Taiping Clock Tower Menara Jam Taiping | |
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Location | Jalan Kota, Taiping, Perak, Malaysia |
Built | 1891 |
The Taiping Clock Tower ( Malay: Menara Jam Taiping) is a clock tower situated in Jalan Kota, Taiping, Perak, Malaysia.
The first clock tower on the site was a wooden construction built in 1881 which was replaced in 1891 by a brick building of which only a small section remains today. Known locally as "the Fort", its primary use was as a police station for the British administration although within a few years of its construction it was also used as the town's fire station. [1] [2] After the Second World War it ceased to be used as a police station and remained unoccupied. After undergoing renovation, it is today used as a visitor information centre. [3]
With neoclassical elements included in the design, above the entrance on the first floor is a decorative portico with a pediment surmounted by a spire which houses the four-faced clock.
4°51′08″N 100°44′31″E / 4.85217°N 100.74192°E