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Though not officially open outside event times, if you turn up between 9am and 5pm
the guards are likely to let you take a peek inside. Land around the stadium is slated to be
developed as part of the construction of the 118-storey Warisan Merdeka tower as well as
a new Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station.
STADIUM NEGARA
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(Jln Hang Jebat; Hang Tuah, monorail Hang Tuah) Officially opened in 1962, this was Malaysia's
first indoor stadium and is another heritage building that has been recently given a facelift.
Concerts and events are occasionally held here. Murals in the entrance lobby depict the
cultural dances of Malaysia's various races and the country's main industries back in the
1960s.
It's not officially open outside event times but between 9am and 5pm the guards will
likely let you look inside.
HISTORIC BUILDING
CHAN SHE SHU YUEN TEMPLE
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( 2078 1461; Jln Petaling; 9am-6pm; monorail Maharajalela) Also known as the Green Temple
after the colour of its plastered walls, this clan temple features KL's finest example of a
Kwangtung pottery-shard-decorated roof, with dioramas of celestial scenes and dramatic
woodcarvings inside the main shrine. Completed in 1906 it is modelled after the Chan
Family ancestral temple in Guangzhou, China.
BUDDHIST TEMPLE
GUAN YIN TEMPLE
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(cnr Jln Stadium & Jln Maharajalela; 7am-5pm; monorail Maharajalela) Dedicated to the goddess of
mercy, this pretty temple was originally built by Hokkien Chinese in the 1890s and served
as a place to say prayers for those buried in the graveyard that was once located on the
hill. On the first and 15th day of the month in the Chinese calendar a free vegetarian meal
is served here.
BUDDHIST TEMPLE
CENTRAL MARKET
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( www.centralmarket.com.my ; Jln Hang Kasturi; 10am-9pm; Pasar Seni) The 1930s art deco building
that used to house KL's main wet market was rescued from demolition in the 1980s and is
now an arts, crafts and souvenir market aimed at tourists. An annex to the rear houses the
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MARKET
2070 1137; www.annexegallery.com ; 1st & 2nd fl, Annexe, Central
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