National Monument

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National Monument was designed by the famous sculptor, Felix de Weldon, this 15.54m high bronze monument was constructed in 1966 to honour the country's fallen heroes during the Communist in surgency. It is one of the largest freestanding sculptures in the world. In 1975, the monument suffered extensive damage due to an explosion set off by a communist terrorist. It has since been restored to its original state.

National Monument is located near Exit To J Parlimen; near Exit To J Parlimen; near Parlimen, J; 0.1 kilometre away from Ramp To J Duta; 0.1 kilometre away from Sultan Salahuddin, P; National Monument is geographically located at latitude (3.1489 degrees) 3° 8' 56" North of the Equator and longitude (101.6837 degrees) 101° 41' 1" East of the Prime Meridian on the Map of Kuala Lumpur.

The locations related to National Monument are represented by the shortest distances between two points on Earth and may not be nearest by road. For example, National Monument is located 0.1 kilometre from Tugu Negara. National Monument is located 0.1 kilometre from ASEAN Sculpture Garden. National Monument is located 0.1 kilometre from Parking Tugu Negara. National Monument is located 0.2 kilometre from Lake Club. National Monument is located 0.3 kilometre from Toilets Tasik Perdana.

KL General Post Office 1.3km, Central Market 1.4km, Wisma Da Vinci 1.6km, Kompleks Pernas Sogo 1.6km, Globe Silk Store 1.6km, Pertama Complex 1.6km, Shophouses along Jalan Tun HS Lee 1.6km, Ocean Petaling St 1.6km, are places to shop (shopping mall, shop houses) located near National Monument.

Civil Service Museum 0.4km, Butterfly Park 0.7km, Bird Park 0.8km, Tun Abd Razak Memorial 0.9km, Tunku Abdul Rahman Memorial 1km, Islamic Arts Museum 1km, Stone Henge Replica 1.1km, are places of interest (attraction) located near National Monument.

Hornbill Restaurant 0.8km, Restoran Sin Seng Nam 1.3km, Coliseum Cafe 1.5km, Nando's 1.7km, Mcdonalds, Bangsar 2.2km, Hard-rock Cafe 2.5km, Devi's Corner 2.5km, 7-11 Ipoh Rd 2.6km, are eating places (food court, cafe, hawker food) located near National Monument.

SJK Sultan Hishamudin Alam Shah 1km, Institute of Microelectronic 1.1km, SMK Bukit Bandaraya 1.5km, Open University Malaysia 1.5km, SJK St John 1.8km, SJI KL 1.8km, SJK (l) Jalan Batu 1.8km, SMK St John 1.9km, are places of learning (school, college, university) located near National Monument.

ASEAN Sculpture Garden 0.1km, Playground Tasik Perdana 0.3km, Park Castle Playground 0.4km, Park Tasik Perdana 0.6km, Padang Merbuk 0.6km, KL Lake Gardens 0.7km, Dataran Merdeka 1.1km, Small City Park 1.2km, are parks, playgrounds, open fields or commons located near National Monument.