Majestic Station Hotel should be a heritage building to be restored and preserved

1 The once majestic hotel with its beautiful facade and marble flooring.2 The water and light show in front of the Ipoh Railway Station is an attraction in the evenings.3 A peek inside shows the pillars are still standing. What it needs now is a good clean up.4 Fariz says the station hotel can bank on its historic past as an attraction.— Photos: Grace Chen/TheStar

ONCE it was known as the Taj Mahal of Ipoh. Today it stands like a deserted partner beside the increasingly busy Ipoh Railway Station.

Boarded up and abandoned, it’s the only building that is dark at night.