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Pre war old town


Pre war old town
Photo Information
Copyright: Cynthia Ch (prajan) Silver Note Writer [C: 4 W: 0 N: 51] (347)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-05-04
Categories: Daily Life, Architecture, Ruins
Camera: Canon EOS 300D, EFS 18-55mm
Exposure: f/5.0, 1/640 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-05-04 6:15
Viewed: 276
Points: 2
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Ipoh was once a tin mining town. The old town hosts a great collection of pre-war shophouses.

The Kinta River basically runs through the middle of the town. In 1892, a great fire gutted the East part of town center. The town had to be rebuild. So this part became known as the "New Town". Pre-war shophouses can still be seen in some parts of new town.

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  • Great 
  • jrodtx (5)
  • [2008-05-05 6:16]

Beautiful mix of Islamic/Middle Eastern and Asian (Indian?) architectural styles from the looks of it. I like it.

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