Leaning Tower of

Teluk Intan

The leaning tower of Teluk Intan is the Malaysia equivalent of the world famous tower of
Pisa in Italy. It is located in the centre of the town of Teluk Intan, Perak. The tower is
slanted leftward similar to Tower of Pisa. It is 25.5 metres tall and from outside, it looks like
a 8 storey building. In actual fact, you will find out as you go inside that the building is
divided into 3 storeys.

The 1885 historical Tower still stand strong today.

The tower is located in the center of a square surrounded by Jalan Pasar, Jalan Selat, Jalan
Bandar and Jalan Ah Cheong.

The tower was built in the year 1885 by Leong Choon Chong, a Chinese contractor and was
originally used as a water tank to store portable water during dry season for the people
living nearby. It is also used as a time keeper of the town as there is a huge clock on top of
the tower. The clock was made by J.W. Benson of Ludgatehill London and the cost of
building it was contributed by the local people. The building itself is made of bricks and
wood.
The Clock made by J.W. Benson of Ludgatehill London.

The entrance to the tower

The pagoda style structure has been greatly influenced by Chinese architecture because the
majority of the population of the town at that time was Chinese. Each storey has a height of
5 metres and you will need to go up 110 steps to reach the top of the tower. The reason for
the leaning are because of the soft ground on the base of the tower and the weight of the
water tank.
Another view of the tower.

Getting Here

If you are using the coastal road from Kuala Lumpur, go towards the direction of Kuala
Selangor. You will pass by the town of Pasir Penampang where you can detour and have
your seafood here. Further up north, you will pass the towns of Sekinchan and Sabak
Bernam. Follow the signage to Teluk Intan and you will reach the leaning tower after a drive
of approximately 2 hour plus from Kuala Lumpur.

The opening hours of the tower is 8:00am to 5:00pm from Monday to Friday and 9:00am to
6:00pm during weekends and public holidays.