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Malaysian Houses of Parliament

Federal government complex in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Summary

Federal government complex in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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name	Malaysian Houses of Parliament
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image	Parliament House of Malaysia (cropped 4to3 landscape).jpg
image_size	300px
caption	The Malaysian Parliament viewed from the Kuala Lumpur Tower, 2023
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start_date
completion_date
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building_type	Federal government legislative building
location	Jalan Parlimen, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
style	Modernist
floor_count	12 (tower building)
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architect	Sir William Ivor Shipley (Malaysian Public Works Department, JKR)

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The Malaysian Houses of Parliament () is a complex where the Malaysian Parliament assembles. The structure is located at the Perdana Botanical Gardens in Kuala Lumpur, close to the Malaysian National Monument.

Description

The complex comprises two parts, a 3-story main building and a 17-story 77-metre-tall tower. The main building hosts the Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives) and the Dewan Negara (Senate) while representatives' offices are located in the tower.

The complex was constructed during the period when the federal government was based in Kuala Lumpur. While the vast majority of government operations has moved to Putrajaya since the late-1990s, the parliament continues to convene at Kuala Lumpur's Parliament House.

Construction

Tunku Abdul Rahman, the first Malayan Prime Minister, suggested the construction of the Houses of Parliament in December 1959. The construction of the building cost RM18 million. Designed by Ivor Shipley, a British architect in the Public Works Department, the construction commenced in September 1962, and the opening of the new Parliament building was officiated by Tuanku Syed Putra ibni Almarhum Syed Hassan Jamalullail, the third Yang di-Pertuan Agong, on 21 November 1963. Tunku Abdul Rahman's statue was erected near the Parliament Square on 1971. The statue was designed by an American sculptor, Felix de Weldon, who also designed the Malaysian National Monument.

In Malaysian culture

The building has also been prominently featured on reverse of the first series cent mints alongside the first and second series M$1,000 banknotes.

Transportation and accessibility

Shuttle van services to Parliament Malaysia

Parliament Malaysia is currently served by the T851 LRT Feeder Bus starts from the departure hall of KL Sentral through Perdana Botanical Gardens. This bus service will only run during parliament sessions.

Even though the parliament is beside the newly constructed MRT Kajang Line in between Semantan and Muzium Negara station, there is no plan to create a station at the area before the rail goes underground.

References

Jennifer Choo. (3 July 2021). "Architectural Icon: Bangunan Parlimen Malaysia".
"Bangunan Parlimen, Kuala Lumpur | 105839". Emporis.
The Straits Times: [http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Article.aspx?articleid=straitstimes19631102-1.2.13 ''Architect who has evolved own style over the years''], 2 November 1963, page 1; accessed 23 February 2014
The Straits Times: [https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19631102-1.2.133 ''The big step forward''], 2 November 1963, page 1; accessed 23 February 2014

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