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Report - former Sessions and Magistrates court , Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, January 2018

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HughieD

28DL Regular User
Regular User
1. The History
Given the grandeur of this building there is a surprising lack of info about it. It makes up cluster of three buildings: the old High Court to the rear, the old town hall (Pangung Bandaraya – now a theatre) to its right and the Mahkhamah Sesyen dan Majistret itself – the former Sessions and Magistrates court facing on to Jalan Tun Perak. To say it is an impressive sight is an understatement with its 120-metre-long colonnade of clover-shaped arches capped off with dramatic black domes atop two octagonal towers at each end of the facade. It was constructed in 1910 and was formerly the Federated Malay States Survey Office. It was also referred to as the Old Survey Department building. The adjoining Old Town Hall was an earlier build from 1904 and housed the British Sanitary Board’s offices. Half of this stands empty with the other half is home to the City Hall Theatre. I can’t seem to find out when it was vacated nor what the plans are for this fantastic Mughal-style building are. However, the new courts building was completed in May 2007, so it is likely to be some time after then.

Picture from 1972:

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2018-01-13_11-12-52 by HughieDW, on Flickr

2. The Explore
Not really an explore as such as it was all locked up. More a case of skirting round the perimeter poking my camera in when I could!

3. The Pictures:

The west side looking at the Old Town Hall:

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img5052 by HughieDW, on Flickr

Beautifully adorned doorway:

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img5022bw by HughieDW, on Flickr

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img5020 by HughieDW, on Flickr

…and a window:

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img5021 by HughieDW, on Flickr

The corner tower from the inside:

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img5051 by HughieDW, on Flickr

…and then the outside:

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img5017 by HughieDW, on Flickr

And then looking along the inside of the long façade of the Mahkhamah Sesyen dan Majistret itself:

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img5048 by HughieDW, on Flickr

The main entrance:

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img5016 by HughieDW, on Flickr

All locked up sadly:

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img5027 by HughieDW, on Flickr
Detail of some lovely ironwork:

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img5045 by HughieDW, on Flickr

Loving the stairs:

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img5028 by HughieDW, on Flickr

Looking into the heart of the building:

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img5026 by HughieDW, on Flickr

Yesterday’s news:

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img5044 by HughieDW, on Flickr

And some façade it is:

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img5043 by HughieDW, on Flickr

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img5041bw by HughieDW, on Flickr

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img5031 by HughieDW, on Flickr

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img5030 by HughieDW, on Flickr

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img5029 by HughieDW, on Flickr

And the end tower:

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img5015 by HughieDW, on Flickr

Meanwhile, round the side into the back of the building:

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20180114_183256 by HughieDW, on Flickr

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20180114_183130 by HughieDW, on Flickr

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20180114_183204 by HughieDW, on Flickr

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20180114_183058 by HughieDW, on Flickr

And then round the side:

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img5036 by HughieDW, on Flickr

Oh dear. Security has spotted me!

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img5037 by HughieDW, on Flickr

Back of the partially abandoned the old High Court

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img5032bw by HughieDW, on Flickr
 

tarkovsky

SWC
Regular User
Derelict cat is always watching. Looks like a nice building, out of place next to the HSBC thing you can see in some of ur pics.
 

'Splorin'

28DL Full Member
28DL Full Member
Cool one Hughie. Love the cat. The cardboard on the floor looks like someone is sleeping there (is it a small personal shrine down the end of that corridor?)
The locked gate looks like a bloody climbing frame! Get yerself in there. ;)
 

HughieD

28DL Regular User
Regular User
Cool one Hughie. Love the cat. The cardboard on the floor looks like someone is sleeping there (is it a small personal shrine down the end of that corridor?)
The locked gate looks like a bloody climbing frame! Get yerself in there. ;)

Ha ha...thank you. Work going on in there. Workmen weren't there at the weekend so popped in. Didn't want to test out Malaysia trespass laws too thoroughly!
 
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