Market Square clock tower, Kuala Lumpur explained

Market Square clock tower
Built For:Coronation of King George VI
Built:1937
Architect:Arthur Oakley Coltman
Architecture:Art Deco

The Market Square clock tower is situated in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

History

The clock tower was completed in 1937 to commemorate the coronation of King George VI[1] and was designed by the English architect Arthur Oakley Coltman of Booty Edwards and Partners, Kuala Lumpur.[2] [3]

Architecture

The clock tower was built in the Art Deco style and is decorated with a sunburst motif on its sides commonly used in Art Deco design patterns. It is 25 feet high and originally bore a commemorative plaque which was removed after Malaysia gained independence in 1957.

References

3.1474°N 101.6959°W

Notes and References

  1. News: 15 May 1937 . CORONATION CEREMONIAL IN FEDERAL CAPITAL . 20 . Malaya Tribune .
  2. News: Leong . Ewe Paik . 17 November 2016 . Towers of time . New Straits Times .
  3. Book: Yeang, Ken . The Architecture of Malaysia . Pepin Press . 1992 . 243.