Dataran Merdeka field

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Dataran Merdeka field is the central grassy expanse in Kuala Lumpur’s historic Merdeka Square, renowned as the site where Malaysia’s independence was first proclaimed.

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Dataran Merdeka field canonical 2

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Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical site ⓘ
public square ⓘ
urban park ⓘ
adjacentTo Jalan Raja ⓘ
Jalan Raja Laut ⓘ
Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman ⓘ
Royal Selangor Club ⓘ
St. Mary’s Cathedral, Kuala Lumpur ⓘ
Sultan Abdul Samad Building ⓘ
associatedWith Malaysian independence ⓘ
national identity of Malaysia ⓘ
country Malaysia ⓘ
event Proclamation of Independence of the Federation of Malaya ⓘ
eventDate 31 August 1957 ⓘ
feature flagpole for the Malaysian flag ⓘ
large open lawn ⓘ
surrounding colonial-era architecture ⓘ
formerUse cricket field of the Royal Selangor Club ⓘ
governingBody Kuala Lumpur City Hall ⓘ
hasPart grassy field ⓘ
heritageStatus important national heritage site of Malaysia ⓘ
languageOfName Malay ⓘ
locatedIn Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur ⓘ
Kuala Lumpur ⓘ
Kuala Lumpur City Centre ⓘ
Malaysia ⓘ
Merdeka Square ⓘ
meaningOfName Independence Square field ⓘ
near Kuala Lumpur City Gallery ⓘ
River of Life Kuala Lumpur ⓘ
partOf historic core of Kuala Lumpur ⓘ
significance key national ceremonial space in Malaysia ⓘ
site where the Malayan flag was first raised at independence ⓘ
symbolic birthplace of independent Malaya ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
urbanContext central open space in downtown Kuala Lumpur ⓘ
usedFor Merdeka Day parades ⓘ
cultural events ⓘ
national day celebrations ⓘ
public gatherings ⓘ
tourism ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Merdeka Square → hasPart → Dataran Merdeka field ⓘ
Selangor Club Padang → hasAlternativeName → Dataran Merdeka field ⓘ