Postcard Delight presents this postcard of a magnificent landmark in the Kuala Lumpur city. This historical building is known as Sultan Abdul Samad Building, and located in front of the Dataran Merdeka or Independence Square. Besides the major historic event quoted at the back of this postcard, its clock tower also hosted a historic event of standardized the time between Peninsular Malaysia and East Malaysia (Sabah and Sarawak).
Quote at the back of this postcard
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"Sultan Abdul Samad Building, Kuala Lumpur. Built in 1897 with typical Moorish architecture. The declaration of independence of Malaysia was done in front of this building on Aug 31, 1957."
This postcard was one of my first batch of postcards sent to addresses provided by Postcrossing, a postcard exchange project.
Postcard sent on December 14th., 2010
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"Sultan Abdul Samad Building, Kuala Lumpur. Built in 1897 with typical Moorish architecture. The declaration of independence of Malaysia was done in front of this building on Aug 31, 1957."
This postcard was one of my first batch of postcards sent to addresses provided by Postcrossing, a postcard exchange project.
Postcard sent on December 14th., 2010
Distance from Malaysia to Hong Kong : 2,518km (1,565 miles)
Denote:
= From Malaysia
= From MalaysiaDenote:
= To Hong Kong
= To Hong Kong
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