Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (General Photos) (October 2006)

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (General Photos) cover page.	Map of Malaysia with the star indicating Kuala Lumpur.	Fountain and square (on a rainy day) outside of the Kuala Lumpur Tower.	The Kuala Lumpur Tower, at 421 m, is the tallest structure in S.E. Asia, built in an Islamic architectural style.
View from the observation deck of the Kuala Lumpur Tower.	The Petronas Towers from the observation deck on a rainy and foggy day.	A silhouette of me with a view of the Petronas Towers behind me.	Park located near the Kuala Lumpur War Memorial.
A beautiful old tree covered with vines located near the War Memorial.	The Tugu Negara (National Monument) on a rainy day in Kuala Lumpur.	The Tugu Negara commemorates those who died in Malaysia's struggle, principally against the Japanese in WWII.	Closeup of the Tugu Negara with the Malaysian flag flying over it.
This is part of the park area next to the Tugu Negara.	A fountain and pool are in front of the Tugu Negara.	This monument is also part of the Kuala Lumpur War Memorial.	It commemorates the dead for WWI, WWII and the Malayan Emergency, which lasted from 1948 until 1960.
View of the Masjid Negara (National Mosque), a post modernist mosque, which was completed in 1965.	Modern fountain and square outside of the Masjid Negara.	Closeup of the fountain outside of the Masjid Negara.	Me posing in front of the Masjid Negara fountain.
I was in Kuala Lumpur at the end of Ramadhan. Unfortunely, the Petronas Towers were closed because of it.	View of the Victorian-Moorish Kuala Lumpur Railway Station, completed in 1911, and superseded by the KL Sentral in 2001.	View of the Malayan Railway Administration building which was completed in 1917 and is located next to the KL Railway Station.	The building is a British colonial adaptation of Moorish architecture with arches, domes and minarets.
View of the Moorish-style Sultan Abdul Samad building where the federal courts are located.	The clocktower of the The Sultan Abdul Samad building (built between 1894-1897 during British colonial times).	A closeup of me standing in front of the Petronas Towers, the world's tallest twin towers.	They are located in the "Golden Triangle", the commercial hub of the city, where lots of shopping malls and hotels are located.
The towers were designed by architect César Pelli, were completed in 1998 and were the world’s tallest buildings at completion.	The 88-fl. towers are constructed of reinforced concrete, with a steel and glass facade resembling motifs found in Islamic art.	The monorail station in front of the Renaissance Hotel. I beat the airport traffic by taking a monorail there instead of a taxi!	The Kuala Lumpur monorail system opened in 2003. It serves 11 stations with two parallel elevated tracks.
It connects Kuala Lumpur's main station (KL Sentral) with the "Golden Triangle". It is modern and fast.