Images of Ipoh: Dome of the Railway Station

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Dome of the Railway Station

Ipoh Railway Station has been the landmark of Ipoh for almost a century. The most iconic feature of this building is the dome. It was once painted in silver but changed to white since few years ago.
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2 comments:

HildaMay 6, 2009 at 1:26 PM
That is such a gorgeous building and so striking against the blue sky!
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Chun KeeMay 6, 2009 at 11:48 PM
I agree with you and I find that painting the building in white is a right choice. It's also known as "Taj Mahal of 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.