Birch Memorial Clock Tower
The Birch Memorial Clock Tower is a clock tower in Ipoh, Kinta District, Perak, Malaysia.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sultan Idris Shah II Mosque and Han Chin Pet Soo.
Sultan Idris Shah II Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Chongkian, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Sultan Idris Shah II Mosque is the state mosque of Perak, Malaysia. It is situated in Ipoh, Perak's capital city, near the Birch Memorial Clock Tower.
Han Chin Pet Soo
Museum
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Han Chin Pet Soo is Malaysia's first Hakka tin mining museum and is the number one attraction in Ipoh on TripAdvisor. Located on the edge of Ipoh's Old Town, close to the Kinta River, it is in walking distance of the well-known Panglima Lane. Han Chin Pet Soo is situated 330 metres east of Birch Memorial Clock Tower.
Ipoh
Railway stop
Photo: FBilula, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Ipoh railway station is a Malaysian train station located in the heart of and named after Ipoh, the capital city of the state of Perak. It serves as the main railway terminal for the state. Ipoh is situated 350 metres west of Birch Memorial Clock Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ipoh and Jelapang.
Ipoh
Photo: marufish, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nestled within steep limestone hills on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia, Ipoh has the proud heritage of a former tin mining boom town. While the current state capital of Perak had bigger heydays during the early 20th century, it is now better known amongst Malaysians for its excellent restaurants, hawkers, and famous local dishes.
Jelapang
Suburb
Jelapang is a town in Kinta District, Perak, Malaysia. It is a northern suburb of Ipoh, the state capital. It was also the site of the infamous Jelapang toll plaza of the North–South Expressway. Jelapang is situated 4½ km north of Birch Memorial Clock Tower.
Menglembu
Suburb
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Menglembu is a small township in Kinta District, Perak, Malaysia, lying at the foot of the Kledang Hill, which is famous for its eponymously-named groundnuts. Menglembu is situated 5 km southwest of Birch Memorial Clock Tower.
Birch Memorial Clock Tower
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: clock tower in Kinta, Perak, Malaysia
- Categories: clock tower, tower, and tourism
- Location: Daerah Kinta, Perak, West Coast, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
4.59683° or 4° 35′ 49″ northLongitude
101.07619° or 101° 4′ 34″ eastOpen location code
6PP3H3WG+PFOpenStreetMap ID
node 4540711689OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q21523055
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Malay—“Birch Memorial Clock Tower” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “畢治紀念塔”
- Malay: “Menara Jam Peringatan Birch”
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