Ernest Zacharevic Mural. Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic left a mark at heritage area Jalan Sultan

Covering the side of a building and overlooking a parking lot, the subject of star Lithuanian street artist Ernest Zacharevic's first contribution to KL's street art is a boy in a sampan (canoe) sailing past a kampung (village) house.

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