ARCHITECTURE APPRECIATION | KINTA DISTRICT, PERAK| HISTORICAL BUILDING

ARCH VENT URE 1 2 3

INTRODUCTION: PERAK AND CHOOSEN DISTRICT

PLACE: KUALA KANGSAR

PLACE: TELUK INTAN

Get to know the Perak State……………………………… 7 Perak historical background………………. 11 Chosen district Kinta District…………………………. 13

Royal Museum Kuala Kangsar………………….. 15

The leaning tower of Teluk Intan…………….. 19

PLACE: GUNUNG RAPAT

Sam Poh Tong temple ……………………………………… 23

ARCH VENT 5 6 7 URE PLACE: IPOH CITY

PLACE: BATU GAJAH

CONCLUSION AND REFERENCE

Ipoh railway station…………. 27 Ipoh town hall and old post ofﬁce ………..………………….. 31 Hong Kong & Shanghai banking corporation…………. 36 St John Anglican church 38 Sultan Idris Shah II mosque 41 St Michael church………………… 45 Birch memorial clock Tower………………………………………… 47

TT5 tin dredge 5 ……………… 50

Beautiful buildings In kinta district 59 APA citation……. 61

Kellie castle ……………………. 53.

Get to know The Perak state

Wonderful Malaysia Map State of Perak Malaysia | Wonderful Malaysia 6

Perak, the fourth largest state of Malaysia's

The head of state is the Sultan of Perak and the

thirteen states, after Sarawak, Sabah and

head of government is the prime minister. The

Pahang, the west coast of the Malay Peninsula.

government mimics Westminster parliamentary

The capital is the city of Ipoh (population: half a

system in which the state government is divided

million).

into administrative districts. Islam is the state religion and other religions can be practiced

Perak has a wide variety of ethnicities, cultures

freely. Malay and English are recognized as the

and languages. The country is known for several

ofﬁcial languages of Perak. The economy is

traditional dances: trap, dabus and labu sayong,

mainly based on services and production.

the surname also refers to the unique traditional Perak pottery.

Bubu dance | Perak| World of Wonders - WordPress.com

Dabus dance | berita harian

By Destination Perak in twitter “Labu Sayong is a State icon for Perak. Instantly recognizable, Labu Sayong takes days of handwork in forming, ﬁring, drying and engraving.”

There are several tourist destinations in the country, but the main tourist destinations are Pangkor Island, about 85 km from Ipoh, and Ipoh itself for its abundant food. There are many limestone hills in the central part of the country (such as between Ipoh and Chemor in the north, and Ipoh to Gopeng in the south), and generally there are these caves. Many of these hills have Chinese temples (called tang) or Hindu temples, many of which are built in caves. Walk through the country and see these beautiful sights, and visit one or more of these caves. If you live in Ipoh, you can take a long-distance bus to the cave. Malay delicacy are popular in Perak, the tempoyak, durian extract is preserved and traditionally kept in the container. It is usually mixed with cayenne pepper and eaten with other dishes. This custom is popular in general, especially in Ipoh. Through more than 2000 years of contact with India, the inﬂuence of Indian cuisine has spread in Perak as well.

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MOTORMOUTH FROM IPOH

Ikan patin tempoyak cookpad

SAMBAL TEMPOYAK

Go chin pomelo farm ipoh

The country is particularly known as a producer of bali pomelo (grapefruit). The fruit was introduced by Hugh Low, the fourth British citizen in Perak, who brought seeds from the neighboring Dutch East Indies and distributed them in Penang and Perak (especially Tambun). Other districts also known for their agricultural production: Bidor with guava, Hulu Perak (durian), Menglembu (peanuts) and Tapah (petai). Ipoh white coffee, a popular beverage in Malaysia, comes from Ipoh.

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Perak Historical background Lenggong valley | The Star Artist's impression of Birch issuing threats to Sultan Abdulla | SembangKuala - WordPress.com

Based on the lonely planet 2021, Perak may

In the 18th century, the Bugis of South and

claim some of the oldest roots in Peninsular

North Siam jelly making efforts to control the

Malaysia, as it has been found archaeologically in

silver, but the intervention of the British in the

the Lenggong Valley since the Upper Paleolithic

1820s to overcome both. The British remained

period. The Sultanate of Perak began today in

reluctant to intervene in the affairs of the

the early 16th century when the eldest son of the

peninsula, but investment in the Street

last sultan of Melaka, Sultan Muzaffar Shah,

Colony, as well as the discovery of tin ore in

started a new dynasty on the banks of the Perak

Perak in 1848, attracted interest. Mine is also

River (Perak River). The country’s rich tin reserves

attract a lot of Chinese immigrants, who

are rapidly becoming targets of neighboring

make a direct rival clan group that is related

countries as well as foreign armies. The Dutch

to the leadership of the local Malays, who are

attempted to monopolize the tin trade in the

all struggling to control mine.Perak Sultanate

17th century failed, but the remains of the fort

collapsed and ﬁghting between British heir

can still be seen on Pangkor Island (Pangkor

allow intervention and lethal attack for the

Island) and at the mouth of the Perak River.

ﬁrst time in colonial peninsula in 1874.

Residents of the United Kingdom, Sir Hugh Low of Borneo, have experience in administration, ﬂuent in English and well-known botanist - even called the pitcher plant (Nepenthes lowii). He Perjanjian Pangkor, 20 Januari 1874| SembangKuala -

controlled tin mining taxes and other

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interventions in state affairs. In 1877 he introduced the ﬁrst rubber tree in Malaysia and also experimented with tea and coffee plants. During this time, the sultans maintained their status, but became increasingly effective, buying at a cost. The ﬁrst railway in the country, running from Taiping to Port Weld (now known as Kuala Sepetang), was built in 1885 to carry a wealth of tin; the result of rapid development in Taiping and Ipoh. In 1896, Perak, along with Selangor, Pahang and

Woman tin miners in perak late 19th century | wikimedia commons

Negeri Sembilan, became part of the Federation of Malaysia. The British Population System (and later the Adviser) remained in effect even after the Japanese invasion and WWII, and did not

Governor Sir Andrew Clarke, conducting meetings in

end until Perak became part of the

Pangkor island, where Sultan Abdullah was appointed to

Federation of Malaysia in 1948. Perak

replace Sultan Ismail, another major competitor . The Treaty

joined Malaysia which established it in

of Pangkor ordered the Sultan to receive British resident and

1957.

consult with them on all matters unrelated to the religion or customs of Malay. A year later, under threat of imprisonment,

When the tin industry declined in the

Sultan Abdullah was forced to accept rule on behalf of the

1980s, prosperous cities began to dry up

British by British ofﬁcials. Several Perak leaders joined

and Kuala Lumpur attracted many job

against the situation and the Resident, James WW Birch, was seekers from Perak. Tourism is slowly killed at Pasir Salak in November 1875. Colonial forces were

helping Perak get back on track, with the

asked to launch a brief war on Perak. Sultan Abdullah was

number of visitors increasing in the 2010s.

deposed and a new British -approved sultan was appointed.

ARCH Chosen District VENTURE Kinta district Perak

Kinta District in Perak State in Malaysia is one of the richest districts in terms of tin mining strategically located in the center of Perak. Physical evidence of this ancient tin mining landscape around Kinta offers stories about mining from ancient times. The glorious years of Kinta have come period between 1884 and 1895.

Tin mining site and woman tin miner on site | JSTOR

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The Kinta Valley has been inhabited by the ancestors of Orang Asli for thousands of years. Prehistoric relics include the Tambun petroglyphs. The Kinta Valley has been frequented for tin ore by Indian traders since time immemorial. A Buddhist bronze artifact was discovered in Kinta in 1931. It is bordered by Sungai Siput to the north, Parit (central Perak province) to the west, the Batang Padang valley to the south and Lojing (Kelantan) and Cameron Highlands (Pahang) to the east. The old mines, which are mainly operated by China and the shallow surface mines, are the towns of Gopeng, Batu Gajah, Kampar and Ipoh. South of Ipoh the ore is deeper, in wetlands up to 60 meters, which is used for dredging. Limestone is found under the gravel and in the hills 2000 feet to the east. The river changed dramatically as a result of extensive mine

Tin mining structure | JSTOR

ﬂooding, and a large swamp was located to the south, near Kinta's meeting with Perak.

Tin mining site | JSTOR

Royal Museum Kuala Kangsar The Kuala Kangsar Royal Museum (formerly

After moving to the Palace of Iskandar, it was

known as Istana Kenangan, Istana Lembah or

used as a guest palace, especially during royal

Istana Tepas) was founded in 1926 in the city of

celebrations such as birthdays, appointments of

Kuala Kangsar, Perak, Malaysia by a carpenter

important ofﬁcials from Perak and other

named Haji Sopian and assisted by two sons,

ceremonies. Royal Perak Darul Ridzuan.

namely from Seberang Perai. In architecture, the castle reﬂect the traditional The museum is headed by D.Y.M.M. The late

architecture of the Malay. The construction of

Sultan Iskandar Shah (Marhum Kaddasallah) was

this building is all made of hardwood, with solid

his residence, as the Palace of Alexandria was still

walls and a wooden roof (diamond wood). No

being built at that time to replace the State

iron nails were used in the construction of this

Palace. Baginda D.Y.M.M. The late Sultan Iskandar

building. Decorated with carved Malay

Shah lived in the istana Kenangan from 1931 to

interesting by side with a quiet pattern and color.

1933.

They were woven traditional colors symbolize the

through the efforts of the late Tunku Abdul

state of silver, the yellow, black and white.

Rahman, Malaysia’s ﬁrst Prime Minister. Istana

The building is built on sixty pillars, about 41

Kenangan was occupied by the Perak royal

meters long and 11 meters deep. The shape of

family until 1982, when the late Sultan Idris II

this building symbolizes a ﬁeld stored on a

agreed to return it to the supervision of the

scabbard. The central part at the top of the

National Museum Department. In 1986 it was

building has a throne. The ground ﬂoor of the

converted into the Royal Museum, where its

building is used as Her Majesty’s ofﬁcial ofﬁce,

maintenance was handed over to the Perak

whose ﬂoors are cemented and covered with

Darul Ridzuan state government. On 16

shutters all around. The name Istana Kenangan

November 1986, the Royal Perak Museum was

was given in the 1960s after it was upgraded

inaugurated by D.Y.M.M Sultan Azlan Muhibbudin Shah.

Istana Kenangan | the malaya post

A quandary, part 2 – an Istana in Kuala Kangsar, c.1927 | SembangKuala - WordPress.com

Istana Kenangan 3D structure top view | anajingga blogspot

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The leaning Tower, Perak The original leaning tower did not tilt as it is today. This tower was originally known as the High Clock because it has a clock at the top. The person responsible for making this clock tower is Leong Choon Cheong or Ah Cheong. As an architect, he was inspired to build with designs based on pagoda buildings in China. The original purpose of the construction of this tower in 1885 was to make a water tank. Water from this reservoir is intended for residents to use during the dry season or as war supplies. This is because there were no firefighters at the time. In 189 5, there was a major flood in Diamond Bay until the tower collapsed. Flooding that occurs with heavy water loads is believed to cause the tower to tilt westward. During the Japanese period (1942-1945), the construction of a clock tower became a control tower to monitor enemy arrivals. This wooden building that was used as a military building by the Japanese caused special damage to the top.

In 1997, Teluk Intan City Council created a square around the Leaning Tower building with the aim of highlighting the building's uniqueness. Now the square around the Leaning Tower is a recreational area where the locals can stay up all night. According to Mr. Khairul Anuar Tahir who works as the Leaning Tower Supervisor, this building is absolutely safe to visit. People who visit the Leaning Tower, including foreign tourists. The Leaning Tower is no longer privately owned, but belongs to the Perak museum department . The Teluk Intan City Council is tasked with overseeing the building, including providing the latest information to anyone who wishes to be contacted. Today, the Leaning Tower is still a reminder of the time as the large clock is still in use. The clock will ring loudly every 15 minutes. Today, the Leaning Tower of the Teluk Intan is successfully recognized as the second Leaning Tower of Pisa in the world, after the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy. Menara Miring Teluk Intan has become a tourist center and buildings that invade the souls of the Hilir Perak community. The existence of this historical building has proven to have a big impact on the community for more than 100 years, especially in Teluk Intan and Perak.

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Elevation and section drawing | Teluk Intan city Council

After doing research, the building was influenced by Chinese architecture. The architect, he conceptualizes a “pagoda” architecture. even if development during British rule, but Chinese influence, donors and entrepreneurs managed to create such a culture Life. This is apparently done on the facade of the clock tower building they are like doors, tiles and decorations floors and others denoting wealth Chinese culture and architecture. From the outside it looked like the tower was a clock and it is an 8 (eight) storey building in fact, there are only 3 (three) levels. The bell tower has 110 steps connects all levels up to 5 meters high. The building is made of wooden structures and rocks. Each level has a corridor the road is 1.8 meters wide with low walls 0.6 meter high decorated with colorful stones Green The architectural and design precision of the space is evidenced by the adaptation to the use of the water tank. Water tank included in the level 3 sheet steel 5 high with a load of 18.36 cubic meters. The lower part of this building has a diameter of 13 meters and increasingly measure the measuring line center of 8.2 meters Close up on the clock of the leaning tower | persatuan sejarah

The clock structure | Teluk Intan city council pamphlet

The door on one of the level in the tower | orang perak The old picture of the leaning tower of Teluk Intan around 1920s

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The stairway void in the tower | azyyatiliah.com

The water tank picture in the tower | Teluk Intan city council pamphlet

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Sam Poh Tong Temple

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It is said that the cave was discovered by a Buddhist

respected the ancestors for food and the burnt

monk from China and he lived there until his death

paper replicas of useful items for those who had

20 years later. Construction of the temple is said to

died in the world. In front of the temple there is a

have started in 1912, although new facades were

beautiful view of the garden designed to surround

added in 1950. Sam Poh Tong can be translated as

the big ﬁsh. The islands of the pond are dotted

Three Rivers Jewel Cave, but there does not appear to

with man-made rock formations that resemble the

be any information about this gem and its location.

Huang Shan Mountains in China.

This may refer to the original jewelry Buddhist

Japanese lanterns and stone pagodas add to the

meditation techniques or Sam Poh Tong translated

beauty of the garden. According to information

into the three Buddha jewelry namely Buddha

boards, the park was awarded the best landscaped

(Guru), Dharma (Education) and Sangha (Buddhist

garden in Malaysia in 1993. It turns out to be well

community). It is called as the one of largest cave

maintained. The main altar area is smaller than you

temple in Malaysia. In addition to the rock temples,

might think and full of statues of Buddha and

the Buddhist temples contain a crematorium and a

other gods.

columbarium where the ashes are stored. The Sam

The staircase leads to the top ﬂoor, in the window

Poh Tong Columbarium looks like a 4 story building.

are various other statues. Behind the closed door,

The Ching Ming area became crowded as the parents

several steps went up the hill, but the road seemed deserted and swampy.

Sam Poh Tong is also called the

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"turtle temple" because of the large population of turtles that lives there. There is a tunnel with a small ceiling, the downstairs bedroom is flooded with natural light.. The turtle pond is surrounded by a metal gate with space between the bars so you can see hundreds of creatures in this bustling turtle metropolis. This is an open area with only shade, but nothing obstructs the view except the clouds of the pool. Back at the temple door, you can buy a pack of turtle food for about RM5, including chopped vegetables. You can start a turtle fight, but throw it around the cage so it can move quickly. Very happy and said feeding the turtles can be very good - if you believe it will be successful. On the mainland, there is a Sam Poh Tong fishing pond that you can walk around.

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The park won a prize for "Malaysia's Best Scenario Garden" ... in 1993. A ten-year victory plaque was placed on the waterfront. It seems like winning once is enough, and the temple doesn't seem to be trying too

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hard to win again. The water is quite brown, but this lakeside park has glowing rock formations with miniature sculptures and paifang hidden above the trees. At the back there is a large ﬂoating temple big enough to enter ... but it must be locked.

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Ipoh Railway Station The first Ipoh station was built in 1894 when the first Perak railway was built along Ipoh, serving the city for 20 years in the years following and its incorporation into the Federal State Railway of Malaysia (FMSR). Construction of the second station and hotel began in 1914 to replace the first station; Due to material shortages and increased manpower during the First World War, the station was not completed until 1917. A new two -storey station building was built with more space. a nice home not only the train office, but also the Majestic Hotel which is the entrance hotel. which also has a restaurant and bar. Initially the hotel offered 17 rooms with direct access to the loggia on the second floor, but in 1936 the hotel increased the number of rooms to 21. For more than 80 years, during the years of operation of FMSR and its successor, Railway Malaysia, the general layout of this station has not changed since its construction due to lack of improvement training on the entire rail network in Peninsular Malaysia. .

Like many of the first stations to be built under the Perak Railway, the construction of the station in 1894 was simple, including a single wooden structure with a large tiled roof attached and a layout that was open to the public. Design Station 1917 was designed in collaboration with Arthur Benison Hubback, Deputy Director of British Architecture to design a number of planned public buildings in British Malaysia featuring various Western style colonial languages as well as' Moorish Revival / Mughal / Indo Buckwheat / influences Saracen Revival style of British colonial architecture India Unlike Kuala Lumpur Station, the exterior of Ipoh Station is more distinctive in Western design, with elements of late Edwardian Baroque architecture and with moderate rust at the base, pointed and arched pediments, use of columns and a large central dome above the porte-cochere, with local elements such as the open loggia on the ground floor. -floor and the upper floors of the building (the loggia on the ground floor measures 183 meters, length of the front of the station These miniature chhatris are raised in columns of su corner gate on each side of the structure. The original 1917 station had three platforms; a one-sided platform and two platforms on the island connected by a tunnel, with a steel and wooden roof for shelter.

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Close up of the railway station dome | free Malaysia today (FMT)

Drawing of rickshaw coolies and their rickshaws waiting for passengers outside the ﬁrst Ipoh Railway Station | Perak Government Gazette

Bird eye view of the Ipoh Railway Station courtyard at night | president sign sdh bhd

At Ipoh Station, there is a large square called Ipoh

the Malaysian emergency, the period of

Station Square. Throughout history, the square

Indonesian confrontation and re-insurrection.

has been a courtyard lined with rare trees; In the

Due to the location of the cenotaph, this square

1970s and 1980s, gardens were ﬁnally created on

has long been a local spot for Memorial Day and

the property, with thicker vegetation paths,

Anzac Day. Some of the previous plates have

cobblestone and cobblestone paths, and carved

been removed and replaced during an interim

squares and fountains. Between 2011 and 2013, the

changeover; The original copper plaque for the

entire square was cleared and rebuilt with an

World War I dead has been restored, although it

open square with minimalist terraces and a wider

has been reapplied on the other side of the

lawn. This reconstructed square is called "Ipoh

cenotaph, with some decorative copper missing;

Heritage Square" and is the starting point of the

to prevent further vandalism, the copper plates

Ipoh Heritage Trail. The square is also famous for

are covered with a protective plastic screen. A

the cenotaph built in the center. Inaugurated

more recent addition is a plaque honoring POWs

during the 1927 Armistice, the stone cenotaph

and non-POWs who died in the construction of

was built in honor of the Perak people who died in

the Thailand-Burma Railway. Cenotaphs, as well

the Great War. The cenotaph was later updated

as mature Ipoh trees planted in 1980, are some of

with a new plaque honoring the soldiers who died

the features of Ipoh Station Square that survived

during World War II,

the 2011-2013 reconstruction.

Just looking at the building will give the impression that you are in a European country. In fact, the building is also an important landmark of Ipoh, located in the Colonial Quarter. Located on Club Road (Jalan Dato Panglima Bukit Gantang Wahab), this magniﬁcent colonial building with strong classical elements known for its neoclassical architecture was designed by government architect A.B Hubback, who also designed the station. However, it does not have the characteristics of a Mogul in Ipoh Station. Many don’t know that the town hall was an old post ofﬁce. The two buildings are different, but are

Ipoh Town Hall and Old Post Office

endowed with stucco grooves on the ground ﬂoor, both of which are the most important civil structures.

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Ipoh townhall | Malaysia life

CITY The post office is located on the east side of the building, by the entrance to Post Office Street. Postal and telegraph services moved from Taiping to Ipoh in 1928. Since 1948, town hall has been the district police headquarters for many years. Construction of the City Hall and Post Office began in 1914, but material shortages and severe labor costs due to the late World War I ended until 1916. The entrepreneur was Lim Weng Ching.

31 Ipoh townhall and Old post ofﬁce | Tripadvisor

The ﬂoor plan of the town hall | taylors expert

The Ipoh town hall | Ipoh heritage trail

A lot of main event was organized at the

Postal service at the building ceased in

Ipoh Town Hall. Indian poet and Nobel

1983 and the building was later replaced

laureate Rabindranath Tagore spoke at

Perak Tourist Information Center until

the Perak School Teachers Meeting here

1995. After that the building remained

on 8 August 1927. The building is divided

without maintenance Due to damage to

into two parts, the facade serves as the

the roof ﬂoor causing the exit to break,

town hall and the back part is there used

The ﬂoor was rotten, and then trees

as a post ofﬁce. For this reason, the road

grew wild inside the building, damaging

connects Club Road and Belﬁeld Street

the structure. Then, in 2007, the Ipoh

(Jalan Sultan Yusuff) is known as Jalan

City Council asked the National Heritage

Kantor Pos (now called Jalan Dato

Department to restore it.

Sagor). For

building. After conducting studies and

For many years, the Ipoh City Hall

research, JWN agreed to carry out

building also served as the district police

conservation work building.

headquarters. began moving to their

Conservation work began in 2009 and

own resorts in the south.

was completed a year later.

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Hong kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation

This very handsome building was completed in

Unique and beautiful designs are used to

1931 featuring Classic Renaissance style which

attract clients and bank tenants including

would not look out of place in London,

professional, corporate and mining companies.

Manchester or Liverpool. The architect of this

The facade and architectural style of this

building was Denis Santry of the

building is similar to the HSBC building in

Singapore-based Swan &amp; McLaren. It was

Singapore. Originally, the building had a second

opened by the Sultan of Perak on 31 October

ﬂoor on the ground ﬂoor that was used for

1931. The building was originally a wooden

banking activities, while the second ﬂoor served

building near the Ipoh Post Ofﬁce. Then in June

as a guest room for superiors. On the second

1911 it was moved to Straits trading company on

ﬂoor, an extra ﬂoor will be built in the living

the road called Jalan Dato 'Maharajalela. The

room, which will be converted into an ofﬁce to

building was completed in 1931 and started with

meet the needs of additional employees and

Raja Perak at the time. The building was a

staff. Among other quirks, this building had a

milestone for Ipoh until independence due to its

tower at the top of the building that served as a

neo-Renaissance architectural style.

watchtower, the tallest building in Ipoh at the time.

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100 years later, the divine legacy continues Upon entering the church door, it feel like stepping out of Malaysia given a red brick building feels like entering the ‘parish church in the English hinterland’ to see the Pastor. Anthony Dumper, Deputy of South Silver, 1949. Previously built St. John's Anglican service held in the "Old Court building" near the Clock Tower Birch. Only four services were registered in 1905. When the Church of St. John was appointed by Bishop Ferguson Davie on April 30, 1912, the church was described as “British design architecture but adapted to the local equatorial climate”. TripAdvisor

St John Anglican Church Another pre-war parishioner, William A Sankey, 85, recalls that during World War II, churches were turned into noodle factories, benches burned for firewood, rooms used to make words, and organs looted. Miraculously, the panels and panels of the choir have saved the horror. At the end of the war, soldiers of the Royal Berkshire Regiment gathered chairs in the Majestic Hotel for their first assignment. In addition to these organs, the church was restored in 1949. During the emergency, many British regiments worship at the church during the Christmas season and a military parade will be held in the cemetery before the ceremony begins. One of the oldest Anglican churches in the country, St John's Church has helped spread the Holy Spirit Church in Buntong and St Peter's Church in Fair Park. It is also one of 25 Class I buildings identified by Ipoh City Council and listed on the Heritage Trail map. By restoring the church to its original glory, the entire Ipoh community will provide references on how the Anglican community developed and spread across the country. This in itself has hereditary value.

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The church, which has six bays, is characterized by the

above the clergy, adorn the entire church in their

Gothic architecture of arches and pointed bays. The

neon colors. This glory did not come about by

outer walls are made of red brick, the stone par

accident. Some time before 2009, it was observed

excellence without plaster. Above the coach gate or

that the church needed to be renovated, according to

the terrace, there is a bell tower at the top of the front

pastor Gre Cherian. Wooden ceilings are at risk of

door. The bell was donated to the church by Mr. and

collapsing due to wood rot due to water ingress and

Mrs. A.C.J. The tower in 1935 was the year of the King

termite infestation. There was a small incident in July

George V Silver Festival. While walking through the

2009, when one of the veranda pillars fell in front of

church, someone installed a baptismal font and a

the church, they closed the church. "We are lucky no

teak advertisement. The center is separated by a

one was injured," said Pastor Cherian. Then the

pulpit by a beautifully carved curved pulpit.

dilemma arises whether there is a quick solution

At the back of the altar, there are three stained glass

Fortunately, a good restoration can win.

windows that, with clear arches

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Pastor Cherian sought advice from the Silver

Church. On 2010 the works are still active.

Heritage Association (PHS) and its vice

Concealed repairs include replacing rafters and

president, Law Siak Hong, on how to restore the

hanging the roof with Nyatoh lumber, a

church. At the same time, Ipoh-born architect

time-consuming process as the lumber has to be

Ken Yeh, currently training in Australia, has

treated for a month before being installed. In

returned to tourism. Yes, anyone who admires a

addition, the front porch posts have been

good job and "doesn't want to do a good job

replaced. All Meranti ceilings are replaced with

when asked to do it as a result," continues to

natural gold oil resin wood (kauri Malaysia). For

pursue it. Together, Yeh and Law advised Pastor

Pastor Cherian, the remedial efforts undertaken

Cherian and the committee on the steps

in the church will remain sound for another 100

needed to restore it. Visitors walk to St. John’s

years.

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Sultan Idris Shah II mosque

Sultan Idris Shah II Mosque was inaugurated on September 15, 1978 by Sultan Idris Iskandar Shah II (1963-1984), 33 times Sultan, to celebrate his 33rd birthday. The mosque is located on approximately 2.6 hectares of land in the heart of the city. Ipoh. Construction of the mosque began on May 16, 1966, after the foundation stone was laid on October 27, 1967 by (late) Tun Haji Abdul Razak, then Deputy Prime Minister. The mosque was completed on August 26, 1968. Initially this mosque was called `` Masjid Negeri (Perak) '' and later changed its name to `` Masjid Idris Shah II '' with the name of Sultan Idris Iskandar Shah II who returned to Rahmatullah in 1984.

The idea to build this mosque arose (Allahyarham) from Commander Kaya-Kaya of Bukit Gantang Seri Amar Diraja Abdul Wahab in 1951. who performed prayers such as Islamic holidays and Friday prayers. The total cost of construction is approximately RM 1,840,000.00

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This mosque is a rectangle with a length of 84 m and a depth of 42 m, on two floors. The top floor of the building is covered with a terrazzo fence connected by a traditional Islamic and around the right side of the building is also a long terrazzo structure. The roof of the main hall was reinforced concrete surrounded by 44 square holes to dissipate hot air (but all of these holes were closed when the hall was air-conditioned in 1995). The hole is covered with 30 bubble domes and 14 flat domes, and decorated with colored glass. The dome surrounds a large dome in the center of the large congregation hall. This large dome has a width of 10.3 meters from the ground. All the domes are beautifully visible from the outside and glow in the sun. The large town is square with a depth of 36 m and can accommodate around 1,500 people. The floor is covered with a striped fabric showing the rows of prayers. There are scriptures on the doors and on the walls of the mehrab. The utility room is 36m long and 12m deep and can accommodate around 500 people. This small room can be used for women and can also be used as a study and religious meeting room.

The mosque tower from ground level up to 31 meters high and above there are stairs and elevators with a capacity of 6 people. The beautiful view from the top of the tower covers the entire city of Ipoh. Four loudspeakers are installed under the roof. On the ground floor there are facilities such as ablution room, meeting room and khanah pole, office and storage room. There is also a large courtroom the size of a large courtroom upstairs. The pilgrims' room below can also accommodate 1,500 people. In front of the mosque building there is a parking lot, while at the back there is a house for priests, bilals and other officials of the mosque. To this day, this mosque is still referred to by the public as the “Perak State Mosque”. Sultan Idris Shah II Mosque located to the right of Ipoh Station is one of the main buildings in Ipoh city. The architecture is magnificent, symbol of the glory of Islamic civilization in Perak. Famous and unique because there are up to 125 towers built on top of each dome.

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SMC is different from the ﬁrst Christian church built in Ipoh. It started modestly in 1890 with a number of parishes, most of which were Chinese settlers in the Kinta Valley. Fr. Emile Barillon (MEP) (1890-1892), a French missionary pastor, was the ﬁrst pastor in the church. The church building was

St.Michael church Ipoh

originally a simple wooden construction, built in the right place in the main hall of the monastery. The pastor of the other parish of the church, Fr. Pierre Perrichon (MEP) (1892-1900), acquired the current site in 1893 and began construction on the current building. The church was built by a Chinese Christian entrepreneur named Mr. Leong Ah Choong to $ 14,000. The Gothic style church took two years to build. The new church was completed in 1895 and received its ofﬁcial blessing in 1896. Four Chinese characters on the front arch of the

porte cochere attest that “God is the source of all

Recently, the church has undergone renovation and

truth”. Father Jean Coppin (MEP) (1904-1927) was

restoration works under the supervision of Fr. Michael

the longest serving pastor in St. Louis. Michael's

Cheah (2005-2010), who was also responsible for the

Church (23) and was instrumental in the growth

construction of St. Maria. Anne is new to Bukit

and establishment of two Catholic schools in Ipoh,

Mertajam. The construction and execution of the

the Infant Monastery and St. Michael's Institution.

building includes the external and internal renovation

As the parish continued to grow over the years,

of the church building, the parish activity center, the

more and more buildings were erected under the

parish house and the funeral home, as well as the

pretense of meeting the needs of the growing

construction of a new columbarium and an external

parish community. The parish house, which houses

crossing station. Beauty works include the repainting

the parish ofﬁce and the parish square, was built

of the Temple of Our Lady, the erection of a fountain

by Fr. Matthias Ki (1970-1979). Also renovating the

(including a bronze statue of the Archangel Saint

church with a new shelter and new paint,Fr. Peter

Michael), and the planting of trees and ﬂowers in the

Pang (1984-1995) also chose the three-storey

cemetery. Practical keys were also added in the form

building of the Parish Activity Center and the

of highways and a reorganization of the church's

Chinese-style temple dedicated to Our Lady of

trafﬁc system. All work was completed just in time for

Fatima.

the parish's 120th anniversary celebration in 2010.

IPOH CITY A picture of the church Below left a picture of the church in 1920 On the right the statue in front of the church \ st michael church

Birch memorial clock tower Located on Old Ipoh Square, the four-sided Birch

Dato Maharaja Lela robbed and killed James

Memorial Clock Tower overlooks the Ipoh State

Birch. The British responded by sending troops to

Mosque. Four white structural drawings surround

destroy the match that started the Perak War. A

the center. It describes the four pillars of British

few months later, the imperialists defeated all

governance: "patience, justice, loyalty and

opposition and took control of the country. Shortly

perseverance". However, as a clock tower in

thereafter, Dato Maharaja Lela and his friends

Malaysia, Ipoh is associated with a history of

were sentenced to death. From a colonial point of

violence, revenge and Malay rebellion. When the

view, James Birch's death was a turning point in

British expand their inﬂuence in Malaysia, they

British rule in Perak at the time; Britain gained

will hold back resistance. The sultans and chiefs of

access to the lucrative tin mines that produced

the local Malay population were unhappy at the

millionaires. The Birch Memorial Clock Tower was

idea that they would lose control of the land.

ofﬁcially opened in 1909 to commemorate the

James Wheeler Woodford Birch then became the

deaths of its soldiers while on active duty in their

ﬁrst British resident of Perak in 1874. Birch soon

country. But not all of them feel the same way.

joined. Revered for strengthening British

Local Malaysians see Dato Maharaja Lela as a

inﬂuence over Perak's natural resources, Birch was

freedom ﬁghter. From that point of view, he died

a colonial soldier. But Birch's lack of respect for

from assault. Until now, people still treat him as a

local customs made him unpopular.

warrior for the Sultan of Perak. The school

The resistance movement planned the

curriculum teaches Malaysian children about

assassination. Nearly a year after being expelled

courageous actions and great sacriﬁces to save

from England,

their country from imperialist rule.

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Today in Ipoh, the Birch Memorial Clock Tower stands in a small square near the City Hall and the State Mosque. But a keen eye might know the story of the missing ﬁgure in the drawing there a few of well known ﬁgure in the mural including Darwin, Buddha also prophet Muhammad and local said the missing fugure is the prophet Muhammad. But that's not the only controversy: one of the statues on the clock tower is a Christian religious icon whose state mosque has now been removed and left with only two small statue

Close up detail of the drawing on the tower | travalour

Small statue of justice and fortitude almost falling | IPOHECHO

Tin Dredge TT5, Tanjung Tualang

BATU GAJAH

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The remaining tin dredge, known as Tambak Kering Tin

Low tin prices and high operation costs. Damage to

Tualang No. 5 (TT5), proudly remains a colossal industrial

other nearby areas will occur in difﬁcult times and

replicas. Malaysia is the largest tin producer in the world.

will soon be removed, so that the Rays of Hope can

The Tualang Tin dredge ship is a unique relic from the

be found permanently by those who wish to leave a

era of the tin mining industry in Malaysia. Tanjung

legacy of their struggle.The ﬁrst is a large bucket

Tualang Dredge No. 5 (TT5) in Perak, made a statement

used to pick up boxes that hit the ground.

on its own position as the last dredger in Malaysia. Weighing around 4,500 tons and supported by a

The excavated soil is then channeled through

75-gauge pontoon, it is the strongest tin dredge to

swinging barrels and passed through several molds

survive in this era. Built in 1983 by F. W. Payne & Son,

and sieves to pick up boxes, before discarding the

which was a leading engineering company in the bucket

waste at the end. Take the time to climb the stairs to

dredging industry at the time, Tanjung Tualang Tin

see more large buckets used to dig the ground full of

Dredge No. 5 is considered a symbol of prosperity in

cans. While the factory, which was shipped and

Perak. Built for the tin dredging of southern Malaysia, the

assembled in the UK in the late 1930s in Perak, is very

TT5 operated for 44 years until 1982, by which time the

beautiful and in good condition. The Tualang Tin

Malaysian tin industry was in rapid decline due to a

Dredge Guide also explains how it works and how to

combination of exhausted tin deposits,

reverse the changes in tin mining. Deﬁnitely a must -visit website to learn more about tin mining and how to make the history of Ipoh.

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A picture from under the tin dredge | tripcarte.asia

Some information regarding the tin dredge and also replicas of stuff from that era | tripcarte.asia 51

Kellie castle BATU GAJAH

At the age of 21, he decided to leave Scotland and seek his fortune abroad. On arrival in Malaysia, William worked as a civil engineer and helped build a road in Batu Gajah near Ipoh. Due to bad luck with a failing company and a collapsing coffee industry, William's future looks bright. But life was worthless by investing in William's rubber plantation which immediately reached the height of his wealth. His chronically ill mother's return to Scotland received positive attention: William met Agnes, his future wife. On his return to Malaysia, he decided to build a luxury home for his wife. The Smith family had two children, a daughter named Helen and a son Anthony.

William kellie smith | WHW Design

Agnes having tea with inﬂuential gentleman at that time | WHW Design

the castle is located in Batu Gajah, Perak, Kellie’s Castle may not be as famous as the Taj Mahal in Agra, India, but the two buildings have more in common. Just as the Taj Mahal represents the unrelated love of the Mughal king, Shah Jahan for his wife Mumtaz Mahal, Kellie’s Palace also has its own tragic love story, a love palace for his wife. he married a Scottish lover, Agnes, and brought her to Malaysia in 1903. The following year, the couple had a woman named Helen. A few years

William and his wife with their workers | WHW Design

later, Agnes tried to conceive, but to no avail. William Smith who wanted to have a son and an heir could take over the kingdom of the archipelago. After a few years, Agnes gave birth to a son named Anthony in 1915. Born as a successful start -up son for the older William Smith. To celebrate Anthony’s birth, William Smith decided to expand the house. Smith began designing a large palace that he wanted to call Kellas House, after his native town in Scotland.

Kellas house at its epic moment | WHW Design

A room from kellie castle recreated from the old photos| WHW Design

Kellas House extension arched doorways | WHW Design

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Interested in Hinduism and Indian culture,

which was ﬁrst built in Malaysia at Kellie Castle)

Smith planned that his house would share the

which connects to the top ﬂoor and two tunnels

same architecture as building is Madras, with all

under the walk across the river. by A tunnel is

the stones and tiles imported from India. He

too far from the Hindu temple to the main

even hired a group of Indian workers to build his

building. On the second ﬂoor, Smith will create

dream house to keep Kellas House Indian. The

an indoor tennis court - an ambitious project

house is accessible from the main road via a

despite current standards. On the top ﬂoor

bridge that crosses the river.

there is a roof terrace for weddings. The fort

But it's not just the cost of importing materials

became the entertainment center for wealthy

and labor from overseas that makes this house

colonial farmers who had lived in Malaysia. The

so ideal for attracting locals and tourists. Among

house was very unique and was even

the many things that are amazing about Kellie

mentioned in the London Financier newspaper

Castle, including an elevator (which had never

on September 15, 1911.

heard of Malaysia at the time,

ARCH Beautiful buildings in Kinta District VENTURE Historical buildings are important to show how the country was built.

Communities value buildings with their history and heritage - in addition to their past character and disabilities. In Perak, most buildings honor Ipoh's legacy by way of buying and selling restoring some of the old buildings in certain areas, such as the Kinta district. The younger generation to actively participate in the revitalization of the old city, improve life by incorporation modern business in buildings, with minor modiﬁcations - hopefully while maintaining the beauty of the original design. can be called a generally old building.

They are decaying, ﬁne art is nothing more than

In addition, many of the buildings have been

memories but now part of the main building as a

preserved an original decor and facade. These

vacation destination are strangers. Not only that

beneﬁts really give you the privilege of running

attract public attention, also raise awareness help

through all the corridors of this historic building.

we value the building more. Thanks for history and

Especially when you wear it we are curious from the

ancient culture identity of each building. We can

construction documentation building techniques

understand for ourselves aesthetic evolution, value

applied by architects and old builders

existence as a part community and understand the

we also deserve it because of research and interviews

roots of unworkable design without preservation of

with citizens the rich cultural background of not only

buildings. There are many hidden gems in the Kinta

the buildings, but also the Kinta and district road row.

area that are part of this section Perak that the locals

When starting this project, we will immediately

don't even like. At ﬁrst glance, however it is easy to

realize its importance preservation of historical sites

understand that the whole building is much bigger

and their value to future generations. The presence of

than it appears. The building is generally almost a

these historical sites not only enriches the city in

hundred years old and contains many stories from

which it is located as well as a valuable treasure that is

the past architecture and design.

important to all countries.

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