Sultan Abdul Samad Building

The Abdul Samad building has always been a huge attraction for locals and tourists since the time it was inaugurated on 4th April 1897. The construction started in 1894, costing a huge amount. The opening ceremony of the building was a big affair with a ball and a massive dinner of guests from all over the country, celebrating the successful establishment of the building at the actual estimate which was made by the State Engineer of the Selangor Public Works Department, Charles Edwin Spooner with others being sceptical about the risk of building such a huge structure close to the Klang River.

Earlier the British administrative offices were in Jalan Bukit Aman on a hill but later the proposal of shifting it down to a plain for ease of visiting was made by the British Resident of Selangor, William Edward Maxwell and was approved by everyone. Then it was shifted to this building and there was a lot of rework that was done by R.A.J. Bidwell.