Sultan Abdul Samad Building
A late 19th century block of red brick, arches and copper domes, with a clock tower facing Merdeka Square. It was built for the British colonial administration and known simply as Government Offices until 1974, when it took the name of the sultan of Selangor in whose reign it was begun.
- Where
- Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 3.1486, 101.6944
Get the Sultan Abdul Samad Building stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Sultan Abdul Samad Building. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Kuala Lumpur volume with your photos and a note.
Near Sultan Abdul Samad Building
Merdeka Square 0.1 km
A broad lawn, once the cricket green of the Selangor Club, facing the Sultan Abdul Samad Building. At midnight on 31 August 1957 the Union Flag was lowered here and the Malayan flag raised for the first time, and the Independence Day parade still marches past each year.
Masjid Jamek 0.2 km
One of the oldest mosques in the city, standing on the spit where the Klang and Gombak rivers meet, the spot where Kuala Lumpur began. Designed by Arthur Benison Hubback and built in 1909, its domes and striped arches were the city's main place of prayer until 1965.
Central Market 0.3 km
A pale blue Art Deco hall at the edge of Chinatown that began life as a wet market and now sells crafts, batik, songket and souvenirs. Its covered lane outside, Kasturi Walk, is lined with stalls and snacks.
Petaling Street 0.6 km
The main street of Kuala Lumpur's Chinatown, covered by a long green roof and packed with stalls. Haggling is part of the visit, and as evening falls the food stalls and old coffee shops along it fill with locals and travellers alike.
Sri Mahamariamman Temple 0.6 km
The oldest Hindu temple in Kuala Lumpur, founded in 1873 on the edge of Chinatown. Its present building dates from 1968, with a raja gopuram crowded with brightly painted deities in the South Indian style.
National Mosque of Malaysia 0.8 km
Completed in 1965 for a newly independent country, in bold modern concrete. Its 16-pointed star roof folds like an open umbrella and the 73 metre minaret is capped like a closed one, surrounded by pools and fountains and room for 15,000 worshippers.
Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia 0.9 km
The largest museum of Islamic art in Southeast Asia, opened in 1998 near the National Mosque. More than seven thousand objects from across the Islamic world fill its galleries, under a set of tiled domes.
KL Bird Park 1.0 km
One of the world's largest covered aviaries, a netted valley of 8.5 hectares beside the Perdana Botanical Gardens. More than 3,000 birds of over 200 species, most of them Malaysian, fly free overhead, from hornbills to peacocks and storks.
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Questions
Where is Sultan Abdul Samad Building?
Sultan Abdul Samad Building is in Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Merdeka Square (0.1 km), Masjid Jamek (0.2 km), Central Market (0.3 km).
How do I get the Sultan Abdul Samad Building stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Sultan Abdul Samad Building and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Kuala Lumpur volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Sultan Abdul Samad Building before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Kuala Lumpur volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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