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Medan Pasar or Market Square is the heart of the inner city of Kuala Lumpur. It is the centre of the original township as established by Yap Ah Loy. It was here that the Chinese headman or Kapitan Cina set up the market place in 1888. It was a bustling place during the late 19th century. Yap had his wooden house on the south end of Market Square, along what is now Lebuh Pasar Besar.
The ornate Neo-Classical shophouses facing Medan Pasar were the result of guidelines put in place by AB Hubback, the colonial government architect. Unfortunately most of these shophouses are not as well maintained today as they ought to be.
Shophouses with Neo-Classical façade facing Medan Pasar (2 January 2010)
© Timothy Tye using this photo
The centrepiece of Medan Pasar is the Market Square Clock Tower. It was erected in 1937 in the Art Deco style fashionable in those days, and finished with Shanghai plaster.
Market Square Clock Tower (2 January 2010)
© Timothy Tye using this photo
How to reach Medan Pasar
Take the light rail transit Ampang Line or Kelana Jaya Line to the Masjid Jamek LRT Station and walk south to reach it.Location Map of Medan Pasar
Click here if you cannot see the map.View Medan Pasar (Market Square) in a larger map
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