SCRAPBOOK CREATED BY THE STUDENTS FROM SMK SULTANAH HAJJAH KALSOM

Students in the process of making the scrapbook.

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The final look of the scrapbook

Merdeka Square

Hi friends, it's me Syafika again. This time my friends and I have written an articl on Merdeka Square....Hope you will enjoy reading it.

The Merdeka Square

The Merdeka Square called Independence Square or “Dataran Merdeka” is situated in the centre of the city of  Kulala Lumpur. It's close to the Gombak river, the Masjid Jamek, Central Market and China Town. It's the core of Kuala Lumpur's history. Here you find buildings like the Sultan Abdul Samad Building, the Royal Selangor Club, and the National History museum. The Sultan Abdul Samad Building  is located in front of the Dataran Merdeka and the Royal Selangor Club, by Jalan Raja in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The structure takes its name from Sultan Abdul Samad, the reigning sultan of Selangor at the time when construction began.

Furthermore, the Sultan Ahmad Building is the most beautiful construction had been build at Dataran Merdeka . It was constructed in 1897 and designed by a British architect, A.C. Norman, who worked for the Public Works Department at that time. He took into consideration some of the features of buildings in several Islamic countries. The predominantly Moorish appearance of the building suitably reflects the cultural background of Malaysia.The unique Moorish-style building has a 41m clock tower, dubbed 'Big Ben'.The Sultan Abdul Samad Building was originally known as "The New Government Offices". It was to be the largest building of its day, constructed entirely of brick and what appears to be cream stone is actually plaster covered brick.

The building became the centre of British administration in Selangor. The ground floor initially housed the Public Works Department, District Offices, Mines Department, Lands, Audit, and Treasury, with each office having its own vault. The Post Office and the Sanitary Board were also located here. On the first floor were the offices of the Secretariat, a State Council Room, a Sanitary Board Hall, rooms for the Resident and other officials and Chinese Secretariat.When Selangor transferred its administrative offices to Shah Alam in 1974, the building was extensively renovated to house the nation's judiciary. This grand building has been left vacant recently when the "courts" move to Putrajaya, the new administrative centre of Malaysia.

                    In front of the building is the Dataran Merdeka . It was here, the Union Jack flag was lowered and the Malayan flag hoisted for the first time at midnight on 31 August 1957. When the British flag was finally lowered in Kuala Lumpur's Merdeka Square, Tunku Abdul Rahman became the first prime minister of Malaya. This is where Malaysians celebrate Independence Day every year. 

Humayun's Tomb

Hi friends
I am Risabh from India. Thanks for giving us informative essay. I would like to share about
 Humayun's Tomb located in Delhi which I've visited recently

Humayun died in 1556, and his widow Hamida Banu Begam, also known as Haji Begam, commenced the construction of his tomb in 1569, fourteen years after his death. It is the first distinct example of proper Mughal style, which was inspired by Persian architecture. It is well known that Humayun picked up the principles of Persian architecture during his exile, and he himself is likely to have planned the tomb, although there is no record to that effect. The tomb was constructed at a cost of 15 lakh rupees (1.5 million).
Mirak Mirza Ghiyath, a Persian, was the architect employed by Haji Begam for this tomb.
The tomb proper stands in the centre of a square garden, divided into four main parterres by causeways (charbagh), in the centre of which ran shallow water-channels. The high rubble built enclosure is entered through two lofty double-storeyed gateways on the west and south. A baradari (pavilion) occupies the centre of the eastern wall and a hammam (bath chamber) in the centre of northern wall.
The square red sandstone double-storeyed structure of the mausoleum with chamfered corners rises from a 7-m. high square terrace, raised over a series of cells, which are accessible through, arches on each side. The grave proper in the centre of this cell-complex is reached by a passage on the south. The octagonal central chamber contains the cenotaph, and the diagonal sides lead to corner-chambers which house the graves of other members of the royal family. Externally each side of the tomb, its elevations decorated by marble borders and panels, is dominated by three arched alcoves, the central one being the highest. Over the roof pillared kiosks are disposed around the high emphatic double dome in the centre. The central octagonal chamber contains the cenotaph, encompassed by octagonal chambers at the diagonals and arched lobbies on the sides. Their openings are closed with perforated screens. Each side is dominated by three arches, the central one being the highest. This plan is repeated on the second storey too. The roof surmounted by a double dome (42.5m) of marble has pillared kiosks (chhatris) placed around it.

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The Leaning Tower of Teluk Intan

Hi friends, this is an essay by my student Nor Syafika bt Badrul Hisham on one of the famous historical spots in Malaysia. Hope you will enjoy reading the essay.

The Leaning Tower of Teluk Intan

The Leaning Tower of Teluk Intan (TILT) is the one of the heritage building in Malaysia. this building was built under the guidance of contractor Leong Cheon Chong in the late 19^th century which is in 1885. This tower was built by the Chinese contractor. The heritage building of Teluk Intan is located in the centre of a square surrounded by Jalan Pasar,  Jalan Selat, Jalan Bandar and Jalan Ah Cheong. Jalan means "Road".

This leaning tower is a one of well-known heritage because it is similar to the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy. It is 25.5 metres tall with each storey is 5 metres high and there are a total of 110 steps from he ground floor to the top of the tower. From the outside of the building looks like an eight storeys building, though inside it is actually divided into three storeys.

Actually, the purpose for building tower also known as the clock tower, was to store water tank for the locals during the drought season in case of fire. But then it became citadel for the Japanese when Tanah Melayu (Malaysia) have colonized on that time. That is why the second floor of the tower was use by the scouts in 1940. After the colonial period ended, the Leaning Tower of Teluk Intan have known as one of the heritage building in Malaysia.

This heritage tower leans because of the soft ground on which is was built, as well as the weight of the water in the water tank. Now lets talk about the tank. The water tank is 5 metres high and 18.36 cubic metres deep. The foundations is 13 metres in diameter and tapers to a diameter of 8.2 metres at the top of the tower.

In a nutshell, I hope you will visit this Leaning Tower of Teluk Intan because this is one of the famous historical heritage in Malaysia. If you want to gain more information about this leaning tower, you can search from the internet . We also hope that our writing can attract your attention to search more about this historical heritage. We have more interesting historical places to be treasure here . So hoping that you all excited reading this !