Other sights in Kuala Lumpur
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Petronas Towers
Anchoring the huge Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC) urban development (with a park, convention and shopping centre and world-class concert hall) are the iconic Petronas Towers. A visit to KL just isn’t complete unless you’ve been here.
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Loke Mansion
Rescued from the brink of dereliction by the law firm Cheang & Ariff, Loke Mansion was once the home of self-made tin tycoon Loke Yew, although the original part of the structure was built in the 1860s by another rich merchant Cheow Ah Yeok. The Japanese high command also set up base here in 1942. After years of neglect, the mansion has been beautifully restored; it’s possible to gain access by appointment only, although there’s nothing to stop you walking by and admiring the whitewashed exterior.
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Sri Mahamariamman Temple
This large and ornate South Indian Hindu temple, dating from 1873, houses a large silver chariot that’s paraded to the Batu Caves during the Thaipusam festival in January or February each year. Its polychromatic, deity-clad gopurum (entrance gate) was under wraps for renovations at the time of research, so it should be looking even more dazzling than ever when you show up.
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Sze Ya Temple
Squashed between Jln Tun HS Lee and Lebuh Pudu (a position apparently determined by feng shui) is this fascinating Taoist temple. Its construction was organised in 1864 by ‘Kapitan China’ Yap Ah Loy; you can see a small statue of the man to the left of the altar. Near here you could also go shopping or grab something to eat in the Central Market.
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Royal Selangor Club
On the west side of the Merdeka square is the Royal Selangor Club, an extended mock-Tudor building that was the social centre for high society in KL’s tin-boom days of the 1890s, and remains a gathering place for the city’s elite. It’s also where the, now worldwide, running and drinking club the Hash House Harriers kicked off in 1938.
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Bank Negara Malaysia Museum & Art Gallery
Yet to open at the time of research but looking very promising is the Bank Negara Malaysia Museum & Art Gallery, located in a futuristically designed metal-clad complex west of Jln Kuching and within walking distance of Bank Negara train station.
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Sam Kow Tong Temple
Dragons fly off the corners of the Sam Kow Tong Temple, just around the corner from the monorail terminus in Brickfields, making for a striking contrast with the soaring hotel towers above KL Sentral.
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Wei-Ling Gallery
The top two floors of this old shophouse have been imaginatively turned into a contemporary gallery to showcase local artists.
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Tugu Drum Circle
Bang your drum on Sunday afternoons with this drum circle at the National Monument in the Lake Gardens.
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Sam Kow Tong Temple
Dragons fly off the corners of the Sam Kow Tong Temple, just around the corner from the monorail terminus in Brickfields, making for a striking contrast with the soaring hotel towers above KL Sentral.
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