LEANING TOWER OF TELUK INTAN!

THE LEANING TOWER OF TELUK INTAN (MALAY: MENARA JAM CONDONG TELUK INTAN) IS A CLOCK AND A LEANING 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. THE TOWER, ALSO KNOWN AS THE CLOCK 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 MALAYSIA IN 1941 WHEN THEY USED IT AS A WATCH TOWER. AFTER INDEPENDENCE IN 1957, THE TOWER BECAME AN OFFICIAL NATIONAL MONUMENT. #awesomepic#couplestrip#mytripvlog#tripblazers#celebratewithtrip#2023travelwish