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Here’s How The KL Tower Is A Symbol Of Malaysian Support

Here’s How The KL Tower Is A Symbol Of Malaysian Support

Our iconic tower is more than just a telecommunications tower.

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The seventh tallest telecommunication tower in the world does more than just act as an antenna for broadcast transmissions, it also provides gorgeous views from 276 meters high and has a revolving restaurant with food that will make you make you spin.   

Aside from its practical function and appeal to tourists, the Kuala Lumpur Tower (Menara KL) is also a symbol of harmony using its façade to light up the whole tower with colours of solidarity. 

Today (12 June), from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm, the KL Tower will light up with the colours of Russia’s national flag to commemorate Russia Day. The Embassy of the Russian Federation in Malaysia in a statement said that seeing the tower embellished in white, blue, and red lights will be a wonderful gift for the entire Russian-speaking community in Malaysia and the simple action is a reminder to them that they are surrounded by a hospitable and supporting Malaysian community. 

Russia Day is a date in the modern history of their country which symbolises its historic, democratic and economic transformations. It is also a time when Russian diplomatic missions abroad would usually hold official receptions and gatherings to commemorate the adoption of the Declaration of State Sovereignty of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR) on June 12, 1990.

Other times the KL Tower has gone above and beyond

Just last month on Europe Day (9 May), our iconic tower lit up in the European Union (EU) colour of blue with the yellow circle of stars – the EU’s symbol of unity, solidarity and peace. Not only was it to celebrate the longstanding partnership between EU and Malaysia but in pandemic times, our link has been even stronger with EU exports of Covid-19 vaccines to Malaysia and Malaysia’s exports of personal protective equipment (PPE) to the EU.

On 18 May, KL Tower donned the colours of the Palestine flag to show support for Palestinians.

The lighting of the KL Tower isn’t only in recognition of diplomatic relationships between nations.

On 8 May, our iconic tower celebrated women everywhere by lighting the tower purple for International Women’s Day 2021.

KL Tower has also brought to light issues we may have not even known about, like how it lit up to recognise World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day (NTD) – something that has been plaguing Malaysia for some time.

Read More: KL Tower To Be Lit Up As M’sia Joins Fight Against Neglected Tropical Diseases

What goes into the tower façade lighting?

According to Menara KL’s website, the lighting exercise involves lighting up the whole tower from the ground floor to the top of the antenna mast with LED lights. The lighting exercise enables them to save 60% of power consumption as compared to the conventional façade lighting. 

There are 80 LED lights for the tower shaft, 160 lights for the tower head and 12 LED lights for the antenna mast. These lights when lit can be seen as far as 10 km away while the lights at the tower head can even be seen from Genting Highland.

So next time you see the KL Tower lit in special colours, find out what the colours could represent. It’s a unique way to learn about the issues, relationships and celebrations in Malaysia. 


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