Atkinson Clock Tower, Kota Kinabalu
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Atkinson Clock Tower, Kota Kinabalu
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Atkinson Clock Tower (GPS: 5.9819, 116.07745) is a quaint clock tower in Kota Kinabalu. It was built of wood without nails, and commemorates Francis George Atkinson, the popular first district officer of Jesselton who died of a tropical disease - probably malaria - at the age of 28. His mother Mary Edith Atkinson built the clock tower on Bukit Brace in 1905 in his memory.
Atkinson Clock Tower was the oldest building in Kota Kinabalu to survive the bombings during World War II. The clock is still ticking even today. Until as late as 1956, the light from the clock tower was used by ships navigating towards the Jesselton port. Today, however, the clock tower has been obscured by taller buildings all around it. In 1983, it was gazetted as a heritage building, and managed by the Antiquity and History section of the Sabah Museum.
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Atkinson Clock Tower
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Getting there
Atkinson Clock Tower is located at the base of Signal Hill, near Lorong Dewan and Jalan Istana.Nearby Sights
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