National Monument (Malaysia)

Tugu Negara
Malaysia
For Malaysian military sacrifices during the struggle for freedom.
Unveiled	1966
Location	3°8′55.9″N 101°41′1.8″E / 3.148861°N 101.683833°E / 3.148861; 101.683833 near  Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory
Designed by	Felix de Weldon

The Tugu Negara is a national monument that commemorates those who died in Malaysia's struggle for freedom, principally against the Japanese occupation during World War II and the Malayan Emergency, which lasted from 1948 until 1960. It is located in the Federal capital, Kuala Lumpur. The Malaysian Houses of Parliament is situated near the monument.

It is the world's tallest bronze freestanding sculpture grouping.^[1] Until 2010, on 31 July on Warriors' Day, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the Prime Minister, and the heads of the Malaysian Armed Forces and the Royal Malaysia Police pay their respects to the fallen heroes by laying garlands at the monument. Warriors' Day is now commemorated on Merdeka Square, after ultra-conservative religious bureaucrats declared the sculpture to be idolatrous.