The Royal Selangor Club has stood on the west side of Merdeka Square since 1884, a long mock-Tudor building of black timber and white plaster that looks as though it belongs in Surrey rather than the equator. It was the social heart of colonial KL — its long bar earned the nickname "the Spotted Dog", supposedly after a member's pet — and remains a private club today, with cricket pitches and tennis courts spread across the field opposite.
You cannot go inside without a member's invitation, but the building is one of the great photographs of the colonial city and it pairs naturally with a walk around Merdeka Square. The cricket fixtures (still played most weekends) are open to spectators and are an oddly affecting reminder of who built this city.