| Putra World Trade Centre is Malaysia’s and Kuala | | | | World Trade Centre area and has become one of |
| Lumpur’s main exhibition and convention centre. | | | | Kuala Lumpur’s busiest and most important |
| Construction on the building started way back in the | | | | areas. A large number of hotels can be found in the |
| year 1981 and was completed three years later in | | | | area, mostly catering to the crowds that come for |
| 1984, the Putra World Trade Centre was officially | | | | exhibitions and conventions at the PWTC. Smaller |
| declared open by Malaysia’s prime minister at the | | | | discount hotels in Kuala Lumpur that cater for local |
| time Dr. Mahathir Mohammed on Spetember 2nd 1985 | | | | businessmen visiting the Chow Kit area can be found. |
| during the first UNMO General Assembly. | | | | Among them a hotel that offers comfortable yet |
| Strategically located in the heart of the busy Kuala | | | | affordable accommodation is the Citrus Hotel Kuala |
| Lumpur city centre, the Putra World Trade Centre | | | | Lumpur. |
| plays host to over 1,000 events annually. Perhaps the | | | | The are named after the PWTC extends from the |
| most high profile of the lot is the annual International | | | | from Jl. Raja Laut from the east up to Jl. Ipoh in the |
| Quran reading competition that has been held here | | | | north and Jl. Sultan Ismail in the southern end and also |
| since 1985. Known as one of the best most modern | | | | includes the popular Malay neighborhood of Chow Kit |
| convention centers in South East Asia, this building is | | | | on the eastern side of Jl. Tuanku Abdul Rahman. This |
| equipped with state of the art communication | | | | area was the centre of the city until the ambitious |
| facilities. The PWTC has a floor area of 133,000 | | | | Petronas Towers development yet many still |
| square feet and has a plenary hall, three exhibition | | | | consider this to be the heart of KL. Being an area |
| halls, a press conference area and attached VIP | | | | with a distinct personality, though being dominated by |
| suites. | | | | a modern convention centre this neighborhood |
| The area surrounding the building is named the Putra | | | | remains as a traditional Malay neighborhood at heart. |