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Atkinson Clock Tower

Malaysia

The 186th tallest tower in the world

m

The Atkinson Clock Tower (Malay: Menara Jam Atkinson) is the oldest standing structure in Kota Kinabalu. It was originally known as the Atkinson Memorial Clock Tower and sits in solitary on the bluff along Signal Hill Road overlooking this seaside city and capital of Sabah, Malaysia.

Building data from Wikidata (CC0); heights normalised. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

More tall towers in Malaysia

  1. Coronation Memorial clock tower, Kuala Kangsar m
  2. Sungai Petani Clock Tower m
  3. Malacca clock tower m
  4. Kuantan 188 m
  5. Kerinchi Pylon m

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  2. Tokyo Skytree · Oshiage634 m
  3. KRDK-TV mast · Traill County627.8 m
  4. Diversified Communications Tower · South Carolina609.6 m
  5. KATV tower · Jefferson County609.6 m
  6. KVLY-TV mast · Blanchard605 m
  7. Abraj Al Bait · Mecca601 m
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