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This building was once a courthouse. Scant verifiable information is available about this building. The building’s location is in between the Taiping Rest House and the abandoned Railway Office. Together, the trio makes for some of the most spectacular derelict buildings in Taiping. It has now been cordoned off from public access for safety reasons. Read more...

This beautiful abandoned bungalow sits along Jalan Assam Kumbang, in one of the earliest residential zones in Taiping. It is located near the crossroads of Jalan Assam Kumbang, Jalan Izzudin Shah and Lorong Fraser. Access by car is a bit tricky: turning into Jalan Izzudin from the traffic lights at the crossroads, one will have to make a quick turn Read more...

This very old bungalow sits abandoned and has been largely taken over by undergrowth. The first floor of this building and its main pillars are constructed from brick and mortar, while the walls of the second floor and roof trusses are made out of wood. Judging from the architecture, this bungalow probably dates back to the 1930s, when construction of Read more...

This old abandoned bungalow belongs to Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB), the national rail service provider, and once served as quarters for the Taiping station crossing guard. The building saw disuse after the flyover bypassing the railway was built. Before the flyover was built, cars were stopped by a manually-operated railway crossing, and the KTMB personnel in charge of this Read more...

The Casuarina Hotel Ruins are very popular among locals as a “rumah hantu”, or haunted house. Several urban legends over the years tell tales of guests having supernatural encounters in the hotel when it was still operational. The hotel itself was built from the ruins of the Residency, once the home of the British Assistant Resident stationed in Taiping, Captain Read more...