Adaptive Reuse of Several Historical Buildings in Kuala Lumpur as Museums
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2015-01-29
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Malavsia is a countrv rich with histoncal build1nos most of which are part of the nat1onal heritaoe
However, many of such buildinos that are located across the countrv have been ionored 1n recent
vears. Realiz1nq the importance and potential of such buildmqs towards the countrv's qrowth, these
build l ~s have been renovated and adapted to be reused again For a wide range of Functions.
particularly in the vcinity of Kuala Lumpur Generally most of these restored historic buildinqs have
been converted into museums. business premises, off1ces. restaurants, residential houses or even for
public use. This paper a1ms to identify and focus on a few of the historcal build1nos 1n Kuala Lumpur
which have been adapted to be converted 1nto museums. Apart from beinq a source of reference and
leamm. the uniqueness of the Museum architecture serves as a symbol of the historical ident1tv of
Kuala Lumpur that could draw the attention of tourists Furthermore, th1s paper aims to elevate the
importance of historical buildings in developing the country's potential in tounsm through the promotion
of heritage tourism.
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Historical buildings, Kuala Lumpur, adaptive reuse, museum & heritage tourism