More of our DIY (no teksi) city tour of Kota Kinabalu during our anniversary celebration at KK, Malaysia. Across Gaya Street is the Atkinson Clock Tower,
a popular landmark in KK. Just our luck, when we went there, the tower was
being renovated!
The signage near the tower said: The Atkinson Clock Tower is one of the oldest buildings in Kota Kinabalu (formerly Jesselton). Completed in 1905 after two years of construction work, it was built to commemorate the city’s first district officer, Francis Gorge Atkinson, who died at the age of 28 from “Borneo Fever.”
Built with public donations and of merbau
timber, the tower has been repaired several times by the city council. It was
refurbished in 1959 to celebrate the city’s diamond jubilee. It is said that
the original clock, a double-face clock that was a gift from his mother to
Atkinson, was replaced in 1964. The tower once served as a lighthouse to guide
sailors, when it was nearer the coast. It was designated a heritage site in
1998.
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