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Pesona Bangunan Bersejarah Di Dataran Merdeka Malaysia Foreign Case Study 2018 Sekolah Tinggi Pariwasata Ambarrukmo Yogyakarta Pesona Bangunan Bersejarah di Dataran Merdeka Malaysia Dinda Quratul Aini Putri 152269 Sekolah Tinggi Pariwasata Ambarrukmo Yogyakarta Abstract: Dataran Merdeka is one of the tourism in Malaysia who have history of heritage values. Dataran Merdeka is very popular among travelers and even a major destination to Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.Dataran Merdeka were the center of Kuala Lumpur government during the British occupation, no wonder many of the old buildings of the British heritage are still well preserved.Dataran Merdeka area will make tourists who visit laced with rows of old buildings and now this area is a must visit place while in Malaysia. Keywords : Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur; Dataran Merdeka; Heritage. 1. Pendahuluan Malaysia merupakan negara berkembang yang berada di wilayah Asia Tenggara. Ibukota Malaysia berada di Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia adalah sebuah negara Monarki Konstitusional federal di Asia yang terdiri dari tiga belas negara bagian dan tiga wilayah federal. Hal ini dibagi menjadi dua wilayah yaitu, 11 negara bagian dengan dua wilayah federal di Semenanjung Malaysia dan dua negara lain dengan satu wilayah federal di Malaysia Timur. Setiap negara dibagi menjadi beberapa distrik. Malaysia memiliki luas daratan sejumlah 329.847 Km2. Negara ini memiliki perbatasan daratan dengan Thailand yaitu di Malaysia Barat , serta perbatasan daratan dengan Indonesia dan Brunei di Malaysia Timur. Negara Malaysia ini juga memiliki perbatasan maritim dengan Vietnam dan Filipina. Selat Malaka , yang terletak di antara Sumatera dan Semenanjung Malaysia adalah salah satu jalan yang paling penting dalam perdagangan global di Malaysia hingga membawa 40 % dari perdagangan dunia [1]. Pariwisata sebagai salah satu sumber devisa yang sangat potensional di Indonesia sehingga sektor ini merupakan salah satu unggulan dalam membentuk kualitas perekonomian masyarakat Indonesia [2,3]. Namun karena kurangnya perhatian dalam perkembangan sektor potensial ini menjadikan pariwisata Indonesia masih mengalami kesulitan dalam pengembangan pariwisatanya. Salah satu yang kita ketahui bahwa di Asia Tenggara saja, kunjungan wisatawan Indonesia masih kecil di banding dengan Malaysia yang masih di atas Negara Indonesia. Malaysia dan Singapura sudah memiliki banyak dukungan dalam pariwisatanya sendiri namun masih kalah jika dibandingkan dengan Indonesia [4]. Oleh karena itu sangat dibutuhkan sekali pertimbangan penelitian, untuk mengetahui lebih dalam apa saja faktor faktor yang yang menjadi penghambat perkembanagan periwisata khususnya di Indonesia [5]. Program Foreign Case Study ini (FCS) atau study kasus khusus luar negeri adalah salah satu program kegiatan akademik khusus untuk program S1 yang dikemas di luar kelas sambil melakukan suatu observasi di lapangan dengan berorientasi luar negeri yang sangat menarik dan mendorong untuk lebih banyak berpikir dalam hal pembelajaran [6]. Program ini dapat bermanfaat dan dapat memberi gambaran dalam mahasiswa pariwisata untuk dapat memajukan pariwisata yang ada di Indonesia agar 1 kedepan lebih berkembang dan dapat lebih baik dari sebelummnya. Sehingga dapat timbul pemikiran yang luas untuk dapat menimbang sistem pariwisata Indonesia dan negara tujuan Foreign Case Study dan dapat memiliki pemikiran banyak dalam mengembangkan pariwisata kedepannya. Tujuan dan pengalaman untukk pariwisata maju yang ada diluar negeri kirannya mahasiswa dapat mengambil ilmu yang kuat untuk mengembangkan pariwisata yang positif. Penulis telah melaksanakn Foreign Case Study di tiga negara yaitu Malaysia, Singapura dan Thailand selama 6 hari mulai pada tanggal 03 Oktober s/d 9 Oktober 2016. Dan setelah penulis melihat keadaan pariwisatanya penulis telah mengambil keputusan untuk membuat jurnal ilmiah Foreign Case Study sebagai bahan Jurnal Ilmiah yaitu yang berada di Malaysia Kuala Lumpur yaitu Dataran Merdeka dengan judul Pesona Bangunan Bersejarah di Dataran Merdeka Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. Adapun tujuan dari penulisan ini agar penulis lebih mengetahui tentang bagaimana arsitektur dan sejarah yang ada di Dataran Merdeka Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.Penulis berhpenulisan jurnal ini bisa memberikan banyak ide dan masukan untuk mengelola destinasi, wisata sejarah dan atraksi wisata yang baik di Indonesia untuk kedepannya. Lokasi dan Waktu. Dalam kegiatan program kampus yang di adakan di tiga negara yaitu Singapura , Malaysia dan Thailand pada tanggal 04 Oktober s/d 10 Oktober 2016 , maka penulis mengambil judul Pesona Bangunan Bersejarah di Dataran Merdeka Kuala Lumpur Malaysia . Dan penulis melakukan observasi selama satu hari selama berada di Dataran Merdeka Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. 2. Pembahasan Malaysia Kuala Lumpur (/ ˈkw ɑː lə ˈ l ʊ mp ʊ ər / atau / -pər /; pengucapan Malaysia: [ˈ kwalə ˈlump ʊ r]) secara resmi Wilayah Federal Kuala Lumpur, atau yang biasa dikenal sebagai KL, adalah ibu kota negara Malaysia dan juga kota terbesarnya di negara. Satu-satunya kota global di Malaysia, mencakup area seluas 243 km2 (94 sq mi) dan memiliki perkiraan populasi 1,73 juta pada 2016. Kuala Lumpur juga dikenal sebagai Lembah Klang, adalah aglomerasi perkotaan dari 7,25 juta orang pada 2017 ini adalah salah satu daerah metropolitan yang paling cepat berkembang di Asia Tenggara, baik dalam populasi maupun pembangunan ekonomi. Kuala Lumpur adalah pusat budaya, keuangan dan ekonomi Malaysia dan rumah bagi Parlemen Malaysia, dan kediaman resmi Raja Malaysia (Yang di-Pertuan Agong), Istana Negara. Kota ini pernah memiliki kantor pusat eksekutif dan yudikatif dari pemerintah federal juga, tetapi mereka dipindahkan ke Putrajaya pada awal tahun 1999.Beberapa bagian dari peradilan masih berada di Kuala Lumpur. Kuala Lumpur adalah salah satu dari tiga Wilayah Federal Malaysia, yang dibungkus di dalam negara bagian Selangor, di pantai barat pusat Semenanjung Malaysia. Sejak tahun 1990-an, kota ini telah menjadi tuan rumah bagi banyak acara olahraga, politik dan budaya internasional termasuk Pesta Olahraga Persemakmuran 1998. Kuala Lumpur telah mengalami perkembangan pesat dalam beberapa dekade terakhir. Ini adalah rumah bagi bangunan kembar tertinggi di dunia, Menara Kembar Petronas, yang telah menjadi simbol ikon perkembangan futuristik Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur berarti "pertemuan berlumpur"; kuala adalah titik di mana dua sungai bergabung bersama atau muara, dan lumpur berarti "lumpur". Salah satu saran adalah bahwa itu dinamai Sungai Lumpur ("sungai berlumpur"); tercatat pada tahun 1820-an bahwa Sungei Lumpoor adalah pemukiman penghasil timah paling penting di Sungai Klang.Namun, ada keragu-raguan yang muncul atas derivasi seperti itu karena Kuala Lumpur terletak di pertemuan Sungai Gombak dan Sungai Klang, oleh karena itu 2 harus diberi nama Kuala Gombak sebagai titik di mana satu sungai bergabung dengan sungai lain atau laut adalah kualanya.Telah dikemukakan oleh beberapa orang bahwa Sungai Lumpur sebenarnya adalah Sungai Gombak oleh karena itu titik di mana ia bergabung dengan Sungai Klang adalah Kuala Lumpur. Sejarah Dataran Merdeka Dataran Merdeka atau Lapangan Merdeka yang juga dinamakan Sempena adalah lokasi untuk memperingati hari kemerdekaan Malaysia, ini adalah tujuan paling sesuai untuk menyingkap sejarah bandar raya Kuala Lumpur.Dataran Merdeka dahulunya dikenali sebagai Padang Kelab Selangor terletak dipusat pentadbiran lama Kuala Lumpur. Pada asalnya ia merupakan padang kriket bagi Kelab Selangor (kini Kelab di Raja Selangor). Mengelilingi padang tersebut adalah bangunan bersejarah termasuk Bangunan Kelab Diraja Selangor yang terletak di penjuru padang di mana orang-orang penting Kuala Lumpur sering bertemu, Bangunan Sultan Abdul Samad, Muzium Sejarah Kebangsaan, dan Perpustakaan Peringatan yang dibina 1909, kathedral St Mary's Anglican, bangunan bergaya gothik yang berusia lebih dari seratus tahun dan kompleks Dayabumi moden yang menakjubkan. Di sinilah tempatnya di mana bendera Union Jack diturunkan pada 31 Agustus 1957 menandakan tamatnya zaman penjajahan Inggeris di sini. Pada detik tersebut, Perdana Menteri Malaysia tahun 1957 yang pertama yaitu Tunku Abdul Rahman telah memimpin ribuan warga negara dengan laungan keramat: "Merdeka! Merdeka! Merdeka!" sebagai pengumuman kemerdekaan Malaysia.Semenjak itu, Dataran Merdeka menjadi tempat perarakan sambutan ulang tahun kemerdekaan Malaysia setiap tahun sejak 1957. Berbagai acara diadakan di sini. Diantaranya ialah Citrawarna dan Larian Merdeka di seberang padang Dataran Merdeka pula ialah bangunan Sultan Abdul Samad. Bangunan yang mempunyai ciri-ciri Islam ini disempurnakan pada tahun 1897 dan pernah digunakan sebagai pejabat beberapa jabatan forum yang penting sewaktu zaman penjajahan Inggris dahulu. Bangunan Sultan Abdul Samad merupakan tanda yang paling penting yang dibina oleh pihak Inggris, yang menghadap kearah Dataran Merdeka. Seni bina Moorish yang indah ini siap dibina pada 1897, menjadi pejabat beberapa jabatan penting semasa penjajahan Inggris. Dapat dikatakan bahwa Dataran Merdeka digunakan sebagai area publik contohnya penyelenggaraan acara-acara kenegaraan misalnya Merdeka Parade yang diadakan setiap setahun sekali dalam rangka memperingati hari kemerdakaan Malaysia. Disebut Dataran Merdeka karena tempat ini adalah lapangan simbol kebebasan ,kebanggaan dan kemandirian Negara Malaysia terlepas dari jajahan kolonial a. Potensi Daya Tarik Wisata Destinasi wisata adalah sebuah susunan sistematis dari tiga elemen. Seorang dengan kebutuhan wisata adalah inti/pangkal (keistimewaan apa saja atau karekteristik suatu tempat yang
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