Interest in Islamic art has grown enormously in recent years. Reflecting this awareness, in December 1998 Malaysia became home to Southeast Asia’s largest museum of Islamic art. The building occupies 30,000 sq.m., situated amid the leafy surroundings of Kuala Lumpur’s Lake Gardens.
The Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia houses more than seven thousand artifacts, as well as [...]
Among the top ten most sophisticated theatres in the world, Istana Budaya (meaning ‘Palace of Culture’) is proud to be the first theatre in Asia equipped with cutting-edge stage equipment that is on par with the Royal Albert Hall in London. The Istana Budaya has been a dream for the performing arts community of Malaysia [...]
Kapitan Kling Mosque
Kapitan Keling Mosque is the largest and one of the oldest historic mosques in town, founded before 1800. The Kapitan Keling Mosque was first erected by the troops of the East India Company who were some of Penang’s first Muslim settlers. The Kapitan of the Indian Muslim settlers, Cauder Mydin Merican also referred [...]
Khoo Kongsi, Penang
Located in Cannon Square in the heart of the oldest part of the city of George Town stand one of the grandest and the most distinctive clan houses in Penang, The Leong San Tong Khoo Kongsi Clan House.(built for people with the same surname); featuring intricate carvings and richly ornamented beams of finest [...]
Komtar Penang
KOMTAR (Kompleks Tun Abdul Razak) was named in honour of the second Prime Minister of Malaysia, the late Tun Abdul Razak bin Hussein. At the time of its construction, the complex was the largest urban redevelopment project undertaken by the Malaysian Government.
It was designed to meet the growing demand for civic, administrative, commercial, and [...]
Soaring to 421m, and considered a main feature of the city skyline, the Kuala Lumpur Tower is the world’s fourth tallest communications tower.
To experience the exhilarating view from the Kuala Lumpur Tower, you can go to the 335-metre high observation deck on a high-speed lift.
From here, the city’s eccentric architecture and lush greenery will [...]
Kuan Yin Temple
The Kuan Yin Temple is one of the oldest Chinese temples in Penang, situated on Jalan Mesjid Kapitan Keling. It was constructed in the early 1800s by early immigrant settlers from China, on land given by the East India Company.
The Kuan Yin temple was built in classic Chinese architecture style; ornate curved-ridge rooftops [...]
Taman Tasik Perdana, better known as the Lake Gardens, is the oldest and most popular park in Kuala Lumpur. It lies just on the edge of the city and used to be where the British elite built their fine homes in the colonial times, away from the hurly burly of downtown commerce and people of [...]
Located on the north-eastern section of the main island of Pulau Langkawi, it is dominated by limestone of the Setul (Thai) Formation believed to have been formed some 400 million years ago (during the Ordovician-Silurian era). Scientists had long concurred that Langkawi was the meeting point of the Asiatic and Indo-Malay regions and hosted an [...]
Set in a grove of palm trees, the Masjid Jamek (Friday Mosque) is Kuala Lumpur’s most delightful mosque. Built in 1907, the mosque is a tranquil creation of onion domes and minarets of layered pink and cream bricks. Designed by the British architect AB Hubbock, who sought inspiration from Moghul mosques in India, it can [...]
Literally translated as “Independence Square“, Dataran Merdeka is an excellent locale to journey into KL’s past.
It was here that the Union Jack was lowered on 31st August 1957, signifying the end of British colonial rule. And at that moment, in front of thousands of thrilled Malaysians, Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia’s first Prime Minister, led the [...]
Nagore Shrine
Constructed in the early 1880s, the blue-and-white Nagore Shrine is founded by the Maricans (Mericans) from Tamilnadu in memory of the most celebrated saint of Nagore, Sharul Hameed Qadirvoh, the famous 13th century Muslim Saint Nagore, the most celebrated saint of South India. This is the earliest Indian Muslim shrine in Penang which survives [...]
The National Art Gallery building’s unique structure, combining a blend of slate, tinted glass and a striking metallic roof, houses five galleries including a creative gallery and workshop, a resource centre, an auditorium and the gallery’s administrative centre. The National Art Gallery has a permanent collection of work by contemporary Malaysian astists, and rotating exibitions [...]
As you travel along Jalan Parlimen and towards the Lake Gardens, close to Parliment House stands the National Monument or Tugu Negara.
Within the National Monument grounds is one of the world’s largest free-standing bronze sculptures. It was sculpted in 1966 by Felix de Weldon, who was also the creator of the famous Iwo Jima monument [...]
The main dome of the National Mosque is designed in the shape of an 18-point star to represent the 13 states of Malaysia and the five central Pillars of Islam, and has the appearance of a partly opened umbrella roof which symbolises the aspirations of an independent nation.
As one of Southeast Asia’s largest mosques, [...]
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