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 Built in the 1880s, Kuala Lumpur's most
popular park, located at Jalan Perdana, showcases
harmony, beauty and tranquility created by both man and
nature. Also known as Taman Tasik Perdana, it is built
around two lakes, the sprawling 92
hectares tropical garden is a pleasant oasis within the
city providing a cool and soothing ambience as one walks
through a vista of exotic blooms, luxuriant foliage,
imposing sculptures, creative theme parks and
majestic-looking raintrees. Regarded as the city's most
accessible park, the Panggung Anniversari found here is
the site for interesting musical and cultural
performances.
Tourists attractions within
the Kuala Lumpur Lake Gardens
are the Butterfly Park, Deer Park, Insect Museum, Hibiscus Garden,
Orchid Garden and Kuala Lumpur Bird Park and a lot of
visitors come here to make use of its boating
facilities, jogging tracks and the children's
playground with the Tasik Perdana (Premier Lake) seen at
the center of this gardens. Other nearby places of
interest seen here include the Memorial Tun Abdul Razak,
National Planetarium and the National Monument. One
interesting building around these landscaped hills is
the Carcosa Seri Negara which was the official residence
of British Resident Frank Swettenham.
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