Jubilee Clock Tower
The Jubilee Clock Tower (Malay: Menara Jam Peringatan Victoria, Tamil: ராணி விக்டோரியா நினைவு மணிக்கூண்டு) is an Moorish-style Jubilee clocktower located at the intersection of Light Street and Beach Street in George Town, Penang, Malaysia. Built to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria (1897), 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]
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| 5°25′9.8214″N 100°20′39.0984″E | |
| Location | George Town, Penang, Malaysia |
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| Designer | Cheah Chen Eok |
| Type | Jubilee clock tower |
| Height | 97 ft (30 m) |
| Beginning date | 1897 |
| Completion date | 1902 |
| Dedicated to | Queen Victoria |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | ii, iii, iv |
| Designated | 2008 (32nd session) |
| Reference no. | 1223 |
| Region | Asia-Pacific |
The clock tower is slightly tilted, a result of bombing during the Second World War.
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Jubilee Clock Tower
Evening view of the Jubilee Clock Tower with Fort Cornwallis in the background
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.
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