Malaysia - The Rough Guide to Southeast Asia on a Budget - page 421

KLCC Menara KL

Hawker
Stalls

City
Hall

THE COLONIAL DISTRICT
& CHINATOWN

Bank
Muamalat

St John's
Cathedral

Panggung
Bandaraya

LRT Railway
KTM Railway

LITTLE
INDIA

St Mary's
Cathedral Telekom

Magistrates
Courts

Masjid
Jamek 0 100

6

Masjid Jamek

metres

Royal
Selangor
Club

Stock
Exchange

HSBC

Sultan
Abdul
Samad
Building

Maybank
Building

MERDEKA
SQUARE

Ganesh
Temple

Clocktower

Old
Post
Oice

Flagpole Selangor

Omnibus

Sinar Kota
Building

L E B U H PA S A R B E S A R

Former
Public
Works
Dept

Pudu Sentral

Former
National
Museum
of History

Bangkok
Bank

Kota Raya
Complex

Plaza
Rakyat

Watson's
Pharmacy

Central
Market

Sin Ya
Temple

EATING & DRINKING
Betel Leaf
Lokl Cofee Co.
Old China Café
Reggae Bar
Shin Kee

1
2
5
4
3

Market

Dayabumi
Complex

CHINATOWN Footbridge

Lee Rubber
Building

ACCOMMODATION
Back Home KL
Bunc
The Explorers
Guesthouse
Fern Loft
Hotel Chill Inn
Matahari Lodge
Reggae Guesthouse
Reggae Mansion
Submarine
Tune

2
6
5
9
4
8
7
3
10
1

Kuan Ti
Temple

National
Textiles Museum

Sri Maha
Mariamman
Temple

Seremban
Buses

J AL A N S U L T A

Masjid
Negara

GPO Pasar

Seni

Klang
Bus
Station

Plaza
Warisan

B Chinwoo

Stadium

Old Train Station Maharajalela Station & Chan See Shu Yuen Temple

geometric latticework of the unusually
angular Masjid Negara (National Mosque;
daily 9am-noon, 3-4pm & 5.30-
6.30pm; closed Fri morning), flanked by
a row of fountains. Full-length lilac-
coloured robes are loaned to visitors at
the entrance, and the tiled floors are
pleasantly cool under bare feet. hough
non-Muslims may not enter the prayer
hall, they can still admire its interior
- and attractive stained-glass windows
- from the entrance.

his fascinating collection of Islamic
textiles, ceramics and metalwork from
countries as diverse as Iran, Kazakhstan
and China is housed in a splendid
building with an inside-out dome.
Check out the calligraphic exhibits,
which include hand-written sections of
the Koran; some of the intricate and
beautiful sections date back a thousand
years. A vast gallery upstairs has scale
replicas of some of the world's most
beautiful mosques; you'll be amazed at
the diverse architectural styles that stem
from one religion. If you get hungry
after your visit, stop by the good
Middle Eastern restaurant on the
ground floor which offers an
inexpensive lunch deal.

Islamic Arts Museum
Behind the mosque on Jalan Lembah
Perdana is the ultramodern Islamic Arts
Museum (daily 10am-6pm; RM12),
one of the highlights of a visit to KL.