Tugu Negara is one of the nicest places i have ever seen,the monument is located amidst serenic artificial ponds and water fountains.I did visit this place with my family in the last summer vacation on 13th of May.Coming to it's description Tugu Negara also called 'The National Monument Kuala Lumpur' was built to recognise and honour those who gave up their lives in the cause for peace and freedom, particularly during the nation’s struggle against the threat of Communism (the period of Emergency).The National Monument Kuala Lumpur is one of the largest freestanding sculptures in the world. In honour of the nation’s heroes, the “last post” is sounded every Saturday in the evening.
The memorial site where the Tugu Negara stands is located within the tranquil Lake Gardens, close by to the Parliament House in Kuala Lumpur, occupying an area of approximately 48,562 sq m.The National Monument Kuala Lumpur was designed by the famous American sculptor Felix de Weldon, who also designed the Iwo Jima Memorial in Washington. The National Moument was built at a cost of RM600,000. The National Monument memorial site, which was completed in 1966, took over five years to construct
- The monument itself
- A long rectangular reflecting pool with fountain
- A crescent-shaped pavillion
- The cenotaph
- The ancillary gardens
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| Blogger with her parents |
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| Blogger at the entrance of the monument |
The National Monument is situated at the centre of the reflecting pool.The monument stands at 15.54m high, and is made up of a diorama of seven bronze human figures, atop an oblong base. Each figure at the National Monument denotes one of seven qualities:
The topmost figure, at the centre of the National Monument, holds aloft the Malaysian flag. He is flanked on the left and right by two other soldiers, both armed — the figure on the left is armed with a machinegun, while the other carries a rifle and a bayonet.
Kneeling slightly on the rightside of the central figure is a fourth soldier, who is tending to a fifth wounded compatriot. To the front and below these five figures are two fallen enemies.
The granite base of the monument bears only inscriptions in English with Roman script and Malay with Jawi script:
“Dedicated to the heroic fighters in the cause of peace and freedom, May the blessing of Allah be upon them”
