Malaysia Travel Kuala Lumpur (Walking Trail) - Dataran Merdeka Heritage Walk

Malaysia Travel Kuala Lumpur (Walking Trail) - Dataran Merdeka Heritage Walk (2022 0810)

Getting There:

LRT Kelana Jaya Line 5 & MRT Sungai Buloh Kajang Line 9 Pasar Seni Station

LRT Ampang Line 3/ LRT Sri Prtaling Line 4 / LRT Kelana Jaya Line 5 and alighting at Masjid Jamek Stop ID: S12

 

River of Life - This is a lovely viewpoint from the River of Life.

Masjid Jamek Sultan Abdul Samad (Masjid Jamek) - A beautiful mosque. Open to non-Muslims outside prayer times.

Tourists are welcome to visit the inside of the mosque and wander in its surrounding gardens outside prayer times. As of Aug 2022 it is open 10-12:30 then 14:30-16 everyday apart from Friday.

Dress Code

Visitors should proceed to the mosque’s visitor information desk. Non-Muslim women may be provided with a  robe and scarf to wear during their visit to the mosque. Men should wear long trousers. Non-Muslim men in shorts may also be given a robe to wear.

Shoes may not be worn and have to be left in the racks provided or on the floor outside the entrance.

Masjid Jamek opened its doors in 1909, making it one of the oldest mosques in Kuala Lumpur. Built in a Moorish style with iconic white domes, the mosque sits at the confluence of the Sungei Klang and Sungei Gombak rivers. The bazaar outside is also well worth a visit.

Masjid Jamek Pedestrian Bridge & Ministry of Tourism and Culture Malaysia

Sultan Abdul Samad Building

Address: Jln Raja, Kuala Lumpur City Centre, 50050 Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

The building originally housed the offices of the British colonial administration, and was known simply as Government Offices in its early years. In 1974 it was renamed after Sultan Abdul Samad, the reigning sultan of Selangor at the time when construction began, it was completed in 1897 in Indo-Saracenic, Neo-Mughal, or Moorish Architectural style

Cross Jalan Raja and walk along Jalan Raja>

St Mary's Cathedral Kuala Lumpur Anglican church

Address: Jln Raja, City Centre, 50050 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Restored Anglican cathedral constructed in 1895 with a Henry Willis pipe organ, annex & library.

Royal Selangor Club

Address: Jln Raja, City Centre, 50050 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Open: 1100-2100 Hours 

One of Asia’s oldest sporting institutions founded in 1884, started out as a tiny wooden building with an "attap" roof. It was later redesigned in the Tudor style.

Freedom Square (Dataran Merdeka)

Since 1957, Merdeka Square has been the regular venue for the annual Merdeka Parade and serves as a tribute to Malaysia’s independence.

Zero Miles Kuala Lumpur

Victorian Fountain

Built in 1904 and featuring attractive Art Nouveau tile work, it was brought in from England and assembled in KL. It is said to have been built in memory of an inspector of the Selangor Military, and at one time, horses drank water here.

The former Union Jack Flagpole

Soaring above it is the 100m flagpole, reputed as one of the tallest in the world, the Malayan flag was hoisted for the first time to mark the independence of Malaya on Aug 30, 1957,

Old Chartered Bank Building (MUzium Muzik)

The first building that housed Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China  since 1891 sat on the same site the  current building is now situated Built in 1909 was another creation of British architect A.C.Norman.

Old Government Printing Office (Kuala Lumpur City Gallery)

A small printing office in the early 1890s at the instruction of British colonial administrator William Maxwell. It was built to meet the administrative needs of Kuala Lumpur, the newly founded capital of the Federated Malay States.

Kuala Lumpur City Library (Perpustakaan Kuala Lumpur)

Formerly known as the Kuala Lumpur Memorial Library, the Kuala Lumpur City Library was built in 1989 and was housed in the former Selangor Government Printing Office.

Cross Jalan Raja onto Leboh Pasar Besar>

Old Central Railway Offices & North Goods Yard (National Textile Museum)

Century-old Federated Malay States Central Railways Offices. The building in Mughal-Islamic architectural style, completed in 1905, was designed by the English architect and soldier Arthur Benison Hubback.

Cafe Old Market Square 旧市场咖啡

Kafe Old Market Square a beautiful example of architecture of the Malaysian pre-war kopitiam, with its high ceilings and swinging wooden windows.

Medan Pasar (Old Market Square 旧市场)

The Medan Pasar is what used to be the old market square until it was moved to the nearby central market. Nowadays, the square still preserves vestiges of the old market by the concentration of banks surrounding the square. The square is okay for historical reasons and the middle of the square has the Old Market Square Clock Tower landmark of the city.

Cross Jalan Binteng> Turn Right onto Jalan Hang Kasturi (Beside Central Market)> Cross and walk along Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock> MRT Pasar Seni Station (SBK16).