Dataran Merdeka (Independent Square)

Dataran Merdeka

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The Dataran Merdeka field or padang had long belonged to the Royal Selangor Club. Dataran Merdeka was taken back by the Kuala Lumpur City Hall in 1987 to be used specifically for events organised by City Hall. The club's lost of the field was compensated with a piece of land in Bukit Kiara, which is currently the Royal Selangor Club Bukit Kiara Annexe.

Dataran Merdeka is located near Sultan Hishamudin, near Lebuh Pasar Besar, 100 metre away from Jalan Kinabalu 200 metre away from Ramp To Jalan Kinabalu. Dataran Merdeka is geographically located at latitude (3.148 degrees) 3° 8' 52" North of the Equator and longitude (101.6937 degrees) 101° 41' 37" East of the Prime Meridian on the Map of Kuala Lumpur.

National Historical Muzium 0.1km, Market Square 0.3km, Shophouses along Jalan Hang Kasturi 0.4km, Butterfly Park 0.6km, Civil Service Museum 0.8km, Islamic Arts Museum 0.8km, Bird Park 0.8km, Tunku Abdul Rahman Memorial 0.9km, are places of interest (attraction) located near Dataran Merdeka.

Small City Park 0.3km, Padang Merbuk 0.7km, KL Lake Gardens 0.8km, ASEAN Sculpture Garden 1km, Park Tasik Perdana 1.1km, Park Castle Playground 1.2km, Playground Tasik Perdana 1.3km, are parks, playgrounds, open fields or commons located near Dataran Merdeka.

Every saturday night the Authority have to close the road from 6pm to 6am due to event that was held and hinder the usage of the street as a racing track or most commonly known as MEREMPIT..