The majestic Seri Negara still looks good from the outside. — Filepic
TOURISM, Arts and Culture Ministry (Motac) has engaged Think City, an urban regeneration body wholly owned by Khazanah Nasional Bhd, to take on the Conservation Management Plan (CMP) for the historical Carcosa Seri Negara.
Deputy Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Muhammad Bakhtiar Wan Chik told StarMetro that the ministry was seeking at least RM1mil funding to carry out the CMP.
The majestic Seri Negara still looks good from the outside. — Filepic
The majestic Seri Negara building still looks pretty good from the outside.
Muhammad Bakhtiar says proposals to redevelop Carcosa Seri Negra must be favourable to the Government. --- MOHD SAHAR MISNI/The Star
The parquet flooring in Carcosa is very much damaged.
There are water stains on many of the walls inside Carcosa. (Left) The parquet flooring in Carcosa is very much damaged.
The Rumah Pusaka Chow Kit, nicknamed Rumah Degil, has been rebuilt at National Art Gallery in Kuala Lumpur.
Jane Rai, a former chief heritage guide with Kuala Lumpur Tourism Bureau, was embarrassed when tourists kept pointing out the terrible shape of the heritage buildings.
The Loke Yew Building in the heart of Kuala Lumpur is a heritage property that has been rejuvenated.
Story of heritage stretch in Kuala Lumpur. FAIHAN GHANI/The Star.
Despite being gazetted as a heritage building, the former Industrial Court building is in a dilapidated shape.
Historical buildings are invaluable not only to reflect a society's heritage but they are also a tourism draw.
Colonial buildings with shrubs growing on their roof top are a common sight along Jalan Raja heritage street, like this former Industrial Court building.
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