Merdeka Square & Sultan Abdul Samad Building

Dataran Merdeka / Bangunan Sultan Abdul Samad

The independence lawn and a copper-domed clock tower

Hours

Square always open; the Sultan Abdul Samad Building is open until 10pm (as of Oct 2026)

Tickets

Free

Address

Jalan Raja runs between the square and the Sultan Abdul Samad Building on its east side; the Royal Selangor Club is on the west

This lawn is where, at midnight on 31 August 1957, the Union Jack came down and the Malayan flag went up. Across the road the Sultan Abdul Samad Building piles copper domes and a clock tower on red brick and rows of Mughal-style arches, and it looks even better lit up at night. At the west end stands the black-and-white mock-Tudor clubhouse of the colonial-era Royal Selangor Club. Five minutes on foot brings you to Masjid Jamek, where the two rivers meet, and the River of Life walkway.