苏丹阿都沙末大厦(Sultan Abdul Samad Building)

苏丹阿都沙末大厦(Sultan Abdul Samad Building)

（一）背景

苏丹阿都沙末大厦建于十九世纪后期，位于吉隆坡市中心Jalan Raja, 独立广场前面。这座建筑原先是英国殖民政府的办公室，早期就被称为政府办公室。 1974年，它被重新命名为苏丹阿都沙末大厦, 是以施工的时候当时的雪兰莪苏丹而命名。

现在，它是马来西亚旅游和文化部的办公室。在此之前，它也曾经是马来西亚联邦法院，上诉法院和马来亚高等法院的所在地。联邦法院和上诉法院在21世纪初期转移到布城的司法宫，而高等法院于2007年搬迁到吉隆坡法院大楼。

（二）历史

苏丹阿都沙末大厦最初由A.C.诺曼和R. A. J. Bidwell设计，后来由A. B. Hubback以莫卧儿和莫里斯建筑结构完成。

它始建于1894年9月，于1897年建成。据估计，该建筑当时需要约400万块砖。因此，英国政府决定在附近地点建造砖厂，以降低建筑成本。那就是现在的十五碑了，英文Brickfields.

大楼中间有一座钟楼，高41米，1987年6月首次钟响，庆祝维多利亚女王的金禧大游行，从此一直保持报时至今。

（三）

大楼最初简称为政府办公室，在英国政府期间安置了各重要的政府部门。它还与雪兰莪州政府共用了办事处。马来亚独立后，它仍然是雪兰莪州政府的办公楼。

1974年，吉隆坡被宣布为联邦直辖区后，雪兰莪州所有政府办公室都迁往莎阿南。该大楼随后更名为Bangunan Sultan Abdul Samad（苏丹阿都沙末大厦）并进行了翻修。

从1978年开始，上诉法院，高等法院和最高法院（后来更名为联邦法院）就设置在这大楼。联邦法院和上诉法院于2000年间搬迁到布城的司法宫，而高等法院于2007年转移到吉隆坡法院大楼。该大楼现在是马来西亚信息通信和文化部的办公楼。

马来亚于1957年获得独立，1957年8月30日午夜，英国国旗在大楼前的草场最后一次降下（当时独立广场是被称为Padang,草场的意思）. 当时钟声在12点正响起时，马来亚国旗第一次徐徐升起。每年的元旦（1月1日），独立日（8月31日）以及马来西亚日（9月16日），成千上万的人都来这里进行倒数活动。

Sultan Abdul Samad Building

(I) General

The Sultan Abdul Samad Building was built in late nineteenth century,  along Jalan Raja in front of the Dataran Merdeka  in Kuala Lumpur city centre. The building originally housed the offices of the British colonial administration, and was known simply as Government Offices in its early years. In 1974 it was renamed after Sultan Abdul Samad, the reigning sultan of Selangor at the time when construction began.

Now, it houses both the offices of the Ministry of Tourism and Culture of Malaysia. Prior to this, it housed the superior courts of the country: the Federal Court of Malaysia, the Court of Appeals and the High Court of Malaya. The Federal Court and the Court of Appeals had shifted to the Palace of Justice in Putrajaya during the early 2000s, while the High Court of Malaya shifted to the Kuala Lumpur Courts Complex in 2007.

(II) History

The building was originally designed by A.C. Norman and R. A. J. Bidwell but later completed by A. B. Hubback, in a Moghul and Morris architectural structure.

The construction of the building began in September 1894 and was completed in 1897. It was estimated that the construction required about 4 million bricks. As such, the British administration decided to build a brick factory at the nearby location so as to cut down on construction costs. That place is the Brickfields as at today.

There is a clock tower at the middle of the building, It stands at 41 meter tall and it chimed for the first time in June 1987 coinciding with the parade in celebrating the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria and it has chimed ever since.

(III) Events / Incidents

The building was simply known as the Government Offices initially, housed various important government departments during the British administration. It also shared its offices with the Selangor State Government.  It continued to be the Selangor State Government’s office after the independence of Malaya.

In 1974, all of the State of Selangor Government offices were relocated to Shah Alam after Kuala Lumpur was declared as Federal Territory. The building was then renamed Bangunan Sultan Abdul Samad (Sultan Abdul Samad Building) and renovated.

Starting from 1978, the building housed the Court of Appeal, High Court and the Supreme Court (which was subsequently renamed the Federal Court). The Federal Court and the Court of Appeals have moved to the Palace of Justice located in Putrajaya, the new Federal administrative capital, in the 2000s, while the High Courts shifted to the Kuala Lumpur Courts Complex in 2007. The building now houses the offices of the Ministry of Information, Communications and Culture of Malaysia.

Malaya gained independence in 1957, the British Union Jack was lowered for the last time at midnight on 30 August 1957 at Padang in front of the building when the clock started chiming, and the Malayan flag then hoisted for the first time. Every year, in the morning of New Year Day (1 January), Merdeka Day (31 August) as well as Malaysia Day (16 September), thousands of people come here to perform countdown to celebrate the happy moments.