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Tawau Bell Tower

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The 186th tallest tower in the world

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Tawau Bell Tower
Tawau Bell Tower. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

The Tawau Bell Tower (also known as the Belfry) is the oldest standing structure in Tawau, constructed by the Japanese to commemorate the signing of armistice agreement following World War I when Japan was an ally of Great Britain.

Building data from Wikidata (CC0); heights normalised. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

More tall towers in Malaysia

  1. Coronation Memorial clock tower, Kuala Kangsar m
  2. Sungai Petani Clock Tower m
  3. Malacca clock tower m
  4. Kuantan 188 m
  5. Atkinson Clock Tower m

Other tall towers worldwide

  1. Warsaw radio mast · Konstantynów646.4 m
  2. Tokyo Skytree · Oshiage634 m
  3. KRDK-TV mast · Traill County627.8 m
  4. Diversified Communications Tower · South Carolina609.6 m
  5. KATV tower · Jefferson County609.6 m
  6. KVLY-TV mast · Blanchard605 m
  7. Abraj Al Bait · Mecca601 m
  8. Canton Tower · Chigang Subdistrict600 m