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The Perdana Putra ( Jawi: ) is a building in
Putrajaya Putrajaya (), officially the Federal Territory of Putrajaya (), is the administrative centre of Malaysia. The Seat of government, seat of the Government of Malaysia, federal government of Malaysia was moved in 1999 from Kuala Lumpur to Putrajay ...
,
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which houses the office complex of the
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. Located on the main hill in
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, it has become
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with the executive branch of the Malaysian
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.


History

Construction began in 1997 and was completed in early 1999. The building was first occupied in April 1999 after all sections of the Prime Minister's Department moved from Kuala Lumpur to Putrajaya. The former building of the prime minister's office was in Jalan Dato Onn, Kuala Lumpur, where it was transformed into a museum today. The museum is named Memorial Negarawan, commemorating the independence of Malaya, Sabah, and Sarawak.


Architecture

The structural design is influenced by Malay,
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and European cultures as such
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and
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. It was designed by an aQidea Architect (Ahmad Rozi Abd Wahab being the principal architect) with inspiration from the 4th, 7th and former Prime Minister,
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. The column evokes Mogul design and the sphere was a replica of Zahir Mosque dome at
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.


Interior of the building

These are the main rooms and halls in the interior layout of Perdana Putra. *Prime Minister's office *Deputy Prime Minister office *Small Meeting Hall *Large Meeting Hall *View point *Delegation room *VIP room *VIP banquet hall *National Security Division office *National Economic Action Council office


See also

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Putrajaya Putrajaya (), officially the Federal Territory of Putrajaya (), is the administrative centre of Malaysia. The Seat of government, seat of the Government of Malaysia, federal government of Malaysia was moved in 1999 from Kuala Lumpur to Putrajay ...
*
Malaysian Houses of Parliament The Malaysian Houses of Parliament () is a complex where the Parliament of Malaysia, Malaysian Parliament assembles. The structure is located at the Perdana Botanical Gardens in Kuala Lumpur, close to the National Monument (Malaysia), Malaysian N ...
, federal government legislative building in
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.


References


External links


Tourism Malaysia - Perdana Putra
{{Coord, 2, 56, 18, N, 101, 41, 32, E, display=title Buildings and structures in Putrajaya Buildings and structures completed in 1999 1999 establishments in Malaysia Government buildings in Malaysia 20th-century architecture in Malaysia