Tun Mustapha Tower — Attraction in Borneo

Beautiful and fascinating glass building.

I love to share a pleasant story about this unique building:

Imposing, beautiful and unique in concept, the 30-storey aluminium and glass building Yayasan Sabah Group Headquarters, the Menara Tun Mustapha, is one of the most extraordinary buildings in the country. Built with bold architectural and engineering concept, it is a building many thought was not possible to construct as it was the first of its kind in this region. The building is structured as a 72-sided polygon with walls made of 2,160 special reflective glass panels that can withstand wind speed up to 272 km/hour. Suspended from the central core of the building are steel radial brackets where some 96 high-tensile steel rods are hung and hold the 30 floors of the building. This building is known to be the fourth of such high-rise "hanging" office building in the world and has been a famous landmark and tourist attraction ever since its construction in 1975.

The towering building, which can be viewed as a rocket ship ready to be launched, does not only represent the forward-looking attitude of the organisation but also portray Sabah's beautiful landscape as at times, the view of Mount Kinabalu is reflected on the glass walls of the building. With a distance of 80 kilometres from the city, Mount Kinabalu can be seen on a clear sky.

Located beside the blue waters of Teluk Likas and its coral-fringed coast, journey to Kota Kinabalu City from Menara Tun Mustapha is only 11 km through the coastal road which cuts across the bay. The building is similar to that of Taj Mahal which changes colours throughout the day, depending on the clouds, sunshine and the ever changing colours of the skies.

On 31 July 2001, in conjunction with the 35th Anniversary of the establishment of Sabah Foundation, the building was named Menara Tun Mustapha, after the late Tun Datu Haji Mustapha bin Datu Harun, a hero and patriot known in the State, national and international level. Menara Tun Mustapha is named as such to acknowledge his contributions and struggles. Tun Datu Haji Mustapha bin Datu Harun was also an inspiration to many with his remarkable and astounding work in establishing Sabah Foundation which, until today, plays the catalyst role in education and socioeconomic development...

우리가족은 이곳에 건물을 배경으로 사진을 찍기 위해 왔다. 우리가족은 이곳을 6월에 방문했다. 시청 건물이 보기에는 특이하고 날씨도 좋아 사진은 예쁘게 나왔지만 날씨가 너무 너무 더웠다. 미친듯이 태양이 뜨거웠다. 관광객들이 사바 주청사를 배경으로 너도 나도 사진을 찍기 때문에 빠르게 사진을 몇 장을 찍으면 이곳에서 할 일은 없다. 우리 가족은 그늘이 있어 시원했던 길가 옆 공원을 더 사랑했다 산책로에서 더 많은 예쁜 사진을 찍었다. 코타 키나발루에 여행 온 기념으로 육상투어를 신청했고, 육상투어 스케줄 가운데 이 장소가 있었기 때문에 우리가족은 이곳에 왔지만, 여기는 특별한 것이 있는 장소는 아니다 굳이 이 주청사 건물을 찍기 위해 올 필요는 없을 것 같다.

하지만 여행을 끝나고 집에 돌아오니 역시 남는 건 사진밖에 없다. :D

My family came here to take a picture with the building in the background. My family visited here in June. The city hall building looks unique and the weather is nice. The picture came out pretty But, The weather was so hot. The sun was madly hot. Tourists take pictures with the Sabah State Building in the background There is nothing to do here if you take a few pictures quickly. My family loved the park by the side of the road, which was cool because of the shade I took more pretty pictures on the promenade. I applied for a land tour to celebrate my trip to Kota Kinabalu, My family came here because there was this place during the land tour schedule, but this is not a place with anything special I don't think you have to come to photograph this main building.

But when I came back home from the trip, the only thing left is...

Giant building made by a special way of making tower. This building becomes the most famous architecture in Sabah. It was not hard to find group tours that wait a queue for taking group photo. In front of this building, they provides great place to take photos. Looks like a battery could be the most famous point for sightseeing . For city sightseeing, it’s nice to be here if you are looking for...