Kota Darul Ehsan

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The Kota Darul Ehsan

The Kota Darul Ehsan is a representative gateway building that spans the six-lane Federal Highway in Malaysia and marks the border between the federal territory (Wilayah Persekutuan) of Kuala Lumpur and the Malaysian state of Selangor .

architecture

Two wide-span pointed arches , which are combined by a common, narrow attic-like zone, open for the two carriageways . The gate is crowned by a delicate lantern: delicate columns support the horseshoe arches typical of Islamic architecture , on which an onion dome rests. Two small lanterns with simple onion domes sit on the outer ends of the parapet. On both sides of the gate are two low, narrower wings that reach only to the apex of the arches, which are also crowned by lanterns with onion domes and in which gates with horseshoe arches open as a passage for the pedestrian paths.

Two historic cannons are installed on each side of the Kota Darul Ehsan . The flags of Malaysia and Selangor flutter on the two flagpoles above the apex of the arches.

history

In memory of the cession of Kuala Lumpur to the federal government, the then Sultan of Selangor, Salahuddin Abdul Aziz , commissioned the building on February 1, 1974. In 1982 it was officially opened and opened for road traffic. The gate is intended to symbolize the sacrifices that Selangor made to the benefit of the state and the federal government.

Coordinates: 3 ° 6 ′ 44 ″  N , 101 ° 39 ′ 23 ″  E