Seeing Kuala Lumpur’s Historic Buildings with Official Self-guide Map

On May 2025, RapidKL, the city’s major operator of rail transit and bus services has launched the new PULSE app with self-guide maps of tourist attractions around the city, and one the maps is The Heritage Trail.

The map highlighted the unique architectural wonders of the old Kuala Lumpur.

What are the buildings highlighted in The Heritage Trail self-guide map, and is the walk worth the time and effort?


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Gullick, J. M. (2000). A history of Kuala Lumpur, 1857-1939. Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society.

Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia). Dewan Bandaraya. (1959). Kuala Lumpur: 100 Years. Kuala Lumpur Municipal Council.

Marzuki, S. N., Sudin, A. A. A., Nelson Atang, D. S. A., Arsat, A. A. N., Abidin, N. L. Z., Nawi, N. F. M., & Er, A. C. (2021). Tarikan Pelancongan Berasaskan Warisan Di Kuala Lumpur. E-Bangi Journal, 18(2).

Nayan, N. M., Jones, D. S., & Ahmad, S. (2019). Historic Open Space: The Identity of [Padang] Merdeka Square, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Asian Journal of Behavioural Studies, 4(17), 29-39.



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