Dataran Merdeka

Back in the day this plot of land featured the cricket green for the Royal Selangor Club. It was the place they first raised the Malayan flag in 1957 and it's now the place used for national parades and events of political/historical significance in Kuala Lumpur and has a giant flag pole (apparently one of the biggest in the world) to prove it! You can pick your way around most of the square without having to negotiate steps - but particularly at the flag end there are raised and lowered bits to navigate.