{"id":33511,"date":"2026-03-11T22:06:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T14:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?p=33511"},"modified":"2026-03-11T22:34:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T14:34:15","slug":"the-kl-botanical-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stuif.com\/blog\/?p=33511","title":{"rendered":"The KL Botanical garden"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In May 2025, my friend Pek Foong invited me for a walk in the Lake Gardens, a visit to the Tun Razak Memorial, and a drink in the Royal Lake Club. It was a nice outing, resulting in a blog post: KL Lake Gardens<\/a>. During that walk, I didn’t see any lake, so a few days ago I came back with my friend Paul for another walk. Here is a Google Earth screenshot, with our walk marked in green.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I took the MRT to Museum Negara, where I met Paul. I have visited the National Museum only once, decades ago. I must go again soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It’s a short walk, using a tunnel under a busy highway, to reach the entrance of the Lake Gardens. The official name is now Kuala Lumpur Botanical Garden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here is the lake. It is not a former mining pond, like the Taiping Lake Gardens; it was created in the 1880s by damming a small river. The park was officially opened in 1889, and the lake was named Sydney Lake, in honor of Lady Sydney Swettenham, a strong supporter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The park is close to the center of Kuala Lumpur and well-maintained, although the paddleboat section was closed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Signboards indicate the various attractions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Trees have information boards. There were not many flowers during our visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A decorative building is a nice place to rest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Another attractive building made of bamboo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Peaceful and scenic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The lake is located in a valley, and stairs lead to the higher parts of the gardens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There is a deer park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Tun Razak Memorial is located just outside the Botanical Garden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It is really a beautiful garden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Halfway, we took a rest for coffee and biscuits. An exotic visitor was interested in the crumbs. It looked like a pitta, but it is a Splendid Starling, that has escaped from the nearby Bird Park. Its habitat is East Africa. Not shy at all, a nice surprise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Attractive bridges are very suitable for taking pictures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Walking back, we had a good view of the Merdeka 118 skyscraper, the world’s second-tallest building.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We will come back another time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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