Jalan Tun Perak
| Jalan Tun Perak | |
|---|---|
| Mountbatten Road | |
 | |
| Major junctions | |
| West end | Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman |
| Jalan Parlimen Jalan Raja Laut Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman | |
| East end | Pudu Sentral roundabout |
| Location | |
| Country | Masjid Jamek |
| Highway system | |
Jalan Tun Perak, formerly Jalan Mountbatten (1961–1981) Mountbatten Road (1946–1961) and Java Street (1889–1946), is a major road located in the historic centre of
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was a major commercial street of early Kuala Lumpur, and is now the location of a few financial institutions. The entry to the Jamek Mosque is located here, and the light rapid transit stop on this street is Masjid Jamek LRT station
.
History
Jalan Tun Perak, along with
Boyanese community centre was once located on the street and Kampung Rawa was located to its north.[2] Indian Chettiars and Indian Muslims also settled in the area. A Malay cemetery was located close by and on which Jamek Mosque, one of the oldest mosques in Kuala Lumpur, was then built in 1909. Java Street was later renamed Mountbatten Road, and later still Jalan Tun Perak.[2]
By the beginning of the 20th century, the road had developed into a busy commercial street for local businesses but also what was described as "the slum of slums of our local paradise".
By the 1970s, the street had declined in popularity as a shopping area; many stores closed and were replaced by financial institutions. The Robinson's department store was acquired by
Maybank Tower which is located at the end of the street where it meets Jalan Pudu. The tower was built in 1987 on the location of the colonial-era Subordinate Courts building at Bukit Mahkamah which was demolished in 1982.[5]
Opposite Menara UAB is a
Department of Information (Jabatan Penerangan) Malaysia after the courts moved out. Another surviving building from the early period is the Gian Singh Building at the corner of Lebuh Ampang built in 1909.[7] At the junction with Malacca Street (Jalan Melaka) is a five-storey Art Deco-style Oriental Building built in 1932, which at that time was the tallest building in Kuala Lumpur, and it once housed Radio Malaya.[8]
In 1996, the elevated track of the
PUTRA LRT
line, opened in 1999, and became an interchange with the Ampang Line. The station occupies the location of the former Whiteaway Laidlaw department store.
Gallery
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Menara UAB - Former Bumiputra-Commerce Bank headquarter -
Maybank Tower -
Masjid Jamek LRT Stationentrance on Jalan Tun Perak -
Masjid Jamek, side view from Jalan Benteng across the Klang River -
Oriental Building -
The former Federated Malay States Survey Office
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List of junctions
| km | Exit | Junctions | To | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Damansara Kuala Lumpur Inner Ring Road Jalan Kuching Ipoh Jalan Kinabalu Seremban |
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| Jalan Parlimen | |||||
| Jalan Tun Perak | |||||
| Jalan Raja Laut | North Only Jalan Raja Laut Jalan Sultan Ismail KLCC Jalan Ipoh Jalan Pahang |
Junctions | |||
| South Only Jalan Raja Dayabumi Jalan Sultan Hishamuddin |
Junctions Note: Closed for traffic from 7:00 pm until 5:00 am on weekends Closed for traffic due to special events | ||||
| Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman | North Only Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman (Jalan Raja to the south) |
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| Bangunan CIMB | |||||
| Menara OCBC | |||||
| Wisma Kraftangan | |||||
| Jalan Melayu | Jalan Melayu | ||||
Masjid Jamek |
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| Masjid Jamek LRT station Sungai Klang Bridge |
Kelana Jaya Line |
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| Jalan Melaka | Jalan Melaka Jalan Ampang |
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| Jalan Benteng | Jalan Benteng | ||||
| Leboh Ampang | Northeast Leboh Ampang (Ampang Street) Jalan Dang Wangi KLCC |
Junctions | |||
| Jalan Tun HS Lee | South Jalan Tun Hs Lee Jalan Cheng Lock |
Junctions | |||
Jalan Raja Chulan |
Northeast |
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| Leboh Pudu | Leboh Pudu | ||||
| Sinar Kota | |||||
Menara Maybank |
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| Jalan Tun Perak | |||||
| Pudu Sentral Roundabout | East |
Junctions | |||
References
- ^ ISBN 9781135851507.
- ^ ISBN 9789814435390.
- ISBN 9789814435390.
- ^ Eric Peris (12 November 1980). "Reaching Upwards and Outwards from KL..." New Straits Times.
- ISBN 9789839088953.
- ^ "Former FMS Survey Office Building – a 400ft-long historic building". Zain Abdullah. 10 January 2016.
- ^ "Kuala Lumpur Heritage Trail". Malaysia Traveller.
- ^ "BIG BUILDING FOR KUALA LUMPUR". The Straits Times. 26 November 1931. p. 18.
- ^ Sager Ahmad (5 March 1996). "'Model' Station Ready in June". New Straits Times.