Jabatan Kerja Raya Dan Bank Pertanian. [Public Works Department and Agricultural Bank]. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Architect: A. C. Norman. c. 1896. Originally built to house the Federated Malay States Railway Headquarters, it became the Selangor Public Works Department, and the facade was altered to match the surrounding buildings. It has recently become Infokraft, the Textile Museum. [The copper dome of the High Court appears in the background at extreme left.]

Left: View of main façade from south. Right: Detail of façade. [Click on images to enlarge them.]

Photographs by George P. Landow December 2000. [You may use these images without prior permission for any scholarly or educational purpose as long as you (1) credit the photographer and (2) link your document to this URL in a web document or cite the Victorian Web in a print one.]

References

Guide to Kuala Lumpur Notable Buildings. Kuala Lumpur: Pertubuhan Akitek Malaysia [Malaysian Institute of Architecture], 1976. P. 27.


Last modified 4 December 2000