Having working in an architectural firm for a while, my desire over architecture or buildings have diminished over the years. Maybe due to the long wee hours of design and documentation work which had made me a tad bit weary. But quite recently the desire to go back and appreciate some of the older buildings around Kuala Lumpur {KL} has keep my interest back purely because of my present nature of work which involves property development and after exiting the consultancy office. For the most part despite a steep learning curve I've to face in property, I managed to go thru the tougher times.
I took a few shots on some of the oldest building around town in KL situated in Petaling Street, Jalan Loke Yew and Sultan Abdul Samad building. Not much of us really appreciate these buildings nowadays but this is how our city of KL all started. Some of which were revitalised and some were taken down to make way for new development.
Frankly, KL started off as a tin mining area from as early as 1857. During that period, Raja Abdullah, the Royal family of Selangor had pave ways for chinese to thrived in tin mining. With the tin mining and trading from various merchants ranging from Ampang, Klang and Gombak, KL has eventually emerged as capital of Malaysia. It's no surprise that KL has undergone quite a lot of hurdles before it reaches to it stature today considering the Japanese occupation, communist-led guerrilla insurgency and others.
At around 1974, KL was formally detached from the State of Selangor and made into a Federal Territory. KL is now has its own administration headed by a minister of cabinet rank.
I took a few shots on some of the oldest building around town in KL situated in Petaling Street, Jalan Loke Yew and Sultan Abdul Samad building. Not much of us really appreciate these buildings nowadays but this is how our city of KL all started. Some of which were revitalised and some were taken down to make way for new development.
Frankly, KL started off as a tin mining area from as early as 1857. During that period, Raja Abdullah, the Royal family of Selangor had pave ways for chinese to thrived in tin mining. With the tin mining and trading from various merchants ranging from Ampang, Klang and Gombak, KL has eventually emerged as capital of Malaysia. It's no surprise that KL has undergone quite a lot of hurdles before it reaches to it stature today considering the Japanese occupation, communist-led guerrilla insurgency and others.
At around 1974, KL was formally detached from the State of Selangor and made into a Federal Territory. KL is now has its own administration headed by a minister of cabinet rank.
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