Pillar of Sabah

The Pillars of Sabah community art project is in the centre of Kota Kinabalu. It is built on the site of the old Lands and Surveys Office building. The Atkinson Clock Tower, which was built in 1905, and the former General Post Office building, which was built in 1918 and used to house the Government Printing Department and now houses the Sabah Tourism Board, are both heritage listed. So is the building that used to be the Lands and Surveys Office and later housed the Social Welfare Department. Despite surviving the Allied bombing of Jesselton (now named Kota Kinabalu) during World War II, however, the building was destroyed by fire on 31 December 1992. Since then, nothing has been done to fix up the space, so it has become a haven for street artists.

Address: 20, Jln Haji Saman, Pusat Bandar Kota Kinabalu, 88000 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah