1.1 INTRODUCTION In 1888, a first recreational area was created in Kuala Lumpur as a place for the British residents. Now, after more than 120 years this lake area still exists. Reintroducing the Sydney Lake Garden as the historical park is not about enhancing the colonial heritage but more on the history that this area once had. With the used of Greater Kuala Lumpur/Klang Valley (GKL/KV) as one of the main references, this paper will try to relate it on reviving this recreational area as one of new tourist attraction of Kuala Lumpur, the Sydney Lake Historical Park. The idea of the establishment of a recreational area in Kuala Lumpur started when Frank Athelstane Swettenham appointed as the Selangor Residents in 1882. During his early administration, he realized “the new capital city [Kuala Lumpur] was in urgent need of a facelift” (Sardar, 2000, p. 67). Swettenham’s vision started with the refurbishment of the...