Thursday, February 16, 2006

Taiping Market

The Taiping Market, located in the heart of Taiping town, is the oldest market in Malaysia. This unique timber structure was built in 1884. It consists of two blocks. The first block was built in 1884 and the second block was built in 1885. Each Block occupies a land area of 220 ' by 60'.
Anyone out there has a photograph of Taiping Market to share ?


As published in the New Straits Times - February 16th 2006
Facelift for Taiping market
By Mimi Syed Yusof
TAIPING, Feb 15:
The wet market here, the oldest in the country, is slated for a facelift that will make it almost a twin of Kuala Lumpur's Pasar Seni. Municipal council officers will be visiting the Pasar Seni soon to identify features to be incorporated in the renovation exercise. They will also study the designs of wet markets in Malacca and Penang for an idea of what should go into the 122-year-old market. Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Tajol Rosli Ghazali said the facade of the market, built in 1884, would be retained in the RM10 million project.
"We want to give it a new look in line with the move to turn Taiping into a heritage town," he said after chairing the state executive council meeting at the municipal council building here today.
The project will get off the ground under the Ninth Malaysia Plan, with work expected to begin next year. The 200 traders at the market will be moved to a RM5 million market to be built in Pasar Tupai on the outskirts of the town while renovation is under way. About 1.5ha has been earmarked for the market.
"Traders must be willing to change with the times and adopt different business strategies when they return to the Taiping market," Tajol said.
On the State Government's move to turn Taiping into a heritage town, he said certain development regulations needed to be adhered to by residents. "The municipal council has been asked to do a study of the average height of the existing buildings in the town.
"There is a limit to the development of high-rise buildings in Taiping. For example, maximum height for any structure located in the town centre, near and around the Taiping Lake Gardens and Jalan Istana, is four storeys," he said.

3 comments:

Lye Hock said...

CK - Hv u seen this 1959 pic of the market?

http://taipingtalk.com/forum/posts/3929.html

Timothy Tye said...

Here's a recent documentation on the Taiping Market:
http://www.asiaexplorers.com/malaysia/taiping_market.htm

Timothy Tye said...

Here's a recent documentation of Taiping Market: http://www.asiaexplorers.com/malaysia/taiping_market.htm