Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Menara Tun Mustapha (Sabah Foundation Building)
Kota Kinabalu (Capital City)



Located 5 kilometres or about 15 minutes away from the KK City Centre. Formerly known as the Sabah Foundation Building, this circular tower of steel and glass stands 30 storeys high in the Likas Bay area and is instantly recognizable as a Sabah icon. It has a central core with steel brackets supporting each floor. When completed in 1977, it was one of the three such buildings in the world based on this design concept.
Inside are housed an auditorium, two mini-theatres, exhibition foyer, a gymnasium, kindergarten and Research library. On the 18th floor is the revolving restaurant Atmosphere where you can enjoy a different dining experience.



Getting There
Take the UMS bus No.5A from the bus stations in front of the City Hall or Wawasan Plaza in KK and indicate your drop-off point to the driver. Fare is RM2.00 to RM2.50 one way. Any taxi will take you there for RM15.00 - RM20.00 one way.




Atmosphere Revolving Restaurant and Lounge
Opening HoursDaily from 10.00am till 2.00am

Menara Tun Mustapha yang terletak di Kota Kinabalu, Sabah merupakan antara 4 bangunan di dunia yang menggunakan teknologi "bangunan tergantung". Menara yang disiapkan pada tahun 1976 ini dinamakan bersempena Ketua Menteri Sabah ketiga, Tun Datu Mustapha Datu Harun. Menara setinggi 30 tingkat ini menempatkan beberapa jabatan kerajaan negeri serta menempatkan ibu pejabat Yayasan Sabah. Akan tetapi, tarikan utama menara ini adalah restoran berputar "Atmosphere" di tingkat 18 yang merupakan satu-satunya restoran berputar di pulau Borneo. Menara Tun Mustapha senang dilihat jika anda berkereta ke utara Kota Kinabalu.

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