This document provides information about two city parks: Merdeka Square in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and the 9/11 Memorial Park in New York City. Merdeka Square is a historic landmark where Malaysia celebrates independence day annually in an open field located in the center of the city. The 9/11 Memorial Park was constructed on the site of the former World Trade Center towers to pay tribute to the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and consists of reflecting pools built over the footprints of the twin towers. Both parks provide open spaces for public events and activities to commemorate their historical significance within the city.

1. GROUP:SILENCE
BY: ZOE, KAI, JENNY, DANIEL AND HAU
TUTOR:MISS IFFA

2. WHAT IS A CITY(LOCAL)PARK?
A local park
is a small
medium site
located in a
city
It can be
categorised
as a city or
town park
This park is
accessible
anywhere in
the city
They don’t
provide a
extreme-
type of
activities
It fits for a
population of
12,000 to
50,000 people

3. CITY PARKS
MERDEKA SQUARE,KUALA
LUMPUR
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.
• Merdeka Square (Dataran
Merdeka) is a city park which acts
as one of the historic landmarks of
Malaysia.
• Merdeka means independence.

4. LOCATION & SITE 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
MERDEKA SQUARE

5. 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
LOCATION & SITE CONTEXT

6. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
• 1971 to 1973: World Trade Centre, was the
tallest building in the world.
• 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.
• 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 11st,September , 2011.
• 1880’s: Selangor Club Padang was founded.
• 1897: The most beautiful and Magnificent
building, Sultan Abdul Samad was built.
• 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.
911 MEMORIALMERDEKA SQUARE

7. 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.
• 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 the city.
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

8. ACTIVITIES
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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