Historical & Heritage

Historical & Heritage

 Historical & Heritage

 
  Kellie's Castle in Batu Gajah /  
 
  Kellie's Castle
 
  This castle is no fairy tale, you have to be there to explore and unleash its mystery.   more...
 
 
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  Dutch Fort
 
  Built in the 1600s, this 330-year-old stone foundation of a Dutch Fort was one of the Dutch strongholds against pirates and local Malays.   more...
 
 
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  Ipoh Railway Station
 
  Affectionately known to locals as Ipoh's 'Taj Mahal', it is an impressive landmark which combines Mooorish architecture with modern embellishments.   more...
 
 
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  Ipoh Town Hall Building
 
  This stately colonial building with strong classical element was designed by government architect, A.B Hubback, who also designed the Railway Station. The Town Hall has been the venue of many significant events.   more...
 
 
  Kota Ngah Ibrahim, Taiping, Perak /  
 
  Ngah Ibrahim Historical Complex
 
  This is the physical legacy of Ngah Ibrahim, the prominent figure and strong resistance fighter against the British colonials.   more...
 
 
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  Malay House Kampung Jawa
 
  The house was built at the turn of the 20th century. It was rented to a real estate broker Mohammad Ayob and his family who fled when the Japanese invaded.   more...
 
 
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  Perak Hydro Building
 
  For many years, Perak Hydro was the largest power supplier in Malaya. The headquarters of this public utility was based out of this 3-storey building from the 1930s.   more...
 
 
  Teluk Intan Clock Tower, Perak /  
 
  Teluk Intan Leaning Tower
 
  This pride of Teluk Intan is similar to the world-famous Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy.   more...
 

 
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  Royal Ipoh Club & Padang
 
  On 31 May 1962, the Sultan of Perak declared the formation of the Municipality of Ipoh at this Padang.   more...
 
 
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  Taiping Government Offices
 
  This is a cluster of impressive colonial buildings in Taiping town, which was restored through efforts made by the local authority.   more...
 
 
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  The Central Police Station
 
  The whole building is a credit to the architect and builder, Mr. C.H LaBrooy. This building is the first public building of importance for Ipoh.   more...
 
 
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  The Chartered Bank Building
 
  The Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China Ltd. opened a branch office in Ipoh in 1902. It provided credit to the Straits Trading Company and later the Eastern Smelting Company.   more...
 
 
  St Michale's Institute, Ipoh, Perak /  
 
  St. Michael's Institution
 
  The architect who designed the first block of the present building was the French born La Sallean Brother Vernie Auguste, who also designed the St. John Institution, Kuala Lumpur (1908), and the chapel at St. Francis Institution, Melaka.   more...
 
 
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  State Medical & Health Office
 
  Originally the Yau Tet Shin Mansion, the building retains its beautifully appointed reception hall, with Art Nouveau dado tiles and Edwardian-style timber door frames.   more...
 
 
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  Kinta Fire Brigade
 
  A double-storey Fire Station was built for the Kinta Fire Brigade in 1936 and was the headquarters of the Fire and Rescue Department until 1992. The building was renovated in 1998 for the Perak State Development Corporation.   more...
 
 
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  King George V Silver Jubilee Rotary Home for Destitute Boys
 
  The house was presented to the Community Service Committee of the Rotary Club of Ipoh to become a "Home for Destitute Boys", in commemoration of the Silver Jubilee of King George V and Queen Mary in 1935.   more...

 
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  British Resident's Residence
 
  Built in 1877, it became the residence of Perak’s second British Resident, Sir Hugh Low. It also made Taiping the first town to have had a formal residence for a British Resident.   more...
 
 
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  Mikasa Photo Shop
 
  No.95 was the premises of a Japanese shop, "Hinode Photographer Enlarger, Bromide & Platinic Type". Today it is a quaint shop selling antique typewritter, silverware and sports cups.   more...
 
 
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  Panglima Lane, Lane of Second Concubines
 
  Hale Lane, Panglima Lane and Market Lane are known respectively, in the local Cantonese dialect, as "First, Second and Third Concubines' Lane".   more...
 
 
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  Lam Look Ing Bazaar
 
  Lot No. 8 was journalist Ahmad Noor Abdul Shukor's "Blue Room". Fook Seng, at Lot No. 6 retailed gramophones, keronchong songs and Arabic music.   more...
 
 

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