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DON'T MISS...
» KL Bird Park
» Perdana Botanical Garden
» KL Butterfly Park
» National Planetarium
» Royal Malaysia Police Museum
PRACTICALITIES
» Lake Gardens
» MAP
» www.visitkl.gov.my/tarheritagepark
» 7am-8pm
» KL Hop-On, Hop-Off Bus Tour,
Kuala Lumpur
Park History
In 1888 Alfred Venning, Selangor State Treasurer, secured permission from British Resid-
ent Frank Swettenham to create a botanical garden around the small stream Sungai Bras
Bras. It took more than a decade to clear and landscape the area which today stretches
from Parliament House to the National Museum. The stream was dammed to give the park
Sydney Lake (Tasik Perdana) - hence the Lake Gardens. In 2011 the park was renamed
after Abdul Razak, Malaysia's second prime minister (1970-76). Abdul Razak lived in a
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