Ride the only gyro tower in Malaysia

Eighty metres, turning, seven minutes

A full-size dark timber galleon replica standing on a wave-patterned plaza beside the river, seen from above — Marcin Konsek · CC BY-SA 4.0

Terracotta shophouse roofs and long market sheds crowd both banks of a narrow river, a cruise boat leaving a wake — Marcin Konsek · CC BY-SA 4.0

Red tiled roofs of the old town run back to a skyline of tower blocks and distant hills under broken cloud — Marcin Konsek · CC BY-SA 4.0

A dark galleon replica sits on a plaza beside a marina, rows of terraced housing stretching inland behind it — Marcin Konsek · CC BY-SA 4.0

Glass and concrete high-rises stand behind a dense low field of red and grey tiled roofs — Marcin Konsek · CC BY-SA 4.0

An air-conditioned ring carrying 66 people rises to 80 metres and rotates for about seven minutes. Opened in 2008 with Swiss technology, and the gyro mechanism is a national first.

Sources (3)

Wikipedia — Taming Sari Tower
Malaysia Traveller — Menara Taming Sari
Malaysia Central — Menara Taming Sari, the first revolving gyro tower in Malaysia