Merdeka Square

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historic site public square

Merdeka Square is a historic public square in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, known as the site where the country’s independence was first declared and for its prominent colonial-era buildings and towering flagpole.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Merdeka Square canonical	5
Merdeka Square, Kuala Lumpur	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic site ⓘ public square ⓘ
adjacentTo	Jalan Raja ⓘ Jalan Raja Laut ⓘ Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman ⓘ Royal Selangor Club ⓘ Sultan Abdul Samad Building ⓘ
architecturalStyleSurroundings	British colonial architecture ⓘ Indo-Saracenic architecture ⓘ surface form: Indo-Saracenic Moorish Revival ⓘ
category	Monuments and memorials in Malaysia ⓘ Squares in Kuala Lumpur ⓘ Tourist attractions in Kuala Lumpur ⓘ
coordinateLocation	3.148°N 101.694°E ⓘ
country	Malaysia ⓘ
culturalSignificance	national symbol of Malaysia ⓘ
elevation	approximately 50 metres ⓘ
flagpoleClaim	one of the tallest flagpoles in the world ⓘ
flagpoleHeight	about 95 metres ⓘ
formerName	Padang ⓘ Selangor Club Padang ⓘ
hasPart	Dataran Merdeka field ⓘ Kuala Lumpur City Gallery (nearby) ⓘ Merdeka Square flagpole ⓘ Royal Selangor Club ⓘ St. Mary’s Cathedral, Kuala Lumpur ⓘ Sultan Abdul Samad Building ⓘ
heritageStatus	symbol of Malaysian independence ⓘ
hosts	National Day parade of Malaysia ⓘ New Year celebrations (Kuala Lumpur) ⓘ
inception	19th century ⓘ
languageOfLocalName	Malay ⓘ
localName	Dataran Merdeka ⓘ
locatedIn	Kuala Lumpur ⓘ surface form: Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur ⓘ Kuala Lumpur City Centre ⓘ West Malaysia ⓘ surface form: Peninsular Malaysia Southeast Asia ⓘ
namedAfter	Indonesian Independence Day ⓘ surface form: Merdeka (independence)
nearbyWatercourse	Gombak River ⓘ Klang River ⓘ
ownership	Kuala Lumpur City Hall ⓘ
primaryUse	ceremonial events ⓘ national celebrations ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
significantEvent	Proclamation of Independence of the Federation of Malaya ⓘ
significantEventDate	31 August 1957 ⓘ
surface	large grass field ⓘ
tourismStatus	major tourist attraction in Kuala Lumpur ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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

Kuala Lumpur → hasLandmark → Merdeka Square ⓘ

National Monument (Monas) → locatedIn → Merdeka Square ⓘ

Kuala Lumpur City Hall → locatedNear → Merdeka Square ⓘ

this entity surface form: Merdeka Square, Kuala Lumpur

Central Market Kuala Lumpur → locatedNear → Merdeka Square ⓘ

Petaling Street → near → Merdeka Square ⓘ

Sultan Abdul Samad Building → overlooks → Merdeka Square ⓘ