Photo: Marcin Konsek · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Government building · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Sultan Abdul Samad BuildingSuspected
- Dated
- Dated 1894–97
- Declared purpose
- Colonial secretariat
- Today
- Survives, galleries
- Build time
- About 3 years
- Region
- Asia
- Architect of record
- A. C. Norman, architect: about 36 when credited (1894, born 1858). Build time on record: about 3 years.All architects of record →
- On the list as
- Suspected
Why it's on the list
A Moorish-style domed block finished in about three years.
Hidden history
Found, Not Built
A Moorish-style colonial building with copper domes and a clock tower.
Why researchers flag it
A Moorish-style domed block finished in about three years.
Moorish forms
Copper domes and horseshoe arches in a Moorish style.
Three years
It went up in about three years.
Courts, then galleries
It housed the country's top courts until 2003–07.
Architect of record
A. C. Norman (born 1858) was about 36 when credited with the design in 1894. The Architects of Record page asks how often a young or little-known name delivers a landmark.
Questions worth asking
- Why Moorish forms for a colonial office?
Possible original uses
- Government
What the photos show
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Sources
Further viewing
Episodes from My Lunch Break (Michael Kruse), the main lens for this app. They open on YouTube.
