Round Tower

The Round Tower is a historical building in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.

Photo: Yeojiuntzen, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Sarawak State Museum and Textile Museum Sarawak.

Sarawak State Museum

Museum

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The Sarawak State Museum is the oldest museum in Borneo. It was founded in 1888 and opened in 1891 in a purpose-built building in Kuching, Sarawak. Sarawak State Museum is situated 470 metres south of Round Tower.

Textile Museum Sarawak

Building

Photo: Yeojiuntzen, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Textile Museum Sarawak is a textile museum in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.

Borneo Cultures Museum

Museum

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The Borneo Cultures Museum is a museum located in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. It is the largest museum in Malaysia and the second largest in Southeast Asia. Borneo Cultures Museum is situated 460 metres southwest of Round Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kuching and Petra Jaya.

Kuching

Photo: ויקיג’אנקי, CC BY 2.0.

Kuching is the capital of the state of Sarawak and the largest city in East Malaysia. Kuching is small enough to walk around but interesting enough to keep you there for several days, and a good base for exploring Sarawak.

Petra Jaya

Suburb

Petra Jaya is a suburb of Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. This suburb was named after the sixth Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Tuanku Yahya Petra of Kelantan, added by jaya, the Sanskrit word for "victory," "triumph", or "success".

Samariang

Suburb

Samariang is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly from 1969 to 1979, from 1996 to present. Samariang is situated 8 km north of Round Tower.

Round Tower

Type: Historic building
Description: Fort in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Kuching Division, Sarawak, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude

1.55875° or 1° 33′ 32″ north

Longitude

110.34485° or 110° 20′ 42″ east

Open location code

6PHGH85V+FW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 269781844

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=building

Wikidata ID

Q131345212

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Old Courthouse Auditorium and Kuching Post Office.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Aladin Cafe and Pejabat Pos Besar Kuching.

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