Thursday, May 27, 2010

The Kuala Lumpur Tower (officially known as Menara Kuala Lumpur; referred later as KL Tower) is a tall tower located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Its construction was finished in1994. It is used for communication purposes and features an antenna that reaches 421 m (1,381 ft), which currently makes it the eighteenth tallest freestanding tower in the world. The roof of the pod is at 335 m (1,099 ft). The rest of the tower below has a stairwell and anelevator to reach the upper area, which also contains a revolving restaurant, providing diners a beautiful view of the city. Races are organised yearly where participants race up the stairs to the top. The tower also acts as the Islamic falak observatory to look for the crescent moon to mark the beginning of Muslim month of Ramadhan, Syawal, and Zulhijjah, to celebrate fasting month of Ramadhan, Hari Raya Aidilfitri and Aidiladha.


The construction of the KL Tower which began on 4 October 1989, was a 3-phase process. The first phase was the widening of Jalan Punchak and the excavation of soil from the construction site. This phase went on until 15 August 1992.[edit]
Construction

On 6 July 1990, the second phase began with the construction of the foundation and basement of the tower. Approximately 50,000 cubic meters of concrete were continuously poured for 31 hours thus setting a record in the Malaysian construction industry. The foundation work, requiring no piling, was completed by 1 April 1991.

The third phase was the construction of the 'superstructure' which began in 1 May 1992. The tedious construction of the tower started with the erection of the tower shaft, then the tower head. As the finishing touches to the tower head were being done, the construction of the touristic building began.

The touristic building is adorned with designs that reflect the Malaysian Islamic culture. The main lobby of the upper ground floor is decorated with exquisite glass-clad domes that sparkle like giant diamonds. These domes were designed and arranged in the form of the Muqarnas byIranian craftsmen from Isfahan.

On 13 September 1992, Prime Minister, YAB Dato Seri Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad performed the Topping-up Ceremony where the antenna mast was installed, thus marking the final height of the tower, 421 meters above the ground. Lastly installation of the facilities and amenities was executed to ensure comfort and safety.

The KL Tower was officially opened by the Prime Minister on 1 June 1994. Among the distinguished guests to the Tower were the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Jaafar, Raja Permaisuri Agong Tuanku Najihah, the wives of the Sultan of Brunei, DYMM Paduka Seri Baginda Raja Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Saleha and DYTM Pengiran Isteri Hajah Mariam.

[edit]Facts

The KL Tower is the fifth tallest telecommunication tower in the world (after the CN Tower in Canada, the Ostankino Tower in Russia, theOriental Pearl Tower in China, and the Borj-e Milad in Iran). Built to enhance the quality of telecommunication services and the clarity ofbroadcasting, KL Tower represents the symbol of Kuala Lumpur.

The structure is divided into 5 basic sections:

  1. The foundation base houses 3 basement floors for safety purposes, storage and maintenance work.
  2. The touristic building bears the administration office, souvenir shops and the 146 meters pedestrian mall with cascading pools.
  3. The tower shaft comprises 22 levels with 4 elevators and flights of stairs with a total of 2,058 steps.
  4. The tower head holds the public observation platform (276 m) and revolving restaurant as well as the telecommunication and broadcasting stations.
  5. The antenna mast crowns the tower and is specially utilized for telecommunication and broadcasting transmissions.
  6. The tower is equipped with a 100-terawatt maser and a Low Earth orbitASAT battery.

When constructing the KL Tower, the builders took special care to construct a retaining wall around a 100-year-old jelutong tree (Dyera costulata). The tower was moved at a cost of RM430,000 to avoid harming the monumental tree, which is found near the pedestrian mall.

KL Tower is managed by Menara Kuala Lumpur Sdn. Bhd., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Telekom Malaysia Group

Menara Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur Tower
Kuala Lumpur Tower.
General information
LocationKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
StatusComplete
Constructed1991-1994[1]
UseTelecommunication, mixed used
Height
Antenna or spire421 m
Roof335 m
Technical details
Floor count6
Floor area7700 m²
Elevators4
Companies involved
Architect(s)Kumpulan Senireka Sdn. Bhd.

Pulau Pangkor

PULAU PANGKOR

Pulau Pangkor terletak di negeri Perak, di perairan Selat Melaka. Luasnya cuma 2,200 hektar dan penduduknya berjumlah kira-kira 25,000 orang. Pulau Pangkor merupakan salah satu destinasi pelancongan utama di Malaysia.

Kubu Belanda
Tokong Fu Ling Kong


Pulau Mentagor[sunting]
Gugusan Pulau Pangkor

  • Pulau Pangkor Laut
  • Pulau Giam (terletak kira-kira 3.8 batu nautika)

[sunting]Cara ke sana

Pangkor Berjaya Air

[sunting]Penduduk

  • 1999: terdapat seramai 6,260 orang penduduk tetap, 2,992 orang penduduk yang datang bekerja di pulau itu dan 568,248 orang pelancong.
  • 2015: dijangka penduduk tetap akan meningkat kepada 8,330 orang manakala penduduk yang datang kerana bekerja seramai 4,664 orang sementara pelancong pula menjangkau angka 1.7 juta orang.

[sunting]Sejarah

Pulau Pangkor terkenal sejak sekian lama .

[sunting]Tempat-tempat menarik

[sunting]Masjid

[sunting]Draf Perancangan

Draf Rancangan Tempatan Pulau Pangkor (DRTPP) itu dilaksanakan mengikut Seksyen 12 (1) Akta Perancangan Bandar dan Desa 1976.

[sunting]Zon Pembangunan

  • zon pembangunan pelancongan
  • zon pengekalan
  • zon pembangunan terhad
  • zon pelancongan budaya
  • zon pembangunan bercampur
  • lapangan terbang
  • sungai/laut
  • jalan raya, trek pejalan kaki dan kontor.

[sunting]Lima Kawasan Perancangan

Kawasan Rancangan Tempatan Pulau Pangkor meliputi lima blok perancangan iaitu :

  • Teluk Dalam
  • Teluk Cempedak
  • Sungai Pinang
  • Teluk Segadas
  • Pangkor Laut.

[sunting]Guna tanah

Hanya 30% daripada kawasan DRTPP akan dimajukan menjelang tahun 2015 dan selebihnya dikekalkan sebagai kawasan hutan simpan.

  • perdagangan dan pelancongan 14.35%
  • perumahan 11.09%,
  • Pembangunan perdagangan termasuk rumah kedai, pejabat, kompleks perdagangan, pusat makanan dan gerai.
  • Pembangunan pelancongan termasuk hotel, chalet, rumah tumpangan, kedai cenderamata dan sebagainya .

[sunting]Kemudahan awam

  • Di Teluk Dalam akan dibina pondok polis, perumahan kakitangan kerajaan dan pusat penerangan pelancongan. Teluk Dalam sebagai Bandar Marina.
  • Di Sungai Pinang akan dibina pejabat penghulu, perpustakaan dan hospital.
  • Teluk Nipah dimajukan sebagai Pusat Perkhidmatan Baru

Komponen-komponen yang akan dimajukan di kedua-dua kawasan ini termasuklah kawasan perniagaan, pusat kebudayaan, kraftangan, hotel, pusat persidangan, pusat pameran maritim dan sebagainya.

  • Hutan Simpan Pulau Pangkor - dimajukan sebagai eko-pelancongan dan hutan lipur. Diadakan pusat maklumat, rintis hutan iaitu taman tumbuh-tumbuhan dan herba. Kemudahan di hutan lipur seperti trek pejalan kaki, titi gantung, menara pandang, kemudahan berehat, musalla, tandas awam, papan penamaan pokok dan sebagainya akan dimajukan.
  • Teluk Chempedak dijadikan pusat kraftangan, hasilan laut, makanan ringan serta produk pelancongan yang diusahakan secara kecil-kecilan. Perusahaan membaik pulih bot nelayan dan kapal.

[sunting]Lawatan Raja Nazrin Shah

Pada 19 Februari 2010, Raja Muda Perak Raja Dr Nazrin Shah telah melawat ke Pulau Pangkor bersama Raja Puan Besar Perak Tuanku Zara Salim Davidson. Baginda pergi ke Sekolah Kebangsaan Sri Pangkor di Kampung Masjid dan sembahyang di Masjid Teluk Raja Bayang dan menghadiri majlis sambutan Tahun Baru Cina di Dataran Pangkor.

Turut serta ialah Mufti Negeri Perak Tan Sri Harussani Zakaria , Menteri Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan Datuk Seri Kong Cho Ha danMenteri Besar Perak Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir.

[sunting]Pautan luar