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Textile Museum

CE Spooner, then the first General Manager of the Federated Malay States Railway, planned and supervised the construction of its new offices. The structure, built on the former Selangor Railway Offices site, was designed by AB Hubback. The building was completed in 1905.

The façade is in keeping with the Islamic style of the adjacent government buildings. The distinctive red and white banding is achieved by alternating fairfaced bricks with plastered bricks.

The main entrance comprises two pilasters that are topped by chatris. Take note of the interesting window on the first floor, with its unusual pieces of glass which have been set into the gridded fanlight. Two octagonal towers flank the entrance façade. On top of each tower is a concrete dome surrounded by smaller domes.

In 1917, the FMS Railway moved to its new premises opposite the Railway Station and the Public Works Department took over the vacated building. It now houses the Textile Museum.

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