Yin Yee's Putrajaya Guidebook
Neighbourhoods
Putrajaya is the federal administrative centre of Malaysia. It is best known with its 650-hectare man-made lake, designed to act as a natural cooling system for the city, and its surrounding parks for recreation.
Putrajaya is also an architectural marvel with many iconic buildings, bridges and mosques that's worth exploring.
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Putrajaya
Putrajaya is the federal administrative centre of Malaysia. It is best known with its 650-hectare man-made lake, designed to act as a natural cooling system for the city, and its surrounding parks for recreation.
Putrajaya is also an architectural marvel with many iconic buildings, bridges and mosques that's worth exploring.
Sightseeing
Pull over by the bridge, take a stroll along the lake and take in the serene view of the bridge, surrounding buildings and water.
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Seri Gemilang Bridge
Persiaran PerdanaPull over by the bridge, take a stroll along the lake and take in the serene view of the bridge, surrounding buildings and water.
Have lunch here overlooking the prime minister's office across the lake.
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CLUB DEL LAGO DI PUTRAJAYA
Jalan P8Have lunch here overlooking the prime minister's office across the lake.
Also known as the Pink Mosque, Putra Mosque's main dome and smaller domes are made from pink granite and are intricately embellished. It combines Middle Eastern and traditional Malay design elements in its architecture.
You can visit the interior of the mosque outside of prayer times.
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Moschea Putra
Persiaran PersekutuanAlso known as the Pink Mosque, Putra Mosque's main dome and smaller domes are made from pink granite and are intricately embellished. It combines Middle Eastern and traditional Malay design elements in its architecture.
You can visit the interior of the mosque outside of prayer times.
A national monument for a brief history of Malaysia.
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Monumento del Millennio
Lebuh EhsanA national monument for a brief history of Malaysia.
The Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin Mosque is also known as the Iron Mosque (Masjid Besi) because 70% of its structure is made from steel.
Located by the Putra lake, the mosque is built with wire mesh and designed to promote natural air ventilation to cool the interior.
The mosque is best viewed at night from the lakeside restaurants at Ayer8 across the lake.
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Masjid Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin (Moschea di Ferro)
25 Jalan Tuanku Abdul RahmanThe Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin Mosque is also known as the Iron Mosque (Masjid Besi) because 70% of its structure is made from steel.
Located by the Putra lake, the mosque is built with wire mesh and designed to promote natural air ventilation to cool the interior.
The mosque is best viewed at night from the lakeside restaurants at Ayer8 across the lake.
Taman Saujana Hijau is a beautifully landscaped public park on over 40 hectares of hills. It is perfect for a leisure stroll, picnic or a jog. Entrance is free.
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Taman Saujana Hijau
Jalan P11Taman Saujana Hijau is a beautifully landscaped public park on over 40 hectares of hills. It is perfect for a leisure stroll, picnic or a jog. Entrance is free.
The largest manmade freshwater wetlands in the tropics, perfect for cycling, jogging and a walk to watch flamingos, black swans and pelicans.
I can't describe it better, so here's a quote from BBC in 2021. "Nearly 100 bird species reside in this 200-hectare oasis of marshes, ponds and forest, and it's a valuable habitat for 1,800 species of insects, 16 types of amphibians, 22 species of reptiles and 16 types of mammals ... serene sanctuary home to macaques, flamingos, otters, boars and civets"
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Parco delle Paludi di Putrajaya
The largest manmade freshwater wetlands in the tropics, perfect for cycling, jogging and a walk to watch flamingos, black swans and pelicans.
I can't describe it better, so here's a quote from BBC in 2021. "Nearly 100 bird species reside in this 200-hectare oasis of marshes, ponds and forest, and it's a valuable habitat for 1,800 species of insects, 16 types of amphibians, 22 species of reptiles and 16 types of mammals ... serene sanctuary home to macaques, flamingos, otters, boars and civets"