World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur, formerly known as Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC; ), is a convention and exhibition centre in

Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur (KL), officially the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, is the capital city and a Federal Territories of Malaysia, federal territory of Malaysia. It is the largest city in the country, covering an area of with a census population ...

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. The venue is sprawled over 1.7 million square feet with 235,000 square feet of exhibition space. Seminar-Nusantara-PWTC-18-20-Jan-2013-618x347

It is Malaysia's historical convention centre and the preferred venue for local and international

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, concerts, weddings, and small events like seminars, trainings and meetings. Construction commenced in 1981 and was completed in 1984. The building was officially opened on 26 September 1985. Before the PWTC, the area was the venue of the first and subsequent annual

UMNO The United Malays National Organisation ( abbrev: UMNO; , PEKEMBAR) is a conservative, Malay nationalist political party in Malaysia. As the oldest national political party in the country (since its inception in 1946), UMNO has been known as ...

General Assemblies. This building is also used for the International Quran Recitation Competition every year, since it was moved from

Stadium Merdeka The Independence Stadium or Merdeka Stadium is a stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is known as the site of the formal declaration of independence of the Federation of Malaya on 31 August 1957. The stadium is also the site of the proclamati ...

in 1985.

Location and access

WTC KL is located in the Jalan Putra ward in the north-western corner of downtown

. It is next to Jalan Putra's interchange with Jalan Tun Ismail and is within walking distance of several

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s such as the Seri Pacific Hotel Kuala Lumpur, Sunway Putra Hotel, Dynasty Hotel Kuala Lumpur, and Sheraton Imperial Hotel Kuala Lumpur. The confluence of the Batu and

Gombak River The Gombak River () is a river which flows through Selangor and Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. It is a tributary of the Klang River. The point where it meets the Klang River is the origin of Kuala Lumpur's name. Gombak River used to be called the Su ...

s is located right behind the convention centre. The

Sunway Putra Mall Sunway Putra Mall, previously known as The Mall or Putra Place, is a shopping mall located along Jalan Putra in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is situated across the street from the Putra World Trade Centre (now WTC KL) and the Seri Pacific Hotel. H ...

is connected to WTC KL by a pedestrian bridge, which also links up the LRT and KTM Komuter stations and the aforementioned hotels.

Public transportation

WTC KL previously lend its name to the PWTC LRT Station on the

Ampang Line , , The LRT Ampang Line and the LRT Sri Petaling Line are medium-capacity light rapid transit (LRT) lines in the Klang Valley, Malaysia. The combined network comprises of tracks with 36 stations and was the first railway in Malaysia to us ...

and the

Sri Petaling Line , , The LRT Ampang Line and the LRT Sri Petaling Line are medium-capacity rail system, medium-capacity light rapid transit (LRT) lines in the Klang Valley, Malaysia. The combined network comprises of tracks with 36 stations and was the ...

. It is also connected by a pedestrian bridge across Jalan Kuching to the

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which serves both the

Seremban Line Seremban (Negeri Sembilan Malay: ''Somban'') is a city in the Seremban District and the capital of the state of Negeri Sembilan in Peninsular Malaysia. The city's administration is run by the Seremban City Council. Seremban gained its city s ...

and

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on the

KTM Komuter KTM Komuter is a commuter rail system in Malaysia operated by Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM). It was introduced in 1995 to provide local rail services in Kuala Lumpur and the surrounding Klang Valley suburban areas. Services were later expanded to o ...

network.

Car

WTC KL is located adjacent to the interchanges with Jalan Kuching and

Jalan Ipoh Jalan Ipoh is a major road in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The road is named after the city of Ipoh in Perak. Its English name is called ''Ipoh Road''. History Jalan Ipoh obtained its name as the one and only road leading towards Ipoh from the cit ...

, both part of the Federal Route 1 system.

Interior

*Menara Dato Onn - The

general headquarters *Dewan Merdeka *Dewan Tun Dr Ismail *Dewan Tun Hussein Onn *Dewan Tun Razak 1 & 2 (Separated from the main building across Batu river) *Dewan Tun Razak 3 *Dewan Tun Razak 4 *Johor/Kedah Room *Kuala Lumpur Room *Kenanga Room *Pahang Room *Perak Room *Perlis Room *Perdana Lounge *Tanjung Lounge *Anggerik Lounge *Melur Lounge *Serambi Lounge *Cempaka Suites *Merdeka Suites *Perdana Suites *Seroja Suites PWTC vaccination center hall May 2021

Notable events

* PATA General Conference in 1986. * Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 1989. * ABU Golden Kite World Song Festival, 1989-1991 * Toto, Kingdom of Desire Tour 25 November 1992 *

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, 2 December 1992 *

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, 3 January 1994 *

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22 February 1992 *

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, 25 February 1993 *

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, 20 February 1994 *

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, 1993-1994 The Dilate Your Mind Tour 8 April 1994 *

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, 17 March 1995 *

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, 19 September 1997 *

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26 May 2001 * NAM General Conference in 2003. *

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, 10 April 2011. *MATTA Fair *

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Club Open - Fall Split Prelims that was held on 23–25 November 2019 *

Club Open - Fall Split Global Finals that was held on 29 November-1 December 2019 * COVID-19 mega vaccination centre (PPV) for Kuala Lumpur region *

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- Ages & Stages Tour, 6 March 2024 * Kuala Lumpur International Book Fair

References

External links

WTCKL Official WebsitePutraWorldTradeCentre.comPWTC Events Blog
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