Merdeka 118
At 678.9 metres, the second tallest building in the world, its faceted glass spire visible from across Kuala Lumpur. Completed in 2023 in the old Merdeka precinct, it still has most of its floors closed, though a hotel now occupies the upper levels.
- Where
- Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 3.1417, 101.7007
Get the Merdeka 118 stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Merdeka 118. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Kuala Lumpur volume with your photos and a note.
Near Merdeka 118
Petaling Street 0.5 km
The main street of Kuala Lumpur's Chinatown, covered by a long green roof and packed with stalls. Haggling is part of the visit, and as evening falls the food stalls and old coffee shops along it fill with locals and travellers alike.
Sri Mahamariamman Temple 0.6 km
The oldest Hindu temple in Kuala Lumpur, founded in 1873 on the edge of Chinatown. Its present building dates from 1968, with a raja gopuram crowded with brightly painted deities in the South Indian style.
Central Market 0.7 km
A pale blue Art Deco hall at the edge of Chinatown that began life as a wet market and now sells crafts, batik, songket and souvenirs. Its covered lane outside, Kasturi Walk, is lined with stalls and snacks.
Masjid Jamek 1.0 km
One of the oldest mosques in the city, standing on the spit where the Klang and Gombak rivers meet, the spot where Kuala Lumpur began. Designed by Arthur Benison Hubback and built in 1909, its domes and striped arches were the city's main place of prayer until 1965.
National Mosque of Malaysia 1.0 km
Completed in 1965 for a newly independent country, in bold modern concrete. Its 16-pointed star roof folds like an open umbrella and the 73 metre minaret is capped like a closed one, surrounded by pools and fountains and room for 15,000 worshippers.
Sultan Abdul Samad Building 1.0 km
A late 19th century block of red brick, arches and copper domes, with a clock tower facing Merdeka Square. It was built for the British colonial administration and known simply as Government Offices until 1974, when it took the name of the sultan of Selangor in whose reign it was begun.
Merdeka Square 1.1 km
A broad lawn, once the cricket green of the Selangor Club, facing the Sultan Abdul Samad Building. At midnight on 31 August 1957 the Union Flag was lowered here and the Malayan flag raised for the first time, and the Independence Day parade still marches past each year.
Sri Kandaswamy Kovil 1.2 km
A Hindu temple to Murugan on Jalan Scott in Brickfields, the city's Little India. It has stood here for more than a century, and its gopuram rises above a neighbourhood of sari shops, flower garlands and banana leaf restaurants.
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Questions
Where is Merdeka 118?
Merdeka 118 is in Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Petaling Street (0.5 km), Sri Mahamariamman Temple (0.6 km), Central Market (0.7 km).
How do I get the Merdeka 118 stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Merdeka 118 and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Kuala Lumpur volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Merdeka 118 before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Kuala Lumpur volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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