Malaysia's past is imprinted with rich legacies left behind by the occupation of the Portuguese, Dutch and British which has left lasting impressions on Malaysians in many areas and one of it is in its architecture of the land.
Arthur Benison Hubback, a talented English architect and soldier designed many masterpieces throughout Malaya (Malaysia) in 1900. He was well known for his Arabesque and Moorish designs creating majestic structures, elegant spires, handsome columns and exquisite arches. At least twenty-five buildings are credited to Hubback as an architect, of which half are considered as national treasures today.
Some of his masterpieces In the heart of Kuala Lumpur are the Masjid Jamek, KL Old Railway Station, Royal Selangor Club and Sultan Abdul Samad Building, to name a few…..
The first-ever, Masjid Jamek (Jamek Mosque), this was the first brick-built mosque in KL, designed in 1907 in Mughal style by A.B Hubback. The mosque is sited where KL's history began, at the confluence of two rivers the Klang and Gombak rivers, the muddy estuaries which gave Kuala Lumpur its name. The mosque's compound contains several coconut palms which help to retain a rural atmosphere in the heart of busy KL.
The grandeur Kuala Lumpur Old Railway Station is yet another masterpiece of A B Hubback. Some call her a Taj Mahal of the Train World and Architectural Digest ranked the KL Railway Station among World's most beautiful train station. It is one of the most photographed symbols in the city till the arrival of the Petronas Twin Towers in KL. It depicts elegant fairytale Moorish features with elegant dome capped pavilions of Moorish origin. The station served as the city's main rail hub until the modern KL Sentral station took over in 2001. Today commuter trains still run at this old station.
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