Sultan Abdul Samad Building in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
Sultan Abdul Samad building is one of the oldest buildings in Kuala Lumpur. The architecture of this building is so amazing and based on the Moorish architecture. The building is now more than 100 years old.
The buiding was built in the year around 1894 till 1897 and located near the confluence of Klang and Gombak Rivers which is located at the back of this building. In the previous post, I wrote that this confluence is the place where Kuala Lumpur got its name now.
Sultan Abdul Samad Building, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Sultan Abdul Samad building is popular and has been frequently photographed many times and you can see that lots of Kuala Lumpur info or brochures usually have this Sultan Abdul Samad building photos on it.
The Clock Tower of Sultan Abdul Samad Building
Sultan Abdul Samad was the Sultan of Selangor from 1857 till 1898. This building is just around ten minutes walk from the nearest Masjid Jamek LRT Station.
In front of this building is Dataran Merdeka or better known as Merdeka Square in English.
The Merdeka Square or Dataran Merdeka in front of Sultan Abdul Samad Building
This building is the landmark of Kuala Lumpur and has sentimental value to Malaysians and we Malaysians should be proud of it.
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Filed under KL Info by on Aug 8th, 2009. 
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