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Kuala Lumpur is one of the leading cities in the world for tourism and shopping, being the tenth most-visited city in the world in 2017
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6 Witha population of over 30 million, Malaysiais the world's 44th most populouscountry. Kuala Lumpur is the nationalcapital and largest city, the cultural, financial, and economic centre of Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur is also home to the Parliament of Malaysia, and the official residence of the Malaysian King, the Istana Negara. Kuala Lumpur was founded in 1857 at the confluence of the Gombak and Klang rivers. In Malay, the name literally means "muddy confluence". The settlement started when a member of the Selangor royal family, Raja Abdullah, opened up the Klang Valley for tin prospectors. Most of central KL has grown without any central planning whatsoever, so the streets in the older parts of town are extremely narrow, winding and congested. The architecture in this section is a unique colonial type, a hybrid of European and Chinese forms
Although the Petronas Towers are taller, the 421m Menara KL, rising from the crest of Bukit Nanas, offers the best city views. The bulb at the top contains a revolving restaurant, an interior observation deck at 276m and, most thrilling of all, an open deck at 300m, access to which is weather dependent. Risk vertigo to take your photo in the sky box, which puts nothing but glass between you and the ground below (no young children allowed)
Surrounded by a pocket of primary rainforest, this lofty spire is the world's fourth-highest tele-communica-tions tower
The observation deck at 276 meters above ground level offers stunning and thrilling view of metropolitan city Kuala Lumpur
The 1Malaysia School Milk provided to school children across the country as part of the government efforts to enhance students health 1Malaysia (pronounced Satu Malaysia in Malay) is a programme designed by Malaysian 6th Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak in summer 2009 to promote ethnic harmony, national unity, and efficient governance. The eight values of the concept are high performance culture, accuracy, knowledge, innovation, integrity, strong will, loyalty and wisdom
Kuala Lumpur is one of the three Federal Territories of Malaysia, enclaved within the state of Selangor, on the central west coast of Peninsular Malaysia
The Impiana is very much complemented by the pedestrian walkway that will take you on one hand towards the twin towers or back towards all of the shopping and food areas around Bukit Bintang
Impiana KLCC Hotel is centrally connected to most corporate destinations, leisure venues, and public transportation via a fully air-conditioned skybridge
The KLCC - Bukit Bintang Walkway is a 1.173km-long pedestrian bridge that connects Pavilion KL to Impiana KLCC Hotel and the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. The other portion of this walkway is a pedestrian tunnel on the convention centre’s concourse level linked to Suria KLCC shopping centre
Opened in January 2012 the RM100 million bridge was a project funded by Malaysian oil giant, Petronas, as a safe, comfortable and convenient alternative to the city’s busy roads for pedestrians
The bridge offers some pretty good views of the KL city centre’s architecture Impiana KLCC Hotel
Spout fountain outside Pavilion Mall. The structure stands 3.6m in height and 6m in diameter. The fountain comprises three crystal bowls (to represent the three main races) and the surfaces are decorated with hibiscus motifs (national flower). They were made by Shanghai-based Liuli Art Studio
Exterior facade of Starhill Gallery with Sephora duplex flagship store. Starhill Gallery sits directly adjacent to Pavilion KL and is connected to the five-star JW Marriott Kuala Lumpur hotel
The Pavillion shopping mall in Bukit Bintang is the city’s go-to hotspot for haute couture shopping
From the KL Convention Centre, it takes visitors less than a few minutes to access the Suria KLCC shopping centre
Kuala Lumpur is one of the leading cities in the world for tourism and shopping, being the tenth most-visited city in the world in 2017
Cathedral of St John The Evangelist is the Mother Church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur and the seat of its Archbishop
Kuala Lumpur has been ranked by the Economist Intelligence Unit's Global Liveability Ranking at No. 70 in the world, and No. 2 in Southeast Asia after Singapore. EIU's Safe Cities Index of 2017 rated Kuala Lumpur 31st out of 60 on its world's safest cities list, safer than Beijing or Shanghai. Kuala Lumpur was named as one of the New7Wonders Cities, and has been named as World Book Capital 2020 by UNESCO
Petronas Twin Towers, Kuala Lumpur was inspired by the five pillars of Islam and was designed by an Argentinean- American Architect Cesar Pelli
The twin towers are 88 story and stand at a height of 452 metres above street level. The sky bridge is located on levels 41 and 42 and is 58.4 metres in length and is at a height of 170 metres above street level. There are 29 double deck high speed passenger lifts in each tower. There are 10 escalators in each tower
In 2009, As Syakirin Mosque went through a major renovation to increase the capacity from 6000 people to 12,000 people
Petronas Twin Towers, Kuala Lumpur is located in the heart of the capital city and is a truly spectacular sight. The Petronas Twin Towers Kuala Lumpur is the world's tallest twin structures at a height of 452 metres
Petronas Twin Towers features stainless steel cladding and vision glass