3. What is Metropolitan Park?
- What is Metropolitan Park?
-Provide adequate facilities to cater large number of
visitor
-Must be accessible and feasible
-Located at the heart of a city
5. History
● Created in 1998
● Designed by Cesar Pelli
● world’s deepest foundation of 120 meters
● build on site of Kuala Lumpur’s race track
6. Loc
ati
o
n
It’s here !
Address
Lot No. 241, Level 2, Suria KLCC,
Kuala Lumpur City Centre
50088 Kuala Lumpur
7. Site Context
Place Distance from the
park (walking)
Suria KLCC 1.6km
Aquaria KLCC 600 m
Mandarin Oriental
Hotel
900 m
Petronas Towers
1.2km
Skybridge
1.3km
Petrosains 1.5km
KLCC
Park
Petronas
Tower
Skybridge Petrosains
Mandarin
Oriental
Aquaria
KLCC
Suria
KLCC
8. How To Get There?
TRAIN
★ There is a Light Rail
station in the
basement of the
Petronas Twins
Towers complex.
( KLCC station on the
Putra LRT Line )
TAXI
★ Only takes RM12 from KL sentral
to reach KLCC park .
9. 50 acre
tropical
landscape
In the heart
of Kuala
lumpur
city
1,900
indigenous
trees and
palms
10,000sqm man
made lake (Lake
Symphony) with a
43m bridge that
cuts across.
Murals and
sculptures
surround the
park
Daily water
shows that
perform at
noon and
evenings
10. Facility children
playground
patterned footpath
and jogging track
Lake Symphony
water fountain
Water Park
Benches & Gazebo
around the park
11. Enjoy ……
at KLCC Park !
Swimming &
playing
water in the
water park
Playing in
the children
play ground
Watching
water
fountain
show
Jogging
13. History ● The Ancient Manor of the
Hyde was part of the lands
of Westminster Abbey
seized by Henry VIII at the
dissolution of the
Monasteries in 1536.
● Henry used it for hunting
but James I opened it to the
public in early 17th
century.
● The Serpentine artificial
lake was created in 1730,
when the Westbourne
River was dammed.
● A lido was build in 1930
17. ~ Places near London Hyde Park ~
Kensington
Garden
Marble
Arch Royal Academy
of Arts
Victoria & Albert
Museum
Arabic
Centre
Natural History
Museum
Green
Park
18. hyde park?
● Tube:
● from the following London Underground stations :
Marble Arch (Central Line)
Hyde Park Corner (Piccadilly line)
Green Park (Victoria, Jubilee and Piccadilly line)
South Kensington (Victoria, District & Circle lines and National Rail)
Knightsbridge (Piccadilly line)
19.
20. North
BUS
East
South
West
C2, 6, 7, 10, 16, 19, 23,
36, 52, 73, 82, 98, 113,
274, 390, 414
23, 30, 38
2, 36, 137, 148, 159, 436
9, 10, 14, 19, 22, 52,
74, 94, 148, 414
21. Example:
● 7 July Memorial
● Diana, Princess of
Wales memorial
About
London
Hyde Park
Created in
1536 by King
Henry VIII
for hunting
deer
Open
Hours:
5.00a.m.
to 12a.m.
● 142 hectares
(350 acres)
● over 4000 trees in
meadow and
ornamental flower
gardens
Fascinating
buildings
and
monuments
Held a lots of
important event
Example:
● Concert
● Winter wonderland
Fun Fair
● Triathlon at 2012
Summer Olympic
22. Facility & Attraction
Senior Playground
The Hyde Park Senior
Playground includes six pieces
of exercise equipment to help
users improve core strength,
flexibility and balance.
Boat House
Rowing and pedal boats are available
to hire on the Serpentine in Hyde
Park. You can also take a ride on the
UK's first Solarshuttle, powered
only by the sun.
7 July Memorial
A permanent memorial to
honour the victims of the 7
July 2005 London Bombings
Diana Memorial Fountain
A unique Memorial to Diana, Princess of
Wales, opened by Her Majesty The
Queen on 6th July 2004 and was built
with the best materials, talent and
technology.
23. Liberty Drive
A free mobility
service for people
who find it difficult
to get around all of
Hyde Park and
Kensington Gardens.
Serpentine
Lido
Daily public swimming
in The Serpentine
from June -
September.
Serpentine Swimming
Club swims every day,
including the famous
race on Christmas
day.
Rose Garden
Situated in the
southeast corner of
park
with Huntress
fountain & The boy
and the dolphin
fountain
Speaker’s Corner
A traditional site for
public speeches and
debates since the mid
1800's when protests and
demonstrations took
place.
24. Rose
Garden
Diana Princess
of Wales’
Memorial Park
Senior
Playground
Tennis
Centre
Speakers’
Corner
Buckhill
Playground
Boat
House
Serpentine
Bar & Kitchen
7 July
Memorial
Liberty
Drives
Serpentine
Lido
27. klcc Metropolitan Park Comparison London Hyde Park
50 acres Area 350 acres
Built from (1980) History Built from (1536)
Surrounded by concrete jungle Site Context At the heart of the city
Basic Facility Varied
Passive
(Jogging,watching water show &etc. )
Activities that people
do in the park
Active
(swimming, sporting, boating & etc. )
