Sultan Abdul Samad Building – Kuala Lumpur

Sultan Abdul Samad Building – Kuala Lumpur
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About the location (from Wiki):
The Sultan Abdul Samad Building is located in front of the Dataran Merdeka (Independence Square) and the Royal Selangor Club, by Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The structure takes its name from Sultan Abdul Samad, the reigning sultan of Selangor at the time when construction began. The building houses the offices of the Ministry of Information, Communications and Culture of Malaysia (Malay: Kementerian Penerangan, Komunikasi dan Kebudayaan Malaysia). It formerly housed the superior courts of the country: the Federal Court of Malaysia, the Court of Appeals and the High Court of Malaya. The Federal Court and the Court of Appeals had shifted to the Palace of Justice in Putrajaya during the early 2000s, while the High Court of Malaya shifted to the Kuala Lumpur Courts Complex in 2007.

Topped by a shiny copper dome and a 40m high clock tower, it is a major landmark in the city. It serves as the backdrop for important events such as the National Day Parade on August 31 and the ushering in of the New Year. This heritage building used to be occupied by the then Apex Court of Malaysia, the Supreme Court which was subsequently renamed the Federal Court. The Court of Appeal was also housed in this historic building. The Federal Court and the Court of Appeals have since moved to the Palace of Justice located in Putrajaya, the new Federal administrative capital. Behind the building flows the Klang River and Gombak River’s confluence and in the middle of where the 2 rivers meet stands The Masjid Jamek, a mosque of similar design by the same architect.

Movies shot at this location:
KannaalE Miya Miya from Alli Thandha Vaanam
Un Kangal from Pandi
Vaa Endrathu from Parthen Rasithen
Kaadhal Seiyyum from Good Luck(Tamil)
Kalaadhara Sugama from Vegam
Ek Pal Mein Pyaar from Love Ke Chakkar Mein
Dosti Ho Gayi Re from Aaghaaz
We Have Freedom from Preyasi Raave
Megam Megam from Kannaamoochi Yenadaa
Memory Loss song from Thillalangadi
Manikyaveena from Hungama
Pal Yeh Aane Wala Pal song from Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge
Narmadha song from KandEn
Yedho Thamashagaa song from Boss
Pudhusaai Pudhusaai song from Junior Senior
24 Mani Neram song from Yuvan Yuvathi
Tala Tala Taraka song from Premaku Velayara
Title song from Naa Ishtam

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