Leaning Tower in Malaysia


If you are in Malaysia, and pass by Perak or Ipoh, make a trip to Teluk Intan and you will be able to see this. It is just at the junction of Sungai Perak and Sungai Bidor. If fact, for those from Kuala Lumpur, it is just about 2 hours from north KL. This leaning clock tower (jam besar), was built in more that 112 years ago (in 1885) by a mourning Chinese merchant as a memorial to his wife.


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