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3 unusual facts about Ipoh railway station


Ipoh railway station

The other buildings designed by him include the Kuala Lumpur Railway Station (completed 1910), the Jamek Mosque (completed 1909) and the old KL city hall building (completed 1904).

The Ipoh station was used as a shooting location for the film Anna and the King, starring Jodie Foster.

Many of Hubback's buildings in then Malaya followed this style and shared many similar features.


Perak

The Ipoh railway station is said to be the second most beautiful railway station in Malaysia after the Kuala Lumpur Railway Station.

Ubudiah Mosque

The mosque was designed by Arthur Benison Hubback, a government architect who is notably credited for the design of the Ipoh railway station and the Kuala Lumpur railway station.


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