Monuments, Testimony & Memory

''Tugu Negara"the national monument which is a great bronze sculpture erected to commemorate the soldiers who gave up their lives in the triumph during World War II and the Emergency (1948-60).The seven men from the Malaysian Armed Forces holding the national flag, each symbolising one of seven qualities: leadership, unity, strength, vigilance, suffering, courage and sacrifice.It is one of the largest freestanding sculptures in the world. In honour of the nation's heroes.
Beside the National Monument are the ASEAN Gardens.Waterscape and landscape combined harmoniously in this garden located just below the National Monument. It looks like one of the favourite spot of Malaysian to get away from the busy centre.Althought the monument is not a architecture but it is a combination of art and history,shows the malaysian patriotism in easy and simple way.(http://www.cuti.com.my/Sub/Kl/guide_kuala_lumpur_natnat...)

The jewish Museum,Germany.The building covers 2 german jewish hisrory and its is a combination of old and new,it consist 2 building.The new part of building is designed by architect Daniel Libeskind. For me,it is a decon and modern style building,no matter the shape and form,it is very intresting.For the facade of the building,it brings a strong feel to people due to the material they used and those line on the facade make the building feel mysterious because of the narrow opening of the buiding(the lines on the facade represent as the opening),make people feel like go inside and explore the whole building. The interior of the building is very depth inside guides by the natural light,the light was imported to the interior through the narow opening,there is also some daylight import from the roof top. just like Tadao Ando style,the way hows he import day light into the building. The architect done a great job on the building because when people see through the building it reminds people alot of things,i mean the history.
It is hard to find those thing in Malaysia.Malaysia building are lack of art and abstract concept.We have great architect as well but why we dunt try to do it,just apply some on the culture and historical side,make it a masterpiece.Lets mix the art with the cities. Malayisa Architecture building are too limited ady,i can say that most of the building basic form is square.I thk it is limited by the UBBL rules and some old thinking mayb,i thk that the different with other country.Just take the jewish meuseum as example,a zic-zac shape of building is just sit on the city.Do u think that Malaysia goverment will approved that?

Lets talks about our national meuseum.It is easy to see what different between the two meuseum rite.There is no any artistic design can be found at our national meuseum.The facade is nothing special and there is alot of local building using almost the same facade,0.0''...i does't means that no good but there is still some place can have a little bit changing rite?
Muzium Negara is a palatial structure built in the style of Rumah Gadang, an aspect of Minangkabau architecture. Its facade comprises elements of traditional Malay and modern features. ya,i thk thats the good way to telling people about the history, culture and traditions of malaysia But it is just direct translating from the building.how bout adding some artistic elements?Make it different with those local building.From here we can see that Malaysia(i mean at architecture thinking)is still a conservative country.Is time to tell them to try the new things ady.

But, when u talk about the musuems, monuments, statues. I think malaysia did a good job by how we presenting our heros and the way we pass through the culture and history to our next generation.