Images of Ipoh: Perak Turf Club Tower

Thursday, January 10, 2013

Perak Turf Club Tower

There only 3 turf clubs established in Malaysia. Perak Turf Club is one of those while the other 2 are Penang Turf Club and Selangor Turf Club. I am sure this Grandstand tower must be familiar to Ipoh citizens as it has been standing here since 1971 and its unique design has made it an iconic building in Ipoh.

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Francis LimSeptember 21, 2017 at 1:19 PM
Dear Author,

My name is Francis. May I know if I have the permission of using your photo of the Perak Turf Club in my instagram account? My email - franclet@gmail.com

Rgds,
Francis
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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.