i've always had this thing that i wanted to do before i die
oh and i'm gonna talk about boring architecture stuff in this post
hahaa . ya it sounds so cliche but hell yeah i have this list of things i wanted to do
one of it is to feel/touch/see the-must-see historical buildings in malaysia
call me boring/old fashion but i love the buildings that made up kuala lumpur
so the other day
i went to dataran merdeka
tourist destination by day
tempat lepak rempit by nite
it really serves to function the community till this day
this is dataran merdeka
the key and prominent building is the bangunan sultan abdul samad
view of the front facade of the building
during my visit there was a construction going on
and the front facade view was covered with 'khemah-khemah'
the 'big ben' of malaysia
if u r wondering why this building is pretty damn famous
it is because it serves as backdrop to important events
in front of this building was where the'union jack' flag was lowered and the Malaysian flag hoisted for the first time
built by british architect
A.C Norman and AB Hubbock
to house several important government department back then
now it houses the Commercial Division of the High Court of Malaya
so if u walk around the building u can see lawyers
with their 'tahi cicak' clothing and strolling around with their black professional briefcase trolley bag
influenced by moorish architecture
hence , the arches
built in 1894 completed in 1897
i'm actually more amazed how they manage to complete this building for three years only
the details in the building / the technology back then / and till now it is still standing
as the centerpiece of kuala lumpur along jalan tunku abdul rahman
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this is me walking around kuala lumpur .
to be continued .