Seri Negara
Colonial heritage mansion where Malaysia's constitution was drafted and independence signed in 1957.
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About this audio guide
This guide to Seri Negara in Kuala Lumpur starts at a white house above the Lake Gardens, built in 1913 as King's House for Britain's senior colonial officials. It follows the commission of five legal minds under Lord Reid that met in the house in the mid-1950s, and the royal guest who returned decades later. Best heard standing back on the lawn, where the whole facade is in view.
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