuti.com.my/Sub/Kl/guide_sasbuild.htm


	Sultan Abdul Samad Building: Sultan Abdul Samad Building

By kinjalnz15

on November 11, 2006

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Sultan Abdul Samad Building was designed by British architect A.C.Norman ,it was finished in 1897.Formerly the secretariat building with a copper domes and a clock tower and night times it lights up to become a landmark building.

Address: opposite to merdeka square

Website: http://www.cuti.com.my/Sub/Kl/guide_sasbuild.htm


	Sultan Abdul Samad Building: The "Big Ben" of Malaysia

Updated By stellz20

on March 17, 2004

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Sultan Abdul Samad Building -
by day

Sultan Abdul Samad Building with its 40m clock tower dubbed as Malaysia's Big Ben is a favorite KL landmark. Moorish in design, this impressive architecture, was formerly the seat of the British colonial government and now houses the Malaysia Supreme and High Courts. At night, the whole building is lit up with bright yellow lights up and around every wall. My Visit: We visited Sultan Abdul Samad Building during a weekend. The road was closed due to an ongoing display of classic cars. We were not able to take pics with a nice panoramic view of the building however we got pics of cars from an old jeepney style to the new generation racing cars... quite lovely huh...

Directions: opposite Merdeka Square

Website: http://www.cuti.com.my/Sub/Kl/guide_sasbuild.htm


	Sultan Abdul Samad Building: City visit

By BiancaVDH

on October 12, 2003

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city

Sultan Abdul Samad Building, one of the most recognizable buildings in Kuala Lumpur.

Website: http://www.cuti.com.my/Sub/Kl/guide_sasbuild.htm


	Sultan Abdul Samad Building: You gotta see the 'twirls'

Updated By travie

on December 13, 2005

Sultan Abdul Samad building really is a wonderful building to look at, especially at night time. It kind of looks futuristic yet it has that 'old building charm'. It is especially surprising when you first see it because the appearance of the building was just so different to lots of other things that you see in KL. The whole area just had a different 'feel'. Today, it houses the Supreme Court and High Court.