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This is the Foo Chow Association building, built in 1959. The ground floor of the building is occupied by Siam Guan Kopitiam, a popular Chinese restaurant. Read more...

Fort Carnarvon is a military installation located on a hill opposite the All Saints Church, and somewhat behind the Taiping Prison. The area is cordoned off and inaccessible to the public, being a military installation.   History of Fort Carnarvon Fort Carnarvon was constructed between 1880 and 1885, following massive riots that occurred in Taiping on 3rd October 1879, involving Read more...

The former Residency, touted as the home of Captain Speedy, first assistant to the first British Resident in Perak, J.W.W. Birch, now lies in spectacular ruin.   History The Residency is reported as having been built in 1894, as a home to the Assitant Resident. It should be stated here that the British administration, after the treaty of Pangkor, saw Read more...

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The New Clock Tower, or Retro Clock Tower, as it is popularly known among Taipingites, is a tower with an electronic clock located at the entrance to the Market Square (now known as Halaman Pasar), facing Jalan Taming Sari (formerly known as Main Road). The Market Square is where Taiping’s old market complex is located. The tower marks the entrance Read more...