Finally have time to join this project by @archisteem to collect 1001 places article and the story behind it. For more information about this project, please click here to know more. I bet when you know this project, your mind will come up with some place that you willing to share.
For the first time, let me start to share place that always in my mind. I think for Sabahan will very familiar with this architecture that very proudly become trademark of sabah. This building non other than our Menara Tun Mustapha or mostly people called it Yayasan Sabah.
captured by my GO PRO HERO2 back in 2013
Before I tell my story, let me share to you the brief facts about this building.
Tun Mustapha Tower is a 122 metre, 30-story glass tower in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. It was built in 1977 by Mori Building Company, a Japanese builder. The building was formerly named Yayasan Sabah Tower as it housed Yayasan Sabah, a state-sponsored foundation to promote education and economic development in the state. In 2001, the tower was renamed to honour Tun Datu Mustapha, a former Sabah chief minister. Source
Since child when I started able to recognize things, i am very amazed with this building. In my mind that time, I thought this is big battery because it really looks like our typical AA battery. So since child when I pass by this building, I will called it battery.
In my memory, I always never have chance to go to this place directly, although I always request my parent to bring me go, they always told me that place cannot go in(been cheat, lol), so I only able to passby and look this building form the road.. I only really visit this place when I am working in event line.
So I am always happy to go there to do setup and working there. I can tell you I never bored to see this architecture and amazed with this building view. Every time I am there, I can just sitting there and see this building for half and hour. Haha.
main lobby of this building, capture by using GO PRO HERO2
Great evening view with my work mate, capture by GO PRO HERO 2
Even now they have their own new administrative building that more advance, I still love this building and it remain the trademark of Sabah and we really proud of it.
If you come to Sabah, dont forget to visit this place.
Coordinate:
6.0172° N, 116.1094° E
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Cheers and steem on.