 An overhead view of the Pudu Prison complex, as seen from Berjaya Times Square, in 2004 | |
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| Location | Jalan Hang Tuah, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
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| Status | Demolished (redeveloped as Bukit Bintang City Centre) |
| Security class | Medium-security |
| Opened | 1895[1] |
| Closed | 1996 (Malaysian Prison Department)[citation needed] 2008 (Royal Malaysian Police)[citation needed] |
| Managed by | Malaysian Prison Department (1895 - 1996) Royal Malaysian Police (2003 - 2008) |
The Pudu Prison (Malay: Penjara Pudu, simplified Chinese: 半山芭监狱; traditional Chinese: 半山芭監獄; pinyin: Bànshānbā Jiānyù), also known as Pudu Jail, was a prison in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Built in phases by the British colonial government between 1891 and 1895, it stood on Jalan Shaw (now Jalan Hang Tuah).[2] The construction began with its 394-metre prison wall at a cost of 16,000 Straits dollars, and had been adorned with the world's longest mural at one point in its history.[3]
The prison complex was largely demolished by December 2012 to make way for urban development. At the request of heritage conservationists and the public, the main gate and a portion of the exterior wall have been preserved and now form part of the park surrounding the Bukit Bintang City Centre development and mall, which occupies the site of the former prison.
- ^ "Prisoner of War Camp - Pudu Jail, Kuala Lumpur". COFEPOW (Far East Prisoners of War). 2024.
- ^ "Prison break: Pudu's walls come down". The Straits Times. Singapore. 22 June 2010.
- ^ Choi, Clara (21 June 2010). "No heritage site for Pudu Jail, development will commence 21 June 2010". The Malaysian Insider. Archived from the original on 13 August 2014.