Images of Ipoh: Town Hall

Thursday, April 9, 2009

Town Hall

Did I publish any close look photo of Town Hall? I guess not. Even though it has appeared in my blog for few times but not a closer look on it was shown. Well, before the day turn cloudy & rain, I capture the Town Hall in the afternoon with its elegance white walls.

2 comments:

HildaApril 10, 2009 at 2:53 PM
Beautiful architecture! The balcony railings look like lace from here. Must be difficult to stare at on a bright sunny day though.
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Chun KeeApril 12, 2009 at 6:24 PM
Yup, this is one of my favorite buildings in Ipoh :-)
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Ipoh, the capital city of Perak State, Malaysia, is the city that tin built. Located at the famous tin mining area, Kinta Valley, it used to be the world's largest tin mine since 19th century. Not only of its tin mine, but Ipoh also famous of its delicious food, beautiful mountain ranges, mysterious lime stone caves, attractive history & friendly citizen. Being the second in Malaysia that gain the status of city in year 1988 after Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh is one of the major cities in Malaysia with the population around 700,000. Began as a small village in 1870's, tin mine industry had brought in Chinese and Indian that boosted the town development since 1890's. The rapid growing town later upgraded to be the capital of Perak during the Japanese occupation at World War II. The rich tin resource had brought prosperity to many Ipoh miners that even make it once known as the City of Millionaires. Today, Ipoh has grown to cover a large area including the neighboring township such as Bercham, Tasek, Jelapang, Menglembu, Pengkalan, Simpang Pulai & Chemor. The city is still developing continuously while maintains its beauty of nature and harmony.