Images of Ipoh: Another Commercial Building Taking Shape

Monday, January 24, 2011

Another Commercial Building Taking Shape

There are constructions of larger scale commercial building around Ipoh lately. Although these are not super skyscrapers or grand buildings, but are relatively large structures compare to normal buildings in the city. Right in front of the famous Chinese restaurant, Pusing Public Seafood Restaurant (布先民众海鲜酒家) at Verasamy Road, construction of a commercial building is underway. It is built on a vacant land that used to be a car park mainly serving customer of the seafood restaurant. The building consists of 3-storey shoplots & an 8-storey office block. It seems Kampung Jawa is commonly locating buildings at 8-9 storey, such as Ipoh City Hotel, Grand View Hotel & two commercial plazas by Teh Teng Seng Group along Cockman Street.

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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.