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  1. Central Market: story on the “Chinatown and Central Market: markets, temples, and lanes” route

    The building will show the price of the compromise that saved the market from demolition.

  2. Guan Di Temple: story on the “Chinatown and Central Market: markets, temples, and lanes” route

    One recorded dispute will show why the association needed both an altar and its own court.

  3. Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia: story on the “Perdana: Kuala Lumpur's Capital Buildings and Gardens” route

    It broadens the theme of the national project into a collection where China, India, and the Malay World have their own galleries.

  4. Jalan Raja Muda Musa: story on the “KLCC and Kampung Baru: a city on both sides of the river” route

    The finale will connect today’s food street with family trade and the name of a deposed heir.

  5. Kasturi Walk: story on the “Chinatown and Central Market: markets, temples, and lanes” route

    This stop examines what street trading gained and lost under the new roof.

  6. KL Bird Park: story on the “Perdana: Kuala Lumpur's Capital Buildings and Gardens” route

    The route ends with an example of how a city garden became a breeding place for an endangered species.

  7. Klang-Gombak confluence: story on the “How Kuala Lumpur grew: from the river confluence to Merdeka Square” route

    Here, the geography of the transshipment point around which a permanent settlement emerged will become clear.

  8. KLCC Park: story on the “KLCC and Kampung Baru: a city on both sides of the river” route

    Here, the new district gains an earlier layer—the racecourse that was relocated, dismantled, and partly preserved among the trees.

  9. Kuala Lumpur City Gallery: story on the “How Kuala Lumpur grew: from the river confluence to Merdeka Square” route

    The finale will return to the documents that the administration learned to print in Kuala Lumpur itself.

  10. Kuala Lumpur Railway Station: story on the “Perdana: Kuala Lumpur's Capital Buildings and Gardens” route

    Shows how a railway town acquired a grand public facade and a hotel above the platforms.

  11. Kwai Chai Hong: story on the “Chinatown and Central Market: markets, temples, and lanes” route

    Here it becomes clear how the lease of ten houses turned into a public version of the past.

  12. Lake Symphony: story on the “KLCC and Kampung Baru: a city on both sides of the river” route

    This stop separates the park’s original design from the technology that later filled the lake with light and movement.

  13. Masjid Jamek Kampung Baru: story on the “KLCC and Kampung Baru: a city on both sides of the river” route

    This stop will show how residents assembled a shared place from private plots and household contributions.

  14. Masjid Jamek Sultan Abdul Samad: story on the “How Kuala Lumpur grew: from the river confluence to Merdeka Square” route

    This stop will show how worshippers secured a full replacement for a mosque that was being demolished.

  15. Memorial Tun Abdul Razak: story on the “Perdana: Kuala Lumpur's Capital Buildings and Gardens” route

    Will bring state history back into the family rooms of the official residence.

  16. Merdeka Square: story on the “How Kuala Lumpur grew: from the river confluence to Merdeka Square” route

    Here you will relive the minute when an agreed date of independence became an accomplished fact.

  17. National Mosque: story on the “Perdana: Kuala Lumpur's Capital Buildings and Gardens” route

    It will link the country’s independence with architecture created for the local climate and national ceremony.

  18. Pasar Seni and the confluence of the rivers: story on the “Chinatown and Central Market: markets, temples, and lanes” route

    This stop explains why the city grew at a transshipment point, without reducing its founding to a single person.

  19. Perdana Botanical Gardens: story on the “Perdana: Kuala Lumpur's Capital Buildings and Gardens” route

    It will explain how a swampy valley was transformed into Kuala Lumpur's first large garden.

  20. Petaling Street Gate: story on the “Chinatown and Central Market: markets, temples, and lanes” route

    Here, an unsuccessful mill explains the old Chinese name of the shopping street.

  21. Petronas Twin Towers: story on the “KLCC and Kampung Baru: a city on both sides of the river” route

    This is where the story of the new center’s owners and the transfer of control over a vast site begins.

  22. Planetarium Negara: story on the “Perdana: Kuala Lumpur's Capital Buildings and Gardens” route

    The story will shift from preserving cultural heritage to space education and an independent scientific program.

  23. REXKL: story on the “Chinatown and Central Market: markets, temples, and lanes” route

    The finale shows how a temporary market became a test of a large vacant building’s viability.

  24. Royal Selangor Club: story on the “How Kuala Lumpur grew: from the river confluence to Merdeka Square” route

    Club life explains the origins of a running tradition that spread to thousands of cities.

  25. Rumah Limas: story on the “KLCC and Kampung Baru: a city on both sides of the river” route

    A family home turns a dispute over valuable land into a personal decision about inheritance.

  26. Saloma Link: story on the “KLCC and Kampung Baru: a city on both sides of the river” route

    The crossing will connect the two halves of the walk and explain why neighboring districts remained far apart for so long.

  27. Sri Mahamariamman Temple: story on the “Chinatown and Central Market: markets, temples, and lanes” route

    This stop will connect the family shrine with a shared Tamil sanctuary and the Thaipusam route.

  28. St. Mary's Church: story on the “How Kuala Lumpur grew: from the river confluence to Merdeka Square” route

    Here, the construction of an Anglican church will turn out to be a citywide affair, paid for by people of different faiths.

  29. Sultan Abdul Samad Building: story on the “How Kuala Lumpur grew: from the river confluence to Merdeka Square” route

    Here, a major government project will face a test of poor ground, the estimate, and the work of nine departments.

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