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PETRONAS TOWERS & KLCC
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BUILDING, NEIGHBOURHOOD
BADAN WARISAN MALAYSIA
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TRADITIONAL ARCHITECTURE
(Heritage of Malaysia Trust; 2144 9273; www.badanwarisan.org.my ; 2 Jln Stonor; 10am-5.30pm Mon-Sat;
monorail Raja Chulan) S Find out about the work of this built heritage preservation society at
its head office in a 1925 colonial bungalow in the shadow of the Petronas Towers. The
property's grounds contain the Rumah Penghulu Abu Seman MAP GOOGLE MAP (2 Jln Stonor; sug-
gested donation RM10; tours 11am & 3pm Mon-Sat) , a handsome example of a restored Malay-style
wooden house built in stages between 1910 and the 1930s in the state of Kedah. The trust
also holds exhibitions in the bungalow, where there's a shop stocking interesting pieces of
wooden antique furniture, local handcrafted items and books.
DHARMA REALM GUAN YIN SAGELY MONASTERY
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( www.drba.org ; 161 Jln Ampang; 7am-4pm; Ampang Park) The calm spaces, potted plants, man-
dala ceilings and gilded statues create an appropriately contemplative mood for quiet med-
itation at this colourful modern temple. The complex is dedicated to Guan Yin, the
Buddhist goddess of compassion, represented by the central statue in the main building.
There's an excellent vegan canteen ( Click here ) behind the complex staffed by volunteers
and monks.
BUDDHIST TEMPLE
TABUNG HAJI
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(201 Jln Tun Razak; Ampang Park) Designed by celebrated Malay architect Hijjas Kasturi, this
tower houses the hajj funding body. The five main exterior columns represent the five pil-
lars of Islam while the overall structure recalls the drum used to summon pilgrims to the
hajj and the shape of a traditional Arabic perfume vessel.
MODERN ARCHITECTURE
MUSLIM CEMETERY
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(Jln Ampang; 7am-6pm; monorail Bukit Nanas) Tucked away off Jln Ampang behind Hotel Maya
and split from Kampung Baru by a highway is one of KL's oldest Muslim burial grounds
shaded by trees, some of which are over a century old. The famous film director, actor and
CEMETERY
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