The Leaning Tower of Teluk Intan ( ms, Menara Jam Condong Teluk Intan) is a clock and a leaning tower in

Teluk Intan Teluk Intan is a town in Hilir Perak District, Perak, Malaysia. It is the district capital and largest town in Hilir Perak district and fourth largest town in the state of Perak with an estimated population of around 172,505, more than half o ...

Hilir Perak District Hilir Perak District (Lower Perak) is a district in Perak, Malaysia. The district is governed by Teluk Intan Municipal Council which is based in the town of Teluk Intan. The District council was known as Hilir Perak District Council until 4 April ...

, Perak,

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. It is the Malaysian equivalent of the

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. It is and, from the outside, looks like an 8 storey building, though inside it is actually divided into 3 storeys.

History

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

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of Malaysia in 1941 when they used it as a watch tower. After independence in 1957, the tower became an official national monument.

Design

The pagoda style structure was greatly influenced by Chinese architecture, because the majority of the population of the town at that time was Chinese. Each storey is 5 metres high and there are a total of 110 steps from the ground floor to the top of the tower. The water tank, which is 5 metres high and 18.36 cubic metres deep, is on the third floor and is made of steel. The foundation is 13 metres in diameter and tapers to a diameter of 8.2 metres at the top of the tower.

Leaning

The reasons why the tower leans is the soft ground on which it was built, as well as the weight of the water in the water tank, which causes it to lean towards the southwest.

References

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