Plaza Rakyat
| People's Plaza | |
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| Plaza Rakyat | |
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The construction site of Plaza Rakyat (pictured in February 2007) has seen little activity since the project was stalled in 1997.
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| General information | |
| Status | On hold |
| Type | Office, residential, leisure |
| Location | Pudu Road, central Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. |
| Coordinates | 3°8′41″N 101°42′10″E / 3.14472°N 101.70278°ECoordinates: 3°8′41″N 101°42′10″E / 3.14472°N 101.70278°E |
| Construction started | 1990 (Restart in June 2017) |
| Estimated completion | 2021-22 |
| Opening | Postponed |
| Height | |
| Roof | 382 m (1,253 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 79 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Skidmore, Owings and Merrill |
The People's Plaza (Malay: Plaza Rakyat) is a mixed-use skyscraper complex in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia initiated during the 1990s. However the project, which had already commenced construction, stalled due to the 1997 Asian financial crisis and remains abandoned as of 2017.
The project, originally designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, was to comprise a 79-storey office tower, a 46-storey condominium, a 24-storey hotel and a 7-storey shopping centre. The original Puduraya bus depot was also intended to be replaced.
The project, which occupies a large triangular tract of land facing Pudu Road and Robertson Road, Kuala Lumpur, was previously a swampland before occupancy in 1929 by the Selangor Chinese Club, a social club consisting of a clubhouse mimicking the Selangor Club at Merdeka Square in layout and architectural style (in Mock Tudor architecture), and a vast field. The club was completely cleared away during the 1990s for the project.
The site remains connected (but closed) to the Ampang Line's Plaza Rakyat station, which was opened in 1996 in preparation for the completion of Plaza Rakyat.
The Plaza Rakyat development was put on hold in 1998 due to financial difficulties faced by the developer and the 1997 Asian financial crisis. Abandonments have similarly plagued several other building projects in Kuala Lumpur as a result of the 1997 financial crisis, such as the Duta Grand Hyatt at the intersection of Jalan Sultan Ismail and Jalan Ampang, and the Vision City, Kuala Lumpur at Jalan Sultan Ismail. As of December 2016, only the base of the Plaza Rakyat complex has been completed.
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