Jubilee Clock Tower
Location within George Town's UNESCO World Heritage Site (purple) | |
Coordinates | 5°25′9.8214″N 100°20′39.0984″E / 5.419394833°N 100.344194000°ECoordinates: 5°25′9.8214″N 100°20′39.0984″E / 5.419394833°N 100.344194000°E |
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Location | George Town, Penang, Malaysia |
Designer | Cheah Chen Eok |
Type | Jubilee clock tower |
Height | 97 ft (30 m) |
Beginning date | 1897 |
Completion date | 1902 |
Dedicated to | Queen Victoria |
UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
Type | Cultural |
Criteria | ii, iii, iv |
Designated | 2008 (32nd session) |
Reference no. | 1223 |
Region | Asia-Pacific |
The Jubilee Clock Tower is an Moorish-style Jubilee clocktower located at the intersection of Light Street and Beach Street in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. Built to commemorate Queen Victoria's 1897 Diamond Jubilee, the tower is sixty feet tall, one foot for each year of Victoria's reign. A corner of the wall surrounding Fort Cornwallis is situated behind the tower.[1]
The clock tower is slightly tilted, a result of bombing during the Second World War.
See also[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Clocktower, Penang. |
References[]
- ^ "Jubilee Clock Tower". The Victorian Web. Retrieved 3 April 2007.
Categories:
- Buildings and structures in George Town, Penang
- Clock towers in Malaysia
- Inclined towers in Malaysia
- Towers completed in 1897
- Tourist attractions in Penang
- British colonial architecture
- Malaysian building and structure stubs
- Tourist attractions in George Town, Penang