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Bank Simpanan Building
No
99 Jalan Tun HS Lee is a three-storey shophouse built in 1914 in classic Palladian
style. It was designed to accommodate printing presses and provide the best
natural light for typesetting, hence the wide span of the façade and the new
larger-style Renaissance windows. The pediment spanned the entire roofline of
the three bays. The building was reputedly the largest shophouse constructed
during World War 1.
Called the Commercial Press Building, it housed the Commercial Press and Photographic
Stores. The company, established in 1908, sold wholesale photographic materials
and provided printing services. The Press printed the first Chinese newspaper
in Kuala Lumpur.
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