Leaning Tower of Teluk Intan

Leaning clock tower in Teluk Intan, Perak, Malaysia

Leaning Tower of Teluk Intan
Malay: Menara Condong Teluk Intan
Chinese: 安顺斜塔
The Leaning Tower of Teluk Intan in 2011
Map
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeLeaning tower, clock tower
Architectural styleChinese
Town or cityTeluk Intan, Perak, Malaysia
Construction started1885; 139 years ago (1885)
Completed1886; 138 years ago (1886)
Height
Architectural25 m (82 ft)
Technical details
Floor count3

The Leaning Tower of Teluk Intan (Malay: Menara Condong Teluk Intan; Chinese: 安顺斜塔) is a leaning clock tower in Teluk Intan, Hilir Perak District, Perak, Malaysia. It is the Malaysian equivalent of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. It is 25 m (82 ft) and, from the outside, looks like an 8 storey building, though inside it is actually divided into 3 storeys.

History

The tower was built to store water during the dry season, in case of fire as well as to keep time.

It was built under contractor Leong Choon Chong in 1885 but was claimed by a Briton, Neol Danison, and then by the Japanese during their occupation of Malaya in 1941 when they used it as a watch tower.

After the country gained independence in 1957, the tower became an official national monument.[1]

Design

The pagoda style structure was greatly influenced by Chinese architecture, because the majority of the population of the town at that time was Chinese. Each storey is 5 metres high and there are a total of 110 steps from the ground floor to the top of the tower.

The water tank, which is 5 metres high and 18.36 cubic metres deep, is on the third floor and is made of steel. The foundation is 13 metres in diameter and tapers to a diameter of 8.2 metres at the top of the tower.

Leaning

The reasons why the tower leans is the soft ground on which it was built, as well as the weight of the water in the water tank, which causes it to lean towards the southwest.

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Leaning Tower of Teluk Intan.

References

  1. ^ "TELUK INTAN LEANING TOWER" (PDF). Teluk Intan Municipal Council. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2006.
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