4. 1) KL TOWER
2) PETRONAS TWIN TOWER
3) MERDEKA SQUARE
4) NATIONAL MOSQUE
5) ZOO NEGARA
6) CHINA TOWN(PETALING STREET)
7) NATIONAL MONUMENT
8) NATIONAL MUSEUM
9) BATU CAVES
10) ISTANA BUDAYA
6. K.L Tower is a 421m high telecommunications
and broadcasting tower. It‘s taller than the Petronas
Twin Towers, because it is built on a hill. We can
have a bird’s eye view as soon as we reach to the
top of the K.L Tower. The K.L Tower ranks fourth
amongst the tallest telecommunications towers in
the world. It's was constructed over a period of four
years and completed in May 1996. It’s designed to
withstand wind pressures of up to 90mph. The K.L
Tower is 421 meters high and 94 meters above sea
level. Tourist also can go to the hill near the K.L
tower to see various kind of flora and fauna that still
exist.
8. The Petronas Twin Towers use to be the
tallest buildings in the world. This tower were
constructed with 88 floors. It’s was designed
by Argentine-American architect Cesar Pelli,
and the Petronas Twin Towers were
completed in 1998. The 120-meter foundations
were built by Bachy Soletanche. The 88-floor
towers are constructed with a steel and glass
facade designed. However, it’s was
constructed with a cheaper design because
the less of steel and expensive cost on
importing steel.
9. Sky bridge
Sky bridge is located between the two
towers on 41st and 42nd floors. It is the
highest 2-story bridge in the world. The
bridge is 170 meter above the ground and
58 meter long. The sky bridge is open to all
visitors, but it’s just limited to 1700 people per
day.
11. The Merdeka Square is situated in the centre of
the city. It is the place where the Malayan Flag was
hoisted on August 31,1957 signifying the
independence of the country from the British rule. In
the center of it, there’s a field called Padang. The
most historical and attractive building at the
Merdeka Square is, the Sultan Abdul Samad
Building which are situated near the Padang field.
It’s was constructed in 1897 and designed by a
British architect, A.C. Norman. The appearance of
the building show the background cultural of
Malaysia. One of the attraction there was the 41m
clock tower which was situated on the Sultan Abdul
Samad building in the Merdeka Square.
13. The National Mosque is Malaysia's
principal mosque and one of the most
attractive buildings in the city. The
National Mosque, which took three years
to construct, was opened on Aug 27, 1965
and it’s 73 meter high. It’s also was one of
the most beautiful mosque in the world. It
was uniquely design, and the most striking
feature of it is the multi-fold umbrella-like
roof. Anyone that enter the mosque must
obey the rules such as dressed well and
remove their shoes.
15. Zoo Negara Malaysia is managed by the Malaysian
Zoological Society. This National Zoo was officially
opened by the country's first prime minister, Tunku Abdul
Rahman on 14 November, 1963. At the time, entrance
rate was 50 cents for adults and 20 cents for children.
Zoo Negara is now 46 years old and has matured into a
well-known zoo all around the world. There Over 5137
animals from 459 species of mammals, birds, reptiles
and fish in the national zoo. The national zoo covers 110
acres of land and was located 5 km from the city of
Kuala Lumpur. Among the attractions at the zoo include
Aquarium Negara opened in 1972 and in 1984 renamed
Aquarium Tunku Abdul Rahman, Bird house, Reptile
House, Ape Centre, Savannah Walk, and Mammal
Kingdom.
17. Petaling Street is the center of Chinatown. People
called this place as the place that never sleeps.
Adventurous visitors should not miss a walk on this Street.
It is a great place for locals to get some goods in cheap
price. If you're looking for cheap clothes, fabrics, souvenirs,
electronic items, watches, DVDs, CDs and more, then
Petaling Street is the place for you. Petaling Street all sorts
of goods like wallets, handbags, t-shirts, watches, shoes
and many other things. Bargaining here is an absolute
must. Bargain hard! Chinatown is also known for its
jewellery shops with their fascinating variety of fine
jewellery items. You also can have a look out for Chinese
pharmacies, that sell ginseng and all sort of traditional
medicines. Although the price of goods here is cheap, the
quality of it is still fine.
19. The National Monument or Tugu Negara was
built to recognise and honour to our nation fighter
that had sacrifice their life for our independence
from the colonist. The National Monument is located
within the tranquil Lake Gardens, near by to the
Parliament House in Kuala Lumpur. It is occupying
an area of 48,562 sq m and stands at 15.54m high.
The national monument is made up of seven bronze
human figures. It’s shows courage, leadership,
sacrifice, strength, suffering, unity and vigilance. It
was designed American designer, Felix de Weldon
and was built at a cost of RM600,000. It’s took over
five years to construct and finish at the year of 1966.
21. The National Museum is located outside
Perdana Lake Garden. It’s built in the style of
Minangkabau. Construction began in 1959 and
was complete on 1963. National Museum was
officially opened on 31 August 1963. It provides
an interesting introduction to the history and
culture of Malaysia. National Museum is a three
storied structure of 109.7 meters long and 15.1
meters wide. The display showing traditional
cultural events like weddings, festivals and
beautiful costumes, rich variety of weapons,
musical instruments, arts and crafts, precious
ceramics, and flora & fauna.
23. Batu Caves is a limestone hill, located in Gombak
district. The cave is one of the most popular Hindu
shrines outside India, dedicated to Lord Murugan. It is
the location for Hindu festival of Thaipusam in Malaysia
which attracts over 1.5 million peoples every year,
making it one of the largest annual gatherings anywhere
in the world. The limestone forming Batu Caves is said to
be around 400 million years old. Batu Caves was
promoted as a place for pray by K.Thamboosamy Pillai,
an Indian trader. Since 1892, the Thaipusam festival in
the Tamil month of Thai(which falls in late January/early
February) has been celebrated here. Wooden steps up
to the Temple Cave were built in 1920 and now it had
been replaced by 272 concrete steps.
25. The Istana Budaya or The Palace of Culture,
founded in September 1999. It is Malaysia's main venue
for all types of theatre including musical theater,
operetta, classical concert and opera from local and
international performances. It is located next to the
National Art Gallery in Jalan Tun Razak. Istana Budaya
is aimed to raise the standard of the performing arts.
Until today, although not often, the Istana Budaya has
staged notable productions of such operas as The Merry
Widow, Tosca, La Boheme, Turandot, Carmen and
many more. Among the most successful local
productions staged here was Puteri Gunung Ledang-The
Musical, which opened to full house on almost all nights.
26. BOARD OF DIRECTOR
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27. We would like to thank our teacher Pn.
Ayusrukiza for her guidance. Other than
that, we also would like to thank our
parents that help us in our financial
problem. We also would not forget our
friends that had gave us as much support
as we need. Lastly, we also wanted to
thank our principal to give us a chance to
participate in this project.