Saturday, May 07, 2011
Moorish Architecture of KL
This building is part of the administration headquarters of KTM Berhad next to the main KL railway station. The architecture exhibits classic moorish design.
Moorish architecture is the western term used to describe the articulated Islamic architecture of North Africa and Al-Andalus. Al-Andalus was the Arabic name given to a nation and territorial region also commonly referred to as Moorish Iberia. The name describes parts of theIberian Peninsula and Septimania governed by Muslims (given the generic name of Moors), at various times in the period between 711 and 1492, although the territorial boundaries underwent constant with constant attacks from the Christian Kingdoms.
Labels:
architecture,
KTM Berhad,
Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia,
moorish
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