
Kuala Lumpur Heritage Trail
Tour the historic heart of KL, covering many famous colonial era landmark buildings which are clustered in a compact area surrounding Merdeka Square.
This walking tour starts and ends at the Masjid Jamek LRT Station and covers Masjid Jamek (the place where the history of Kuala Lumpur began, build in 1907); Sessions Court Building; Panggung Bandaraya Building (the city theatre that was formerly the old City Hall); Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (Kuala Lumpur City Hall); Old High Court Building (now the Criminal High Court & Civil Sessions Court) and Sultan Abdul Samad Building (completed in 1897 using a Mahometan style also known as ‘Neo-Saracenic’ which originated from India). The architect for this lovely building was AC Norman and the State Engineer C.E. Spooner. It was originally known as the new government offices and housed the Public Works Department, the Survey Office, the Treasury, the Post and Telegraph Offices. The tour continues to Industrial Court Building (previously housed the Loh Chow Kit Emporium which opened in 1905); Loke Yew building (architecture is of Art Deco design); Old Post Office Building – Dataran Merdeka Kuala Lumpur (Independence Square); the Textile Museum; the Fountain of Independence Square (It was said to be dismantled in England and assembled locally at Independence Square by Harpers as Kuala Lumpur’s first outdoor entertainment in 1897); the Merdeka Square Flagpole; the Royal Selangor Club (1884, a meeting place for recreation and relaxation especially for expatriates, but from the start always had a mixture of Chinese, Indian and Malay members as well); the Cathedral of St Mary (one of the oldest Anglican churches in Kuala Lumpur); Masjid India, before finally returning to the station ro end your Kuala Lumpur Heritage Trails. After the tour is over, you'll transfer back to your hotel.
Kuala Lumpur Heritage Trail
Tour the historic heart of KL, covering many famous colonial era landmark buildings which are clustered in a compact area surrounding Merdeka Square.
This walking tour starts and ends at the Masjid Jamek LRT Station and covers Masjid Jamek (the place where the history of Kuala Lumpur began, build in 1907); Sessions Court Building; Panggung Bandaraya Building (the city theatre that was formerly the old City Hall); Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur (Kuala Lumpur City Hall); Old High Court Building (now the Criminal High Court & Civil Sessions Court) and Sultan Abdul Samad Building (completed in 1897 using a Mahometan style also known as ‘Neo-Saracenic’ which originated from India). The architect for this lovely building was AC Norman and the State Engineer C.E. Spooner. It was originally known as the new government offices and housed the Public Works Department, the Survey Office, the Treasury, the Post and Telegraph Offices. The tour continues to Industrial Court Building (previously housed the Loh Chow Kit Emporium which opened in 1905); Loke Yew building (architecture is of Art Deco design); Old Post Office Building – Dataran Merdeka Kuala Lumpur (Independence Square); the Textile Museum; the Fountain of Independence Square (It was said to be dismantled in England and assembled locally at Independence Square by Harpers as Kuala Lumpur’s first outdoor entertainment in 1897); the Merdeka Square Flagpole; the Royal Selangor Club (1884, a meeting place for recreation and relaxation especially for expatriates, but from the start always had a mixture of Chinese, Indian and Malay members as well); the Cathedral of St Mary (one of the oldest Anglican churches in Kuala Lumpur); Masjid India, before finally returning to the station ro end your Kuala Lumpur Heritage Trails. After the tour is over, you'll transfer back to your hotel.

