Seri Negara

This guide to Seri Negara in Kuala Lumpur centers on 1957, when a five-member commission led by Lord Reid met inside this colonial mansion 118 times to draft Malaysia's constitution, debating federalism, royal sovereignty, and minority protections. It follows the building from its 1913 origins as the colonial governor's guesthouse through the signing of the Federation of Malaya Agreement here weeks before independence. The mansion's later years as a guest palace and a boutique hotel are also part of the story.