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A short trip to Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya

City lights, dinner above the streets, and Putrajaya’s bridges and domes.

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By Julius Uy2 min read

Kuala Lumpur Tower rises among illuminated buildings beneath a blue evening sky.

It was a short trip, but the views ranged from Kuala Lumpur’s illuminated towers to Putrajaya’s lakes, bridges and monumental buildings. The last day brought a visit to Saint Mary’s Anglican Cathedral with friends.

Petronas Twin Towers and the Kuala Lumpur skyline

The Petronas Twin Towers glow above a street lined with other high-rises. Nearby buildings have their own patterns of lit windows, balconies and curved glass. Another view picks out Kuala Lumpur Tower against the evening sky, its narrow shaft rising well above the surrounding roofs.

The illuminated Petronas Twin Towers rise behind nearby buildings and a curving road at night.
Petronas Twin Towers above the city streets.
Kuala Lumpur Tower rises among illuminated buildings beneath a blue evening sky.
Kuala Lumpur’s evening skyline.

Kuala Lumpur: dinner above the streets

The meal photographs include an unusual setting: a raised dining platform, with traffic and parked cars far below. At the table, a salad sits among water glasses, small candles and dried flowers. The setting supplies quite a contrast—carefully laid place settings above an ordinary city car park.

A pair of shoes hangs above a lit car park, with a crane column beside the raised platform.
The view down from the raised dining platform.
A white plate of salad sits on a woven placemat beside a water glass, small candle and dried flowers.
Salad at the table.

PICC and Seri Gemilang Bridge, Putrajaya

The Putrajaya International Convention Centre has a broad, sweeping roof above a landscaped slope. From its grounds, the road leads towards Seri Gemilang Bridge, with water and greenery on both sides and two tall buildings beyond it.

The broad curved roof of Putrajaya International Convention Centre sits above a landscaped hill and approach road.
Putrajaya International Convention Centre.
A view from the convention centre grounds looks along the road and Seri Gemilang Bridge, between green banks and water.
Seri Gemilang Bridge and the view across Putrajaya.

Putrajaya’s civic buildings

The Palace of Justice has pale domes and rows of pointed arches. The Perbadanan Putrajaya complex offers a different landmark: a tall patterned gateway between long, low wings, with flower-filled planters across the paved foreground.

A tall patterned gateway bearing the Perbadanan Putrajaya name stands between long building wings, beyond cars and flower planters.
The gateway of Perbadanan Putrajaya.

Seri Wawasan Bridge, Putrajaya

Seri Wawasan Bridge stretches across the lake on a fan of white cables. Its leaning central structure and curved supports stand against the buildings on the opposite bank.

White cables fan from the leaning pylon of Seri Wawasan Bridge above blue water.
Seri Wawasan Bridge across the lake.

Putra Mosque and Putra Square

Putra Mosque’s patterned pink dome and tall minaret rise above palms and the surrounding colonnade. Around Putra Square, flags and planted beds add colour, while the green dome of Perdana Putra appears beyond them.

Putra Mosque’s pink patterned dome and tall minaret rise above palms and a covered walkway.
Putra Mosque’s dome and minaret.
Flags, planted beds and a low water feature stand before the green-domed Perdana Putra building.
Flags and gardens around Putra Square, with Perdana Putra beyond.

Saint Mary’s Anglican Cathedral, Kuala Lumpur

I spent the last day of the trip at Saint Mary’s Anglican Cathedral with Farshid and Ghazal. My note from that day was about their faith: I felt blessed by their passion for the Lord.

Kuala Lumpur Tower rises among illuminated buildings beneath a blue evening sky.
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