Alor Setar Tower

Alor Setar Tower
Menara Alor Setar
The Alor Setar Tower
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Alternative namesKedah Tower
Record height
Tallest in Kedah since 1997[I]
Preceded byMBAS Tower
General information
TypeTelecommunication, commercial offices, observation
LocationAlor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia
Coordinates6°07′28″N 100°22′03″E / 6.124397°N 100.367518°E / 6.124397; 100.367518
Groundbreaking2 May 1994
Construction started5 May 1994
Completed19 June 1996
Opening14 August 1997[1]
Renovated6 July 2020 – 26 July 2020 (Star View)
OwnerTelekom Malaysia Berhad (TM)
Height
Antenna spire165.5 m (543 ft) (equivalent to a 44-story building)
Roof115 m (377 ft)
Top floor105 m (344 ft)
Observatory88 m (289 ft)
Technical details
Floor count6
Lifts/elevators2
Design and construction
Architect(s)Hijjas Kasturi Associates
DeveloperTelekom Malaysia Berhad (TM)
References
[2][3][4]

Alor Setar Tower (Malay: Menara Alor Setar), also known as Kedah Tower, is a four-story, 165.5-metre-long (543 ft)-tall telecommunication tower in Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia. It is once third tallest tower in Malaysia, the tallest structure in the state and the tallest structure in the city.[5]

Apart from serving the role of a telecommunication tower, it also caters as a tourist destination for the town. The tower also houses some restaurants and a souvenir shop. The tower is an observatory tower to look for the crescent moon to mark the beginning of Muslim months such as Ramadhan, Shawwal, and Zulhijjah, to celebrate Ramadhan, Hari Raya Aidilfitri and Hari Raya Aidiladha, respectively.

The observation deck is at a height of 88 m (289 ft) from the base of the structure.[5] Also, the open deck or skydeck is at a height of 105 m (344 ft) and the antenna tower is with the height of 50.5 m (166 ft).

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  2. ^ "Emporis building ID 130106". Emporis. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Alor Setar Tower". SkyscraperPage.
  4. ^ Alor Setar Tower at Structurae
  5. ^ a b "Alor Setar Tower". Tourism Malaysia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2017.