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and the seat of its

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. The first Church on a nearby site was established in 1883, and consisted of a long wooden hall with a few windows built on a forested area of Bukit Nanas,http://stjohnkl.net/history and was dedicated to

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. It was later rebuilt with bricks walls and tile roofed, and today is used as The Community Services Centre". The current building was built in 1954 and completed in 1955 and consecrated in 1962, when it was also elevated to the status of cathedral. The building is known for its whitewashed exterior and twin spires at the west front. It also includes stained glass windows from Paris, depicting scenes from the Gospel. The parish has come a long way from its early days, from being a parish of expatriates and Eurasians, and is now a thriving 'Cosmopolitan' parish. Situated in the heart of the

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, the Cathedral also draws many foreign visitors and diplomats, apart from the regular parishioners, to its Sunday services. St John's Cathedral is located next to St. John's Institution, which is known for its Grecian-Spanish architecture. The school derives its name from St John Baptist De La Salle and was established by the

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. Due to its location ascending

Bukit Nanas Bukit Nanas, meaning "Pineapple Hill" (Weld Hill during colonial rule), is a small hill in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. With a height of 94 meter (308 ft) above sea level, it contains the only virgin tropical rain forest left in the heart of Kuala L ...

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, Bukit Nanas Forest Reserve and

Transportation

It is accessible from the

Masjid Jamek LRT station Masjid Jamek LRT station is a rapid transit station in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is the interchange station between two of Rapid KL's light rapid transit (LRT) systems, namely the LRT Ampang and Sri Petaling Lines and the LRT Kelana Jaya Line ...

and the

Bukit Nanas Monorail station Bukit Nanas Monorail station is a Malaysian elevated monorail train station in Kuala Lumpur that serves as a part of the Kuala Lumpur Monorail (KL Monorail). It was opened alongside the rest of the train service on August 31, 2003. This station wa ...

References

External links

Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur website
Roman Catholic churches completed in 1883 19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Malaysia Churches in Kuala Lumpur Cathedrals in Malaysia Roman Catholic cathedrals in Malaysia {{Malaysia-church-stub

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