Free Kuala Lumpur Dataran Merdeka Heritage Tour

Free Kuala Lumpur Dataran Merdeka Heritage Guided Tour :

KLCC ... the famous landmark in Kuala Lumpur

KLCC .,close view  ... but this is not included in the heritage tour !

Organiser    : Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur ( DBKL )
Duration      : 9 am to 11:45 am
Day             : Monday , Wednesday and Thursday
Reservation : 03 26980332
Website      : visitkl.gov.my


This free guided tour tooks place for almost 2 and half hours and its cover 11 historical places in Kuala Lumpur during the British colonials era . The most exclusive , they  allowed the tourists to enter Royal Selangor Cub, which is strictly for members only .



The heritage places :
1. Dataran Merdeka
    Previously known as Padang Selangor , the place for the British colonial  played the cricket .  By 11
    August 1957 , the Union Jack flag  replacement with Malaysian flag ceremony was held over here .
    And by 1st January 1990 this place was renamed to Dataran Merdeka .

2. Kuala Lumpur City Gallery.
    The buiiding design inspiration based on Moghul-Indian architectul  and was built in 1898 . And now the
     function as Tourist Information Center .

3. Kuala Lumpur City Library
    Built in 1989 and ever since used as the Library .

4. Victorian Foundation .
    A preserved more than 100 years old fountain . Believed it was brought from England installed in Kuala
    Lumpur .

5. Restoran Warisan .
    Formerly The Chartered Bank and was built in 1919 by A C Norman . Also known as Muzium Sejarah
    Negara before conversion to Restoren Warisan .

6. Muzium Textile National .
    Built by an architect , A B Hubback in 1905 . Previously this building known as Stesen Keretapi Negeri
    Persekutuan and Jabatan Kerja Selangor .

7. Sultan Abdul Samad Building .
    Its took 3 years for the completion of this building , from 1895 to 1897 by the architect  A C Norman
    and  R A J Bidwell . Been as Pusat Pentadbiran Persekutuan Tanah Melayu in 1897 and as Mahkamah
   Tinggi and Mahkamah Tertinggi in 1972 . Now it is under Kementerian Penerangan , Komunikasi dan
    Kebudayaan .

8. Higher Court Building .
    Built in 1909 by architect A C Norman . Now used as Kementerian Penerangan , Komunikasi dan
    Kebudayaan office .

9. City Theatre Panggung Bandaraya .
    The most older theatre in Malaysia . Built by A B Hubback in 1896 .

10. The Cethedral St Mary
       Built in 1895 and the most older Anglican church in Malaysia .

11. Royal Selangor Cub .
       Formed in 1884 , as sosial and cricket club , for the inspiring and growth communities during that time
       until now . It is exclusively priveliage for the tourists who follow this guided tour to enter this most
       elegant ,expensive and the oldest club in Malaysian



Hopefully , you will not miss this tour when you are in Kuala Lumpur ..................