Kuala Lumpur Railway Station

Kuala Lumpur Railway Station

The Grand Kuala Lumpur Railway Station

The majestic view Kuala Lumpur Railway Station

The dynamism in Architectural design of Kuala Lumpur Railway Station

Kuala Lumpur Railway Station is a exemplary piece of architecture of yesteryear, especially during the era of colonization. This magnificent architecture was designed by Arthur Benison Hubback (A.B Hubback), a government architect who also designed most of the similar distinctive buildings of the Mughal architecture in Malaya at that time. These, include Masjid Jamek located between the tributary of Gombak and Klang river. Railway station building was completed in 1911..

This Old Kuala Lumpur Railway Station where locals often mistakenly thought that of a Moorish Architecture where in actual fact is a Mughal design.Architects who built the many heritage buildings in Kuala Lumpur adopted the Mughal style of India, including the design and shape of the domes and so with the chatris, thus these are not the Moorish style of architecture during the glory of Islam in the Iberian Peninsula,especially in Cordoba and Granada where the grandeur of Moorish architecture significantly evidence of the likes of Alhambra in Granada-Spain.

The Kuala Lumpur Railway Station function as the central hub for all the trains of Keretapi Tanah Melayu that ply throughout the peninsula.Railway system and tracks line was reorganized in 1986 with upgrading the existing facilities, building of new railway related amenities such asd modernizing the administration, facelift to existing buildings which include installation of air-conditioned system in waiting halls, providing tourism information counters, cafeterias, snack and titbit stall within the building of selected main railway station within the country. Replacing railway line track with more durable sleepers, from wood to concrete.

The obvious Mughal architecture of domes and chatris at the central station signify the dynamism of local traditional ability in adapting design architecture of that era. The inclination toward Mughals or even Moorish architecture are much due being Islam as the official religion of the country. Kuala Lumpur Railway Station will remains as a vital component of dynamism of the country over the years.

After almost 90 years of operation, the Kuala Lumpur Railway Station has now seen the end of its major function, that bridge inter nation relation linking.Singapore in the southern tip of the peninsula to Kuala Lumpur tand also to Bangkok I n Thailand. Now only serve the commuter with the start of the KTM Komuter service, it was always bustling . Now the new sophisticated KL Sentral will serve as major hub for all KTMB linking the major cities in the country and other nation.

This awesome architecture is the most sort of heritage building photography in the world. Don't miss this historical site whenever you are in Malaysia.

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