Tugu Negara توݢو نݢارا | |
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Malaysia | |
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For Malaysian military sacrifices during the struggle for freedom. | |
Unveiled | 1966 |
Location | 3°8′55.9″N 101°41′1.8″E / 3.148861°N 101.683833°E near |
Designed by | Felix de Weldon |
The Tugu Negara (Jawi: توݢو نݢارا) is a national monument 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. It is located in the Federal capital, Kuala Lumpur. The Malaysian Houses of Parliament is situated near the monument.
It is the world's tallest bronze freestanding sculpture grouping.[1] Until 2010, on 31 July on Warriors' Day, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the Prime Minister, and the heads of the Malaysian Armed Forces and the Royal Malaysia Police pay their respects to the fallen heroes by laying garlands at the monument. Warriors' Day is now commemorated on Merdeka Square, after Islamic religious scholars declared the act of laying garlands before the sculpture to be idolatrous.