National Monument of Malaysia

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The National Monument of Malaysia is a prominent bronze sculpture in Kuala Lumpur commemorating those who died in Malaysia’s struggle for freedom, particularly during World War II and the Malayan Emergency.

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Label Occurrences
National Monument of Malaysia canonical 1

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bronze sculpture ⓘ
monument ⓘ
war memorial ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Tugu Negara ⓘ
annualCeremony Warriors’ Day ⓘ
architect Felix de Weldon ⓘ
category Military memorials in Malaysia ⓘ
Monuments and memorials in Kuala Lumpur ⓘ
commemorates Malaysian soldiers who died in World War II ⓘ
Malaysian soldiers who died in the Malayan Emergency ⓘ
those who died in Malaysia’s struggle for freedom ⓘ
commissionedBy Government of Malaysia ⓘ
Tunku Abdul Rahman ⓘ
constructionCompletedIn 1966 ⓘ
country Malaysia ⓘ
damagedBy lightning in 1975 ⓘ
depicts seven soldiers ⓘ
designer Felix de Weldon ⓘ
features pavilion ⓘ
reflecting pool ⓘ
surrounding gardens ⓘ
hasNearbyStructure cenotaph ⓘ
memorial platform ⓘ
height approximately 15 meters ⓘ
heritageStatus national symbol of Malaysia ⓘ
inscriptionLanguage English ⓘ
Malay ⓘ
inscriptionText Dedicated to the heroic fighters in the cause of peace and freedom ⓘ
May the blessing of Allah be upon them ⓘ
inspiredBy United States Marine Corps War Memorial ⓘ
locatedIn Kuala Lumpur ⓘ
Lake Gardens area ⓘ
linked to: Lake Gardens

Perdana Botanical Gardens ⓘ
materialUsed bronze ⓘ
numberOfFigures 7 ⓘ
religiousReference Islam ⓘ
restoredIn 1975 ⓘ
subjectOf postage stamps of Malaysia ⓘ
symbolizes courage ⓘ
leadership ⓘ
sacrifice ⓘ
strength ⓘ
suffering ⓘ
unity ⓘ
vigilance ⓘ
touristAttraction true ⓘ
unveiledOn 1966-02-08 ⓘ
usedFor military commemorations ⓘ
official remembrance ceremonies ⓘ
Warriors’DayDate July 31 ⓘ

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

Malaysian Houses of Parliament → near → National Monument of Malaysia ⓘ