Atkinson Clock Tower, Kota Kinabalu
Go Back - Latest Kota Kinabalu Attractions > Sabah > Malaysia > World | YouTube : Facebook | About Me : Contact Me
Atkinson Clock Tower, Kota Kinabalu
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Atkinson_Clock_Tower#/media/File:KotaKinabalu_Sabah_AtkinsonClockTower-05.jpg
CEphoto, Uwe Aranas
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.
360° View of Atkinson Clock Tower on Google Maps Street View
Atkinson Clock Tower
Atkinson Clock Towerhttps://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Atkinson_Clock_Tower#/media/File:AtkinsonClockTower-KotaKinabalu.jpgRobertpba
)Atkinson Clock Tower is 
on the Map of Kota Kinabalu
Getting there
Atkinson Clock Tower is located at the base of Signal Hill, near Lorong Dewan and Jalan Istana.Nearby Sights
Back to Discover Kota Kinabalu, Sabah; list of Tourist Attractions in Kota Kinabalu
Latest updates on Penang Travel Tips
Discover with Timothy videos on Sabah
What to see when in Sabah? Here are some suggestions from my videos.Disclaimer
Please use the information on this page as guidance only. The author endeavours to update the information on this page from time to time, but regrets any inaccuracies if there be any.About this website
Hello and thanks for reading this page. My name is Timothy and my hobby is in describing places so that I can share the information with the general public. My website has become the go to site for a lot of people including students, teachers, journalists, etc. whenever they seek information on places, particularly those in Malaysia and Singapore. I have been doing this since 5 January 2003, for over twenty years already. You can read about me at Discover Timothy. By now I have compiled information on thousands of places, mostly in Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore, and I continue to add more almost every day. My goal is to describe every street in every town in Malaysia and Singapore.
Copyright © 2003-2024 Timothy Tye. All Rights Reserved.