Tugu Negara in Kuala Lumpur
Last Updated on June 2, 2025 by Roxanne Tamayo
Tugu Negara or the National Monument is one of the attractions in Kuala Lumpur with its location is at 50m along Jalan Tamingsabi, northern end of the Lake Gardens on Jalan Parlimen.
The monument is dedicated to 11,000 people who died during the First World War (against Japanese and Malayan Emergency). The 15m high bronze statue has an inscription ‘To Our Glorious Dead of the First World War (1914-1918), Second World War (1939-1945) and the Emergency (1948-1960).
Photos of Tugu Negara
Fountains and ornamental pewter lilies surround the National Monument. This is the ASEAN Sculpture Garden just beside the monument.
The Monument of 7 Soldiers is the tallest freestanding bronze sculpture grouping. Felix de Weldon designed the Iwo Jima Memorial in Washington, DC. The seven figures of the soldiers possess distinct qualities: leadership, courage, strength, sacrifice, unity, suffering, and vigilance.
The Commonwealth Armed Forces and the Malayan National Liberation (MNLA – military arm of the Malayan Communist Party) had a 12-year battle.
It was said, a bomb placed under the sculpture in 1975 by members of the banned Communist Party. Fortunately, it was saved.
More photos on Flickr.
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