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THE KUALA LUMPUR COURTS COMPLEX (KOMPLEKS MAHKAMAH KUALA LUMPUR) IS A LARGE COURTHOUSE COMPLEX IN THE CITY OF KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA. THE HUGE AND MAJESTIC BROWN BUILDING HOUSING VARIOUS COURTS OF THE COUNTRY'S JUDICIAL SYSTEM. THE COMPLEX IS SITUATED ALONG JALAN DUTA (DUTA ROAD) IN SEGAMBUT, SOME 4 KILOMETRES AWAY FROM THE EARLIER LOCATION OF THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM AT A COLLECTION OF COLONIAL BUILDINGS IN FRONT THE MERDEKA SQUARE. THE COMPLEX WAS CONSTRUCTED BEGINNING 1 MARCH 2004 AT A FINAL COST OF RM290 MILLION AND WAS OPENED FOR USE ON 18 APRIL 2007, AND WAS FULLY OPERATIONAL ON 3 MAY 2007. THE COMPLEX, WHICH CONSISTS OF A SINGLE LARGE STRUCTURE IS PLANNED IN A U-SHAPED DESIGN WITH A LEFT AND RIGHT WING, AND HAS A TOTAL OF SIX ABOVE-GROUND LEVELS, OF WHICH FIVE FROM THE BOTTOM EACH CONTAIN A COLLECTION OF NUMBERED COURTROOMS. COURTROOMS ARE SITUATED AT EITHER WINGS OF THE BUILDING, WHILE THE REGISTRARS, REGISTRIES AND FILLING COUNTERS ARE LOCATED CLOSER TO THE CENTER OF THE BUILDING. IN ALL, THE COMPLEX CONTAINS 35 COURTROOMS FOR THE HIGH COURTS, 25 FOR THE SESSIONS COURTS AND 30 FOR THE MAGISTRATES' COURTS. ADMINISTRATION OFFICES AND SURAU'S FOR MEN AND WOMEN ARE SITUATED ON THE 6TH FLOOR, THE TOP FLOOR OF THE COMPLEX. THE COMPLEX IS TOUTED AS THE SECOND LARGEST COURTHOUSE IN THE WORLD, ALTHOUGH IT WAS CLAIMED TO BE THE LARGEST IN THE WORLD EARLIER. #awesomepic#couplestrip#mytripvlog#urbanexplorer#tripblazers#summervacation#passionpassport#celebratewithtrip