Kuala Lumpur, the federal city of Malaysia and the main gateway to the country. It was one of Asia’s most dynamic cities. In recent years, KL as the city is known has been erecting massive new buildings as a symbol of its aspirations to be a proud capital, not merely of Malaysia, but the world. KL’s impressive skyline and its modern structures do give it the feel of an international city. Some visitors like this, since they can find enough global stamps of familiarity to be able to take to the city easily.
On the other hand, visitors expecting an ancient city untainted by Western norms, and with traditional architectural heritage intact, are likely to be disappointed with modernity of KL. There are, however, pockets of the old KL – the ones that every city, no matter how modern, still possesses. We might come across a colourful Hindu tample at a busy junction, or a row of pre war shophouse behind a mall.
Luckily, the city’s more contemporary structures of glass and steel conveniently appeal to enough camera happy visitors to make tourism one of the city’s biggest revenue earners. In fact, buildings like Petronas Twin Towers are gradually taking prededence over the traditional tourism attractions that date back to colonial times.
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