Our tour continued as we drove about 15 -20 kilometers to the west of JB to the Bangnan Dato' Jaaafer Muhammad complex. The two main buildings are directly across from each other by a wide road. - all beautifully landscaped.
I believe these are the offices of the Chief Minister. We did not get closer than this - as we did not have permission to enter there was no sense in making the long trek there in the heat.
This is the Bangunan Saltan Ismail building which houses the State Legislative Assembly. We could only see a small part of this building. The two domes are representative of a pineapple and a diamond. Pineapple because of its importance to the country's growth and diamond to show Malaysia's economic prosperity.
A picture back towards the other buildings.
Cannons from Great Britain.
As our guide, Henry, explained, the things that were instrumental in the makings of Malaysia are displayed in their art. Early in the countries development, Gambier was very important. Gambier is a plant that produces a brown dye. Later pineapple was introduced and Malaysia was once the top producer of pineapple. The company that owns most of the pineapple plantations in Malaysia expanded to Indonesia - and now Indonesia is the top producer of pineapple. Note the pineapple in the motif above -towards the middle on the left.
Later pepper became a large export from Malaysia.
Hearing about the building while in the hall of the first floor.
There is a waterfall located in the back of the enclosed part. A detail of where it falls into a star shaped pool is shown further below.
I believe this is the pineapple dome.
The star shaped pool.
A very detailed and precise design.
This was the Chief Minister at the time the government buildings were finished in 1940. The architecture was highly influenced by the Alhambra in Spain.
The building is beautiful and very photogenic.
While the guide was explaining more about the architecture - I was taking reflection photos.
Saying goodbye to the building.
Off in the distance are more government offices. About 4.5% of Malaysians work for the government. One of the highest % in the world.
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