Gurdwara Guru Nanak Darbar Tatt Khalsa
Jalan Raja Alang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Sikhism
Major Kuala Lumpur Sikh institution described by a Malaysian government source as the largest Sikh temple in Southeast Asia.
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Cathedral of St John the Evangelist, Kuala Lumpur
Bukit Nanas, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Christianity
Mother church and cathedral seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur.
Masjid Jamek Sultan Abdul Samad
Confluence of the Klang and Gombak rivers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Islam
Kuala Lumpur’s oldest surviving mosque, standing at the historic confluence of the Klang and Gombak rivers.
Masjid Negara
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Islam
Malaysia’s national mosque and a major post-independence religious and civic landmark.
Sin Sze Si Ya Temple
Chinatown, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Taoism
Kuala Lumpur’s oldest Taoist temple, founded by Yap Ah Loy and linked to the city’s nineteenth-century history.
Thean Hou Temple, Kuala Lumpur
Robson Heights, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
One of Kuala Lumpur’s largest Chinese temples, dedicated principally to the sea goddess Mazu and used for major community festivals.
Buddhist Maha Vihara, Brickfields
Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Buddhism
Historic Brickfields Buddhist institution and one of Kuala Lumpur’s principal centres for Wesak observance.
Sri Maha Mariamman Temple, Kuala Lumpur
Chinatown, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Hinduism
One of Malaysia’s oldest Hindu temples and the traditional starting point of Kuala Lumpur’s Thaipusam procession to Batu Caves.