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National Museum (Malaysia): Exterior · View of the Main Entrance ( Pintu Utama ) at the National Museum (Malaysia) ( Muzium Negara ) in Kuala Lumpur
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Museum · Regionalism

National Museum (Malaysia)

Ho Kwong Yew · Kuala Lumpur, MY · 1963

Key featuresLong hall under a tall Malay-style roof, its front decorated with large mosaic murals.

Architect
Ho Kwong Yew
Place
Kuala Lumpur, MY
Year
1963
Typology
Museum
Movement
Regionalism
Region
Southeast Asia
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