Life Day & Night's video: Bangunan Sultan Abdul Samad Dataran Merdeka

With over a century of history, the Bangunan Sultan Abdul Samad has been a part of Kuala Lumpur since the city was just a miner and trader settlement. Located at Jalan Raja, and a short pleasant stroll away from the Masjid Jamek and Pasar Seni LRT stations. Today, it is one of the capital city’s most treasured heritage buildings. The beauty not only lies in the majestical frontal facade, but also the scenic and tastefully landscaped pedestrian aisle alongside the River of Life which runs parallel behind the building. The red bricks, white arches and banding popularized the ‘blood and bandages’ style. The use of various types of arch helped ventilate the large building in humid tropical weather. Three towers line its outer straight wall: two circle staircase towers at each end, and a 41 m (135 ft) tall clock tower in the middle, with a bell replicating London’s Big Ben. Four million bricks, 50 tons of steel and iron, and 3,000 cubic feet of timber went into creating the two-storey, F-shaped building, which had to be reinforced in certain areas due to having been built on a river bank.