Sultan Abdul Samad Building

historic building in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Place architectural_structure Q615958
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Sultan Abdul Samad Building

Summary

Sultan Abdul Samad Building is an architectural structure[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of architectural_structure entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,060 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sultan Abdul Samad Building is located in Kuala Lumpur[3].
  • Sultan Abdul Samad Building is in the country of Malaysia[4].
  • Sultan Abdul Samad Building's instance of is recorded as architectural structure[5].
  • Sultan Abdul Samad Building's instance of is recorded as government building[6].
  • Sultan Abdul Samad Building's architect is recorded as Arthur Charles Alfred Norman[7].
  • Abdul Samad of Selangor is named after Sultan Abdul Samad Building[8].
  • Sultan Abdul Samad Building's architectural style is recorded as Islamic architecture[9].
  • Sultan Abdul Samad Building's postal code is recorded as 50050[10].
  • Sultan Abdul Samad Building's Commons category is recorded as Sultan Abdul Samad Building[11].
  • Sultan Abdul Samad Building's occupant is recorded as Ministry of Communications and Multimedia[12].
  • 1897 marks the founding of Sultan Abdul Samad Building[13].
  • Sultan Abdul Samad Building's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 3.1486111111111, 'longitude': 101.69444444444}[14].
  • Sultan Abdul Samad Building's official website is recorded as https://bsas.com.my/[15].
  • Sultan Abdul Samad Building's email address is recorded as mailto:enquiries@bsas.com.my[16].
  • Sultan Abdul Samad Building's heritage designation is recorded as national historic building of Malaysia[17].
  • Sultan Abdul Samad Building's native label is recorded as Bangunan Sultan Abdul Samad[18].
  • Sultan Abdul Samad Building's native label is recorded as باڠونن سلطان عبدالصمد[19].
  • Sultan Abdul Samad Building's street address is recorded as Jalan Raja[20].
  • Sultan Abdul Samad Building's street address is recorded as جالن راج[21].

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Geography

Sultan Abdul Samad Building is in the country of Malaysia[4]. It is located in Kuala Lumpur[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include architectural structure[5] and government building[6]. Sultan Abdul Samad Building's heritage designation is recorded as national historic building of Malaysia[17].

History and Context

1897 marks the founding of Sultan Abdul Samad Building[13]. Abdul Samad of Selangor is named after it[8].

Why It Matters

Sultan Abdul Samad Building ranks in the top 3% of architectural_structure entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,060 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Instance of architectural structure, government building
    Country Malaysia
    Heritage designation national historic building of Malaysia
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