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Kuala Lumpur
A skyline punctuated by minarets, Mogul-style domes and skyscrapers; colorful, food-stall-lined streets shaded by a leafy canopy of banyan trees – this is Kuala Lumpur.
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Attractions
Must-see attractions for your itinerary
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…
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…
Lake Gardens, Brickfields & Bangsar
Sitting atop leafy Robson Heights, this vividly decorated multistorey Chinese temple, dedicated to Thean Hou, the heavenly queen, affords wonderful views…
Lake Gardens, Brickfields & Bangsar
Inhabiting a building that's nearly as impressive as its collection, this museum showcases Islamic decorative arts from around the globe. Scale models of…
Lake Gardens – Tun Abdul Razak Heritage Park
Lake Gardens, Brickfields & Bangsar
This 70-hectare lush, beautifully landscaped park is most commonly known by its colonial-era moniker: the Lake Gardens (Tasik Perdana in Malay). This is…
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…
Kuala Lumpur
The artworks on display at the NVAG are worth a trip out of central KL for their inventiveness and sheer scale. In rotating exhibitions by regional…
Kuala Lumpur
Resembling twin silver rockets, the Petronas Towers are the perfect allegory for the meteoric rise of the city from tin-mining shanty town to 21st-century…
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Dec 19, 2019 • 2 min read
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