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TOPIC 7
:CITY
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GROUP:SILENCE
BY: ZOE, KAI, JENNY, DANIEL AND
HAU
TUTOR:MISS IFFA

WHAT IS A CITY(LOCAL)PARK?

It can be
categorise
d as a city
or town
park

A local
park is a
small
medium
site located
in a city

This park
is
accessible
anywhere
in the city

They dont
provide a
extremetype of
activities

It fits for a
population
of 12,000
to 50,000
people

CITY
PARKS

MERDEKA
SQUARE,KUALA
LUMPUR

Merdeka Square (Dataran

Merdeka) is a city park which
acts as one of the historic
landmarks of Malaysia.
Merdeka means
independence.

911 MEMORIAL,NEW YORK

911 Memorial is a city park

tribute to the victim of the
attacks on Pentagon,
Shanksville, Pennyslyvania and
World Trade Centre site.
911 is the date of the bombings
and attacks. 9 is the month of
September and 11 is the day of
the September month.

LOCATION & SITE

MERDEKA SQUARE
CONTEXT
Dataran Merdeka, 57000 Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia
Most of the heritage buildings
are close by.
Located opposite of the Sultan
Abdul Samad Building
Right beside the Royal
Selangor Club

LOCATION & SITE

CONTEXT
911 MEMORIAL

New York, U.S.A.

Located at the World Trade Center

site in lower Manhattan

Visitors can access the Memorial at the

intersection of:
Liberty Street and Greenwich Street
Liberty Street and West Street
West Street and Fulton Street.

The best way to get to the

Memorial is public transport: taxi,
bus, subway or ferry

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
MERDEKA SQUARE

911 MEMORIAL

1880s: Selangor Club Padang was

founded.

1971 to 1973: World Trade Centre, was

the tallest building in the world.

1897: The most beautiful and

Magnificent building, Sultan Abdul
Samad was built.

11st September 2001: Unfortunately, it

was destroyed by a group of terrorists
that hijacked the several airliners and
flew two of them to the twin towers.

31st August 1957: It is the day that the

Union flag was lowered and also the

first day of hosting the Malayan flag
during the independence.

1990: The Selangor Club Padang was

renamed Dataran Merdeka
(Independece Square) after the
renovation.

Dataran Merdeka also officially opened

by the 3rd Prime Minister of Malaysia,
Dr. Mahathir Mohammad.

3000 peoples are killed including over

350 rescue workers.
2003: A competition of design the
memorial park was held, the one-acre
footprints of the twin towers idea was
required.
Michael Arad & Peter Walker were the
architect & landscape architect who
design the 911 Memorial Park.
The 911 Memorial Park was opened in
the tenth anniversary in

CHARACTERISTIC

MERDEKA SQUARE,KUALA
LUMPUR

It is an historical landmark,where
the country celebrate
independence day parade
ceremony annually.
It is a field located right in the
middle of the city of Kuala Lumpur.

911 MEMORIAL PARK,NEW

YORK CITY

911 Memorial is a constructed as an

eco friendly plaza.

The designs conveys a spirit of hope

and renewal.

It consists of two acre-sized waterfalls

and reflecting pools.

911 Memorial also have a small

clearing in grove known as Memorial
Glade

It is a lush patch of manicured turf.

The landscape of Dataran Merdeka
is designed in a such a way to
have a beautiful skyline view of

ACTIVITIE
S
MERDEKA SQUARE

This historic park hosts special

events like: National Day
Parade, open air concerts,
carnivals, marathons and
campaigns.

People can come there and

take pictures of the park like:
100m flag pole
Image sources: Malaysia
Footsteps
Blog and Star Online

911 MEMORIAL

Walking tours to explore around the 911

Memorial Park.
A museum for people to enter and learn
about the site. It provide a free entry to
families of those victims.
Public events such as musical performances,
military and official ceremonies to pay
tributes to the victims.

Image Sources: ibtimes and 9/11 Memorial org.

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Malaysia Budget Hotel. Malaysia > Kuala Lumpur > Dataran Merdeka (Merdeka

REFERENCES
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