Kuala Lumpur Cenotaph

Cenotaph, Kuala Lumpur (26 September, 2004)


The Kuala Lumpur Cenotaph is a memorial to those who perished in World War I and II. Presently it is sited near the Tugu Negara, in Perdana Botanical Gardens. The Cenotaph is one of many built by the British and placed in various towns in then Malaya.

The Cenotaph of Kuala Lumpur was originally erected at Cenotaph Road (now called Jalan Tugu), near the old Kuala Lumpur Railway Station after World War I. It was moved to its present location in 1963 when the Tugu Negara was completed.

Admission to view the Cenotaph as well as to the Tugu Negara is free.

Approaching the Cenotaph (18 July, 2009)


Close-up of the Cenotaph (18 July, 2009)


Cenotaph, Kuala Lumpur (26 September, 2004)


The Cenotaph stands on a tiered pedestal surrounded by water. (26 September, 2004)


Name of those who died in the war, on the Cenotaph of Kuala Lumpur (26 September, 2004)


Another view of the inscription on the Cenotaph (26 September, 2004)

Kuala Lumpur Cenotaph on Google Street View

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The Kuala Lumpur Cenotaph is on the Map of British Cenotaphs

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