- Adresse: Kota Kinabalu, 88400 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
- Telefonhare : +60 88 212 121
- Zuva rokuvaka: 1905
- Kushanda nguva: zuva nezuva uye rakapoteredza awa
Chimwe chezvinhu zvakakurumbira zveKota Kinabalu, yekare yebhenji yakagadzirwa muguta iri Atkinson tower clock. Iyo shongwe yemamita gumi nemashanu pakakwirira, neawa iyo guta guru reSabah rave richienzanisa nguva ye makore anopfuura 110. Iyo shongwe ndiyo chivakwa chekuvakwa uye inoshanda pasi pezvinyorwa zve Sabah State Museum.
Nhare yacho yakavakwa sei?
Muna 1902, mumwe wezvematongerwo enyika akakurumbira, mukuru wekutungamirirwa kweguta raFrancis George Atkinson, akafa nemarariya pazera remakore makumi maviri nemaviri paJesselton (sokuti Kota Kinabalu yakadanwa kare 1968). Amai vake mukuyeuka mwanakomana wavo anodikamwa vakasarudza kuita chimwe chinhu nokuda kweguta, nekuda kwezvaakashanda.
Kuvakwa kweshongwe kwakabhadharwa kwete chete naMai Atkinson, asiwo neshamwari zhinji dzevakafa. Basa racho rakaitwa nevevezi vevashandi vomugungwa. Muna 1905, kuvakwa kweshongwe kwakapedzwa, uye yakaiswa maawa ekushanda kwevamiriri veBritish William Potts. Hondo ye chimes inonzwika kupi zvako muKota Kinabalu, yakatanga kunzwika musi waApril 19, 1905.
Nokuda kwenzvimbo yakasarudzwa zvakanaka, shongwe yeawa yakashanda senzvimbo yekutsvaga yezvikepe, sezvo kumusoro kwayo kwaipenya. Yakanga ishandiswa sechiedza chechiedza kusvikira zvivako zvirefu zvakapoteredza.
Munguva yeHondo Yenyika Yechipiri, shongwe yacho yakashata zvakanyanya, uye awa pachayo yakange yakanganisa. Muna 1959 chivakwa chacho chakanyatsogadziriswa, uye basa racho rakagadzirwa kare kare, pakarepo mushure mokunge hondo yapera. Muna 1961, kutarisa kwacho kwakatsiviwa.
Zviratidzo zvegadziriro
Ivhavha yehombe yeAtkinson yakaitwa ye merbau - huni hwekuoma kwakasimba uye kupfeka kusagadzikana. Nhoroondo inotaura kuti shongwe inovakwa pasina kushandiswa kwembambo. Iyo yakavezwa korona ine weathervanes, iyo inoratidza zvinyorwa zvemhepo.
Nzira yekusvika sei kubasa reawa?
Iyo shongwe inogona kusvika pamotokari pamwe naJalan Tun Fuad Stephen, Jalan Istana kana Jalan Tuaran.