The National Monument is located at a walking distance from the famous Lake Gardens Kuala Lumpur. The National Monument is a sculpture which was built in remembrance of the brave soldiers who died fighting for the independence of our country. The Malaysian National Monument or Tugu Negara is an emotive 15-metre high bronze statue on a low hill overlooking the Kuala Lumpur Lake Gardens (Taman Botani Perdana).. Malaysia’s first premier Tunku Abdul Rahman came up with the idea of the monument in 1963 after having seen the famous Iwo Jima Memorial in Arlington County, Virginia.
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