I've had just enough time to... take the 110 steps up the leaning tower of Teluk Intan
The Leaning Tower of Teluk Intan against the straight lamp post :)
There is
a leaning tower and it is not in Pisa. In the center of the town of Teluk Intan
a Pagoda structure rise 25.5m from ground level and tilted slightly to one
side. My skeptical friend whom I took to the tower downloaded an app into his
smart phone and measured a tilt of 2.8 to 3.0 degrees so it is not an optical
illusion. The reason for the tilt is the soft ground on which it is built and
the water tank at the top though it is no longer in use.
It reads 2.8 degrees tilt
From the
outside, the wooden structure appears to have 8 storeys high but from the
inside, you will discover it only has 3 floors with the water tank on top of
the third floors. It held enough water for 800 people which used to the entire population of the town when it was built. Today, it has an estimated population 120,00 and is the third largest town in the state of Perak. The tower has a board base of 13m which gradually tapered to a top width of
8.1m. There are 110 steps to the top if you are counting.
A wave from the tower
The
popular story of its origin was that a rich merchant consulted a “Feng Shui”
(the Chinese system of geomancy) master who advised him to build a large
storehouse at a strategic location which has a commanding view of the downriver
traffic to increase his influence. The British District Officer upon learning
of this got another “Feng Shui” master who advised him to construct the clock
tower to counteract the move. Thus, the tower was born from the titanic clashes
of the “Feng Shui” masters. But this comes to naught when the Japanese invaded
and used the tower as an observation post during the war.
So if
you happened to be in Perak, drop into the town of Teluk Intan (Diamond Bay)
formerly known as Teluk Anson to the British and pay a visit to the leaning
tower of Malaysia.
ReplyDeleteA 1000 Reasons
I took this shot from a car. It is easy to show a tilt by aligning the camera slightly but I took the lamp post to benchmark it against to show the angle. The guy who happened to walk by is a bonus. So this is not an optical illusion but an actual tilt. What is an illusion though is that the pagoda is not made up of 8 floors but inside the tower it is actually divided into only three levels not counting the base and the water tank right at the very top of the tower which is one reason why the tower tilted in the first place. :)
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Sai Achanta
interesting place! lovely shot.
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I feel like a tourist here, which is wonderful and your discriptions and shots are magnificent (read and look) Thank you.
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Marvelous architecture, well capture dear friend!
Always pleasure reading and learning from your photos.
riordanNH (
Text, image...enjoyed!
Interesting history.
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Geo_grafics
I never knew ;)
Thanks for taking us along !
henrhyde (gill)
Great image.
Wonderful information.
october blue ( away )
How interesting that the famous Leaning Tower of Pisa has a counterpart in Teluk Intan! I like its graceful and striking look ......
This made me think of a variation of an an old phrase ....
'East is East ...and West is West ...and (sometimes ) the twain shall meet . .
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Very interesting shot and explanation!
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Steve Taylor (Photography) (9 hours ago)
I would not park to near it
tehkici
interesting story, very nice place ..
ReplyDeleteA 1000 Reasons
The architect is interesting and is Chinese influenced but then the British add a clock to it and it becomes a clock tower. Do you know of any other pagoda that is also a clock tower? Let me know if you do. I wonder if either Feng Shui (the Arts of Wind & Water) actually foresee the Japanese invasion. :) You can see the whole of Teluk Intan from the tower which is on flat land.
oola *
most interesting water tower i have EVER seen... and much more pleasing to the eye
Sai Achanta
lovely shot..like your observations on 'clock towers', yep true!
onasill
:-) this is wonderfull and very fine detail and wave, "dear I'm up here."
Excellent work Thou San. My compliments. But to short as this is a fasinating Tower.
onasill Have a wonderful day Thou-San
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ineedathis
I think she is in love with you:-) great candid shot!
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henrhyde (gill)
Beautiful composition and great words.
Love the lady waving !
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Fine architectural detail ! And the pretty smile and wave of the lady is a nice complement . Great capture !
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It is nicely decorated
tehkici
love the architecrure
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Wonderful Shot!!!
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Splendid shot.. beautiful composition and thought!
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Eyemdreaming
Wonderful detail.very pleasing to the eye!
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Excellent Work . Well done
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The Visual Poet
Excellent and interest capture! Thank you for your comments and about the poem/boulder, great to hear this!
Eyemdreaming
Interesting tower and story.
Sunciti _ Sundaram's Images + Messages
Interesting information and never heard this before. Thank You and Regards.
ana_lee_smith
An ironic tale ..... the 'Feng Shui' masters feuding over where the pagoda should be built ...considering Feng Shui is supposed to be about harmony! And then again ...taken over by the invading enemy & basically used against them. No wonder it leans .... buckling under all the conflict that pervades it *~* I've visited the tower at Pisa, which perhaps leans at the same degree & while the tower itself & its sister structures, the duomo & baptistery, are architecturally magnificent it was disappointing to be there. Unbelievable swarms of tourists (of which I was one, of course) and so highly commercialized, one is practically assaulted by vendors selling souvenirs.
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So we have leaning tower too in Asia :->
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