Chinatown, Merdeka Square & Bukit Nanas
Although the Petronas Towers are taller, the 421m Menara KL, rising from the crest of Bukit Nanas, offers the best city views. The bulb at the top…
Must-see attractions in Chinatown, Merdeka Square & Bukit Nanas
![[UNVERIFIED CONTENT] Masjid Jamek is the oldest mosque in Kuala Lumpur. It is located at the confluence of the Klang and Gombak river. It was built in 1907 and officially open by the then Sultan Selangor in 1909.](https://lp-cms-production.imgix.net/2019-06/477284513_master.jpg?auto=format&fit=crop&ar=1:1&q=75&w=1200)
Masjid Jamek Sultan Abdul Samad
Chinatown, Merdeka Square & Bukit Nanas
This graceful, onion-domed mosque, designed by British architect AB Hubback, borrows Mogul and Moorish styles with its brick-and-plaster banded minarets…
Chinatown, Merdeka Square & Bukit Nanas
Kuala Lumpur's oldest Chinese temple (1864) was built on the instructions of Kapitan Yap Ah Loy and is dedicated to Sin Sze Ya and Si Sze Ya, two Chinese…
Chinatown, Merdeka Square & Bukit Nanas
The huge open square, where Malaysian independence was declared in 1957, is speared by a 95m flagpole, one of the world's tallest. In the British era, the…
Chinatown, Merdeka Square & Bukit Nanas
KL's urban roar is replaced by buzzing insects and cackling birdlife at this forest of tropical hardwoods, covering 9.37 hectares in the heart of the city…
Chinatown, Merdeka Square & Bukit Nanas
Rising almost 23m above this lively Hindu temple is its gopuram, a tower decorated with colourful Hindu gods. Founded in 1873, making it one of the oldest…
Chinatown, Merdeka Square & Bukit Nanas
Founded in 1886, this atmospheric temple offers photogenic high ceilings, red walls, tiled eaves and pointy gable ends. It's dedicated to Guandi, a…
Chinatown, Merdeka Square & Bukit Nanas
Covering the side of a building and overlooking a parking lot, the subject of star Lithuanian street artist Ernest Zacharevic's first contribution to KL's…
Chinatown, Merdeka Square & Bukit Nanas
Built for the declaration of independence in 1957, this open-air stadium is where Malaysia’s first prime minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman, famously punched…
Chinatown, Merdeka Square & Bukit Nanas
Seizing attention with its 41m clock tower, coppery domes and lacy arches, this was the first public building in Malaysia designed in the Mogul (or Indo…
Chinatown, Merdeka Square & Bukit Nanas
This excellent themed museum occupies an elegant Mogul-style building originally constructed for the railway works department. The lower floors cover the…
Chinatown, Merdeka Square & Bukit Nanas
Housed in the beautifully renovated former telephone exchange building, this interesting museum has creatively designed displays on the history of…
Chinatown, Merdeka Square & Bukit Nanas
The urban rejuvenation outfit Think City has taken over the elegant art deco OCBC building, originally designed in 1938 by British architect Arthur Oakley…
Chinatown, Merdeka Square & Bukit Nanas
A variety of interesting businesses, including cool boutiques and a couple of cafes, occupy this repurposed block of interconnected shophouses that once…
Chan She Shu Yuen Clan Association Temple
Chinatown, Merdeka Square & Bukit Nanas
Opened in 1908 to serve immigrants with the surname Chan, this Cantonese-style temple is a beauty. Decorative panels of 100-year-old Shek Wan pottery…
Chinatown, Merdeka Square & Bukit Nanas
Cross the wooden bridge off an alley running between Jl Panggong and Lorong Panggong to find this Instagram hotspot lined with six murals by local artists…
Chinatown, Merdeka Square & Bukit Nanas
Pedestrianised Medan Pasar was once the heart of Chinatown. Kapitan Yap Ah Loy, often cited as one of KL's founders, lived here, and in addition to…
Chinatown, Merdeka Square & Bukit Nanas
Occupying the old Rex Cinema building, this community-based cultural and creative centre is the brainchild of a group of young cultural entrepreneurs. It…
Chinatown, Merdeka Square & Bukit Nanas
Check the Facebook page of this edgy graphic arts space for details of art shows and gigs by local and visiting musicians and performance artists, many of…
Chinatown, Merdeka Square & Bukit Nanas
The cartoonist known as Lat (his real name is Mohammad Nor Khalid) is a beloved figure in the Malaysian media. Fun, life-size sculptures based on his…
Chinatown, Merdeka Square & Bukit Nanas
The red-painted metal sculptures located on this pedestrianised square are based on artworks by Kuen Stephanie and depict scenes from Malaysian life in…
Chinatown, Merdeka Square & Bukit Nanas
If you want your chicken freshly plucked, this is where to get it. The market is squished in darkened alleys between Jln Petaling and Jln Tun HS Lee and…
Chinatown, Merdeka Square & Bukit Nanas
There's always a lively scene outside this small temple dedicated to the elephant-headed god Ganesh, as worshippers buy garlands, light ghee candles and…
Chinatown, Merdeka Square & Bukit Nanas
This impressive mural covering the end of a terrace on Jln Panggong is the first work in KL by Russian street artist Julia Volchkova, whose street art can…
Chinatown, Merdeka Square & Bukit Nanas
Look up to see this charming mural of a young girl peeking over the upstairs window of this cafe.
Chinatown, Merdeka Square & Bukit Nanas
This handsome Gothic Revival English country church was designed by government architect AC Norman and erected in 1894 on the site of an earlier wooden…
Chinatown, Merdeka Square & Bukit Nanas
Best viewed at night when it's illuminated, this low laying black boxy structure incorporates waterfall 'curtains' that part when you stand in front of…
Chinatown, Merdeka Square & Bukit Nanas
The former Government Printing Office of the British Malaya Administration was designed by AC Norman and J Russell and built 1898. It now houses a small…
Chinatown, Merdeka Square & Bukit Nanas
Officially opened in 1962, this was Malaysia’s first indoor stadium. Concerts and events are occasionally held here. Murals in the entrance lobby depict…
Chinatown, Merdeka Square & Bukit Nanas
From anywhere in Chinatown and nearby you'll not fail to notice the mammoth cranes and workers constructing a new business district atop Petaling Hill…
Chinatown, Merdeka Square & Bukit Nanas
Founded in 1884, this exclusive members-only social club is where the running-and-drinking club, the Hash House Harriers, kicked off in 1938. The present…
Chinatown, Merdeka Square & Bukit Nanas
This fountain dating from 1904 is said to have been built in memory of an inspector of the Selangor Military; at one time horses would have lapped water…
Chinatown, Merdeka Square & Bukit Nanas
Dedicated to the Bodhisattva of compassion, this cement temple was originally built by Hokkien Chinese in the 1890s and served as a place to say prayers…
Chinatown, Merdeka Square & Bukit Nanas
The traditional glazed ceramic tiles and peacock designs decorating this house are typical of the homes built by the Chettiar community from southern…
Chinatown, Merdeka Square & Bukit Nanas
Students from Kuala Lumpur Metropolitan College (KLMCU) have contributed a variety of fun murals along the alley known as Pasar Karat, where a flea market…
Chinatown, Merdeka Square & Bukit Nanas
A variety of solo and group artist exhibitions are held at this contemporary arts space, including intriguing installations and video work. Check its…
St Andrew's Presbyterian Church
Chinatown, Merdeka Square & Bukit Nanas
This attractive church has stood here since 1918. It has English-language services at 8.30am and 11am every Sunday. Silvered leaf monkeys sometimes hang…
Chinatown, Merdeka Square & Bukit Nanas
This twin-spired structure (established 1883) is the 'mother church' of the Catholic religion in KL. The church was elevated to cathedral status in 1962.
Chinatown, Merdeka Square & Bukit Nanas
One of the most handsome pieces of architecture around Merdeka Sq, this was the Standard Charter Bank when first built in 1891. It's currently closed.
Chinatown, Merdeka Square & Bukit Nanas
This 1930s art deco building designed by British architect Arthur Oakley Coltman was once the tallest building in KL.
