At midnight, August 31, 1957 the British flag fell and the Malaysian rose: Merdeka Square — edged by the Sultan Abdul Samad building's Mughal-Moorish clock face, its flagpole among the world's tallest (95m): history's loveliest open-air lesson. Night lights Abdul Samad in color — the square's famous frame; the free KL City Gallery holds the giant city model and the I♥KL letters; steps from historic Masjid Jamek and the night-lit river confluence — continue to both.