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TAIPING the town of everlasting peace |
18th century Police Station, Kota Road, Taiping, Perak, Malaysia.
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Initially built of timber in 1881 "at a point about
equidistant from the Chinese theatre, the market and other much frequented
places". The fortified clocktower, with chamfered slits for guns, was
probably erected some years later. The police station doubled as a fire
station. The first fire brigade in the FMS was made up of members of the
Perak Armed Police and later the Malay States Guides.
Currently, the clock tower situated along Jalan Kota in the town center with modern buildings alongside house The Tourist Information Center. |
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