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Merdeka Square

May 30, 2014
January 6, 2014

Dataran Merdeka is the main square of Kuala Lumpur.
No trip to KL is complete without visiting this place.
Luckily, my hotel near Masjid Jamek was close, so I went out to the Merdeka Square on the first evening.

...little did I know in the beginning that I will eventually explore so many other places that time won't allow me to return to the Merdeka Square.

At least, I immortalized it in several photographs, just before the Sun went down...


The Sultan Abdul Samad Building - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

One of my very first glimpses of the Sultan Abdul Samad Building

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The Merdeka Square is the venue where they hold the annual Merdeka Parade - on the National Day of Malaysia, which is on August 31st.

My visit was in June, by the way...


The Sultan Abdul Samad Building from across the road

Some guy's car broke down here...

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I should also mention the high importance of the surrounding buildings. These are some of KL's top travel attractions.

One of them is the Sultan Abdul Samad Building, the old St. Mary's Cathedral - a tiny Anglican church built in 1894.


The Sultan Abdul Samad Building with a motorbike

A single motorbike passes through... for now!

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This is an enthralling place. I was fascinated with it. Most of my photos below are basically variations on the same theme - the Sultan Abdul Samad Building.

The traffic in front of it and the angles give a different feel to each photo.
I think they're all reflections of different nuances of the same experience - visiting the Dataran Merdeka.


Traffic in front of the Merdeka Square

Traffic can get quite intense in this part of the city...

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Green taxi near the Merdeka Square

I loved taking this shot with the green taxi!

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Merdeka Square contrast

Architectural contrast...

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Sultan Abdul Samad Building with modern buildings

Zooming in on the contrast... That's the Maybank skyscraper on the right end!
My Citin Masjid Jamek Hotel was behind the modern OCBC building (the wide one) seen in the center.

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Sultan Abdul Samad Building clock tower

Clock tower. It was slowly getting dark...

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Merdeka Square traffic

More motorcycles, scooters rushing across

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Looking back

Looking back and thinking I will return on one of the next days... I didn't!

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KL contrast

Beautiful contrastful Kuala Lumpur! This is one of the reasons why I adore it!

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Immense tree in Kuala Lumpur

Look at the sheer size of that tree! Cars are like Matchbox toy cars underneath!

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Kuala Lumpur LRT train

The LRT train is rushing across...

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LRT near Merdeka Square

The LRT train's next station is Masjid Jamek (where I stayed on those days)

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About the Author:

Escape Hunter, the young solo traveler in his early 30's explores the World driven by curiosity, thirst for adventure, deep passion for beauty, love for freedom and diversity.
With a nuanced, even humorous approach to travel, an obsession for art and design, Escape Hunter prefers to travel slowly, in order to learn and "soak up" the local atmosphere...



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