20.7.2013 10.30am - 1pm Merdeka Walk by Rakan KL (tbc) --- 1.30pm - 2.30pm KLSCAH 1st Floor, 1 Jalan Maharajelela Merdeka Heritage on Petaling Hill A Sharing by Architectural Historian Lai Chee Kien (English) 2.45pm - 3.30pm A discussion on how we as owners of these public spaces, can do, in effort of continuing and maintaining its Civic Nature. ---- Petaling Hill is located just east of the confluence of the Klang and Gombak Rivers where early Kuala Lumpur was founded. It is also the site of three stadiums that witnessed the series of historical events that led to Independence (Merdeka) and which served to galvanise local and national communities after World War II. These are the Chin Woo Stadium (1953), the Merdeka Stadium (1957) and the Stadium Negara (1962). Perched on top of the hill and over the last fifty over years, they have become prominent landmarks in the capital city and where countless social, cultural, institutional, recreational, and sporting events were convened. Besides these three stadiums, the Merdeka Park (1958, also Tunku Abdul Rahman Park) was located among the three stadiums to serve as a green lung and a recreational park to the city, and had been a public space since 1937. A Merdeka Clock, built to track the progress of the nation after Independence, was also located in the park until it was moved to the Lake Gardens. Collectively, the hilll with its park and stadiums had enhanced the civic and institutional nature of Petaling Hill, to the extent that it was considered the “acropolis” of Kuala Lumpur. An open invitation to ALL, organized by Rakan KL, PTMN, Reclaim Merdeka Park. (tbc) Please help spread the word!
Posted on: Fri, 12 Jul 2013 08:15:51 +0000
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