KL hotel turns salvaged parts into sculptures


Lagerwey (left) with one of the latest sculptures from Nizam (right) that is gracing the porte cochère of Equatorial Plaza. — RAJA FAISAL HISHAN/The Star

MALAYSIANS, visitors and tourists alike will find an unusual point of interest amid the ceaseless traffic in Kuala Lumpur city if they are on foot, on the monorail or driving along Jalan Sultan Ismail towards Bukit Bintang.

Specifically, EQ Plaza, the renovated, rebranded and remarkable structure that used to be Equatorial Hotel, now in its latest iteration.

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Monthly Plan

RM 13.90/month

RM 9.73/month

Billed as RM 9.73 for the 1st month, RM 13.90 thereafter.

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Annual Plan

RM 12.33/month

RM 8.63/month

Billed as RM 103.60 for the 1st year, RM 148 thereafter.

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