Merdeka Tunku Abdul Rahman Silhouette
The spire that tops the building is meant to look like tunku abdul rahman s hand during the chant.
Merdeka tunku abdul rahman silhouette. It all started in 1957 when the young woman attended an umno rally in melaka where tunku abdul rahman who later was to become malaya s first prime minister gave an impassioned speech. From 1955 onwards the government of chief minister tunku abdul rahman had to resolve a multitude of problems which in hindsight now appear given the constricted timeframe and limited resources near impossible. Silhouette of the merdeka pnb118 is inspired by the image of tunku abdul rahman on merdeka day. The tall spire located at the top of the tower symbolizes tunku s arm.
Source 1 source 2 source 3 the tower will have 118 floors most of which will be used for office premises. 31 1957 malaya s first prime minister tunku abdul rahman shouted merdeka seven times as a rallying cry at the merdeka stadium in kuala lumpur. Rekaannya pula adalah berdasarkan silhouette imej tunku abdul rahman tar sewaktu beliau mengangkat tangan melaungkan merdeka pada 31 ogos 1957. The design of the tower is based on the silhouette of tunku abdul rahman raising his hand while chanting merdeka on 31st august 1957 which we can all agree as malaysians was an iconic moment.
Pnb merdeka ventures added that the building s silhouette was inspired by the image of malaysia s first prime minister tunku abdul rahman declaring the independence of malaysia in 1957. Skyscrapersmy twitter the entire complex is being built in three phases. Speaking of its design skyscrapersmy explains that the merdeka pnb118 s unique silhouette was actually inspired by the image of tunku abdul rahman when he raised his arm up to shout merdeka on 31 august 1957. The shape of the tower resembles the silhouette of tunku abdul rahman when he raised his right hand and chanted the word merdeka 7 times on 31 august 1957.
Privatisation involving multi million ringgit contracts awarded to private firms was unknown then. The building s silhouette reportedly resembles that of tunku abdul rahman s stance during malaysia s proclamation of independence. The first phase of development is the completion of the 118 floors of the building. The second phase will consist of a mall and park.
He tearfully told the crowd that the merdeka delegation to london was in jeopardy due to a dire lack of funds.