National Monument (Kuala Lumpur)

The National Monument (or Tugu Negara in Malay) was completed and officially opened on February 8, 1966 by the then King of Malaysia. The National Monument is a sculpture that commemorates those who died in Malaysia's struggle for freedom, principally against the Japanese occupation during World War II and the Malayan Emergency, which lasted from 1948 until 1960. The huge tall bronze figures of soldiers standing and supporting their fallen comrades was casted in a foundry in Rome at a cost of RM600,000. It was designed by Austrian sculptor Felix de Weldon, who also did Washington’s Iwo Jima Monument.

There is also a Cenotaph that stands at the upper entrance of the National Monument. This granite structure was first built in 1921 to remember the fallen heroes of the 1st World War. The names of those from the 2nd World War and the Malayan Emergency were added later. Overall, the National Monument depicts the victory of the forces of democracy, peace and freedom over that of the communist and evil. Ironically, on 27 August 1975, the monument was partially destroyed by a bomb planted by communist terrorist. It has since been restored to its original state with the new looks on 11 May 1977. A fence was then erected and the complex was declared a protected area between sunset and dawn.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tugu_Negara
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Coordinates:  3°8'57"N 101°41'1"E

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