Leaning clock tower of Teluk Intan

Last Saturday me and my parents visited Teluk  Intan.  One of the amazing places we visited was the Leaning  Clock Tower of Teluk Intan.

It is located in the centre of the town, between the plain rectangular meeting, namely Jalan Pasar and Jalan Ah Cheong.  Built in 1885, the tower is slanted leftward as you can see from the above picture.   The three storey building has 110 stairs.  If view from the outside of the building,  it seems to have 7 storeys.  The tower  made of stone and wood.  There is one water tank located on level three.  The tower had a clock at the top.  This tower was originally used as a water tower supplying water to the residents in case of drought and also reporting the time to the town folks.

I was told that the factor of its leaning is due to the building structure built on soft soil and overloading of the tank containing water at that time.

Today the Leaning  Clock Tower of Teluk Intan has become a  tourist attraction and is still a functioning clock tower.