Sandakan Heritage Trail
Sandakan Heritage Trail (Malay: Jejak Warisan Sandakan) is a trail connecting several historical sites in Sandakan, a town in the east Malaysian state of Sabah. It is marked with white concrete tiles placed on the ground showing a red footprint the words "Heritage Trail" in either black or gold.
History
[edit]Sandakan was almost completely destroyed during Second World War. The few remaining historical relics of the former North Borneo capital was combined into a historical trails in 2003 as Sandakan Heritage Trail (SHT).[1]
Landmarks
[edit]At present, the eleven stations of the Heritage Trail are as follows:[2]
- Sandakan Jamek Mosque
- MPS Square with the William Pryer Monument, the Chartered Company Monument, the Sandakan War Monument and the Sandakan Liberation Monument
- 100-step staircase
- Agnes Keith House
- Historic staircase
- Goddess of Mercy Temple
- St. Michael's and All Angels Church
- Sam Sing Kung Temple
- Malaysia fountain
- Tourist Information Centre and Sandakan Heritage Museum
References
[edit]- ^ "Sandakan to be revitalised when heritage trails are completed". The Star. 25 December 2010. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- ^ "Sandakan Heritage Trails" (PDF). Borneo Sandakan Tours. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
Further reading
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