On 15th February, I attended a function on the top (13th) floor of Wisma Bandaraya, which is located in downtown Kota Kinabalu.

The building previously housed the Lembaga Hasil Dalam Negeri which has since moved to its own building in Karamunsing.

It is probably the tallest building at the city centre, and I was pleasantly surprised to find that up there, there’s a long balcony from which you are treated to breathtaking views of the city. It is different from being up at Signal Hill, this one is so close to the city centre that it literally feels like you are floating right on top of it.

But be warned, this is not for acrophobics – there are no safety nets, just a 1 meter-high barrier, like so:

See, even the barrier is made of glass, so it makes the experience even more unnerving.

This is a pic of the building taken from the ground:

And this is a close up view of the balcony:

All the following pictures were taken with a 2MP mobile phone camera. Click on the thumbnails for bigger pictures.

Looking towards Centre Point:

Looking towards Hyatt Hotel / Wisma Merdeka:

Looking towards Wisma Dang Bandang:

Looking towards Padang Merdeka:

See any digital signage?

I am not sure if one needs special permission to go up there, you can ask the building management, but I am sure one definitely needs company. The area definitely looks quite dangerous; no place for hyperactive kids to play in.

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