Menara Jam Besar

The ‘Jam Besar’ or old Clock Tower on Jalan Ibrahim marks the historic ‘kilometer zero’ of Sungai Petani. The city grew from a crossroads trading town into what is now the most populous city in Kedah. But the Clock Tower, built in 1936 to mark the wedding Silver Jubilee of King George V and Queen Mary the year before, still ‘dominates’ the feel of the city. A few colonial era buildings still stand in the area of Jalan Ibrahim, a main thoroughfare until today, lined with pre-Independence shophouses. The Neo-Classical and Mughal-style old HSBC Bank building, within view of the Jam Besar, is another famous landmark of Sungai Petani.