Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Palace of Justice, Putrajaya





The Palace of Justice, as its name signifies, houses the judicial department and courts. The complex comprises five-storey building for the judiciary and a two-storey building to house the courts and the offices.

Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin Mosque, Putrajaya








The mosque was designed based on the 3 concept, wind, simple and transparent. Approximately 6,000 tons of steel used for construction, which represents about 70% while the rest is concrete. The Steel mosque has its own privileges because there is no fans or air-conditioning equipment in it. It uses the refrigerant gas (gas district cooling or GDC). In addition, the mosque also uses Architectual Wire Mesh or Anyaman Masyrabiah imported from Germany and China (also installed in the Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid and the French national library, known Bibliothèque nationale de France located in Paris). The main gate used glass reinforce concrete (GRC) to enhance the integrity of a glass and crystal structure and to make the mosque looked white from a distance.

Sunday, December 19, 2010

The Seri Wawasan Bridge

The Seri Wawasan Bridge is one of the main bridges in Putrajaya, the Malaysian federal administrative capital. This futuristic cable-stayed bridge which has a sail ship appearance, connects Precinct 2 on the Core Island to the residential area of Precinct 8. The concrete bridge is a combination of cable backstays and structural steel tie back. It is a dual three lane carriageways of 18.6m width each, comprising 3 x 3.5m width lanes, 0.5 m hard shoulder, 0.5m marginal strip. The median is 4 m wide and walkway cum cycle track width is 5.1m giving a total width of 37.2m at the centre of the bridge.

The Darul Ehsan Palace

The Darul Ehsan Palace (Istana Darul Ehsan) belongs to the Sultan of Selangor. The palace is the weekend palace of the Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah. It is located in Precinct 8 of Putrajaya. Construction began when Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah, the then Sultan of Selangor, reigned at the 11th Yang Di-Pertuan Agung, the king of Malaysia, in 1999. When His Majesty passed away in 2001, the palace was still incomplete. The Tudor-style Istana Darul Ehsan is grey in colour, with dark blue roofing. The grand entrance door leads to a semi-circular lobby.

Perdana Putra (The Prime Minister's Office)


The Perdana Putra is a building in Putrajaya, Malaysia which houses the office complex of the Prime Minister of Malaysia. Located on the main hill in Putrajaya, it has become synonymous with the executive branch of the Malaysian federal government. Construction began in 1997 and was completed in early 1999. The building was first occupied in April 1999 after all sections of the Prime Minister Department moved from Kuala Lumpur to Putrajaya.

Monday, December 13, 2010

Masjid Putra (Putra Mosque)
















The Masjid Putra (Putra Mosque) is located in Putrajaya, Selangor, Malaysia. The construction of the mosque started in June 1997 and cost MYR 250 million (USD 80 million, based on today's rate). The capacious of the mosque is 1.37 hectar (3.38 acre).