Dayabumi

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Sultan Abdul Samad building in the foreground with the white Dayabumi building in the background.

Dayabumi is one of the main skyscrapers and a major landmark in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. It is located near National Mosque, Old Kuala Lumpur Railway Station and Federal House at Jalan Sultan Hishamuddin.

[edit] History

Previously it was a site of Malayan Railway workshops and depots from 1900s until 1981. Construction began on January 1982. During construction, The Central Market near the Klang River banks was survived from demolitions. The building was completed on February 1984. It was owned by Urban Development Authority of Malaysia (UDA).