A timber church
Nineteenth-century Gothic style.
A small white timber church in Gothic style, founded in 1886 and consecrated in 1887, the first church in the Federated Malay States and one of the finest survivals of Taiping's colonial heritage, with its wooden facade and little bell turret. An Australian architect designed it and it stands on land given by a planter, surrounded by a small cemetery scattered with carefully carved headstones of European settlers and young servicemen who died far from home, whose names and ages tell chapters of the town's history in the tin era. The church is still a place of worship; the church and its cemetery can be seen from outside at any time during the day, and you can go in when it is open outside service times. Entry is free. It stands on the main road near the Perak Museum, so combine the two in one visit, and keep quiet and respectful in the cemetery.
Nineteenth-century Gothic style.
Carved stones of settlers and soldiers.
A page of Taiping's history.
Jalan Taming Sari, on the edge of Taiping
Perak MuseumThe oldest museum in Malaysia, founded in 1883 by Sir Hugh Low, the fourth Briti4 minutes walk
Zoo Taiping and Night SafariA long-established zoo that opened in 1961 in the shade of green hills beside th10 minutes walk
Taiping Lake GardensThe first public garden created in Malaya, laid out in 1880 on an abandoned tin 16 minutes walk
Taiping War CemeteryA quiet military cemetery cared for by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission on18 minutes walk
Bukit Larut (Maxwell Hill)Malaysia's oldest hill station, set up by the British in 1884 on the forested he22 minutes walkThe church and its cemetery are easy to see from outside, while the interior opens for services and sometimes at other times. Dress modestly, keep quiet, and avoid Sunday service time.