Top architectural sightseeing and landmarks of Kuala Lumpur - ideas on city exploration routes

» Menara Kuala Lumpur is a TV tower. It is 421 m high. The construction began in 1996 and lasted 5 years.
» The foundation of the tower had been laid for 31 hours. 50 000 m3 of concrete was used, which was a record for builders.
» Its top is at a height of 276 m. There is a well-equipped observation platform and a rotating restaurant.
» The observation platform is 100 m higher than the platform of the Petronas Twin Towers.
» The TV Tower is located on a hilltop. Near it, there is a small reserve and a zoological garden where an unusual turtle with two heads and albino animals dwell.
» The tower is legally used by basejumpers.
» The illumination of the tower is unique and impressive. This is why the tower is called “the garden of light”.

» Stadium Negara is also known as Stadium Tertutup. The second name is translated as “indoor stadium”.
»  It is located 2 km from the center of Kuala Lumpur. Near it, there is Stadium Merdeka. At the Stadium Negara, there are 10 000 seats.
»  The indoor arena is equipped with air conditioners.
»  Tertutup is multifunctional. Not only sports competitions, but also concerts and other cultural events are held here.
»  The stadium started to be built in 1960. It was officially opened on 10 April 1962.
»  Stadium Negara was opened by Tuanku Syed Putra, the third Yang di-Pertuan Agong or the King.
»  The sports arena was the first indoor stadium in Malaysia.
»  Tertutup was restored in 1982.
»  The project manager of Stadium Negara was American architect Stanley Edward Jewkes.
»  Tertutup was last renovated in 1982.
»  The Malaysian stadium is open now.
»  The 1st Fan Meeting in Kuala Lumpur "Wanna Be Loved” took place on 19 January exactly at Stadium Negara.

» The Railway Station in Kuala Lumpur is one of the 10 most beautiful stations in the world. Due to its fabulous architectural style, it looks like a mosque.
» The railway station was built in 1910 by an English architect Arthur Benison Hubback.
» When it was confirmed that the building of the station is a city attraction and requires a more careful attitude, it was decided to build a new railway station.
» It was opened as the Railway Museum after the restoration in 2007, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Independence. Here, you can see old railway technology.
» Some part of the building is still serving as a suburban station.
» However, the old railway station is more an architectural attraction.

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Facts: » The Aquaria KLCC is an oceanarium located at the lower level beneath the Petronas Towers. Its total area is 5 500 m2. 20 000 sea dwellers live here at two levels.
» If you go down to a lower level, you will see marine fishes in a cylindrical illuminated aquarium.
» There is also a 90-meter tunnel with a travelator that will let you stand still and admire sea animals behind the glass. The glass is 5.5 cm thick and visually reduces the size of animals by 3 times.
» To see fearful animals, you can push your head in a special aquarium with a concave hole.
» The oceanarium also offers a lot of other entertainments. Those who have permission can dive in an aquarium with sharks. Others can do it only in a special cell. Diving for newlyweds and “the night with sharks” (children spend two days and nights in the oceanarium) are also offered.
» At the entrance, there is a huge open shark’s mouth, with which many tourists take pictures.

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Facts: » In 1979, there was a competition on the right of the construction of the Maybank Tower. It was won by the local Hijjas Kasturi Associates.
»  The Maybank Tower started to be built in 1984 on Court Hill, over the site of a colonial era Sessions Court building.
»  The construction was completed in 1988. At that time, a new attraction - a thirty-storey skyscraper that is 244 m high - was constructed in the city.
»  Until the Petronas Twin Towers were built in 1995, the Maybank Tower was the highest building in the city.
»  Architects of the tower have managed to combine a Malay color, energy, and ascetic modesty. This is harmonious incompatibility, as two geometrical forms merged into one and form a coherent whole.
»  Originally, the project suggested that the Maybank Tower would have had the shape of a traditional Southeast Asian dagger. The tower floor consists of two square blocks locking each other on one of the corners. Each of the two blocks has a roof and a foundation tilted to the opposite side. Their middle parts are perpendicular.
»  The main hotspots of the Maybank Tower are situated in two corners of the construction. There is some space formed by two blocks covered with multifaceted triangular roofs.

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Facts: » The Federal Territory Mosque is a mosque in the Malaysian city of Kuala Lumpur.
»  The Malaysian religious building is located near the Federal Government Complex.
»  The famous sanctuary was built in the period between 1998 and 2000.
»  This world-famous Malaysian mosque is located in the area of 5 hectares along Jalan Duta.
»  The Federal Territory Mosque was opened on 25 October 2000.
»  It is the 44th mosque built by the government in Kuala Lumpur.
»  It can accommodate 17 000 people at the same time.
»  According to the draft, the mosque is the combination of Ottoman and Malaysian architectural styles. It is a copy of the Turkish Blue Mosque in Istanbul.
»  The building has 22 domes. They were made of a composite material of glass fibre fabric mixed with epoxy resin. This material is quite light and durable.
»  The Malaysian construction also includes two minarets.
»  According to the classification, this religious building is a Jami mosque.