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A grand mansion with a six storey tower, wine cellar, stately columns. Moorish arches and walls embelished with Greco-Roman designs. There was to be a rooftop courtyard for parties and even an elevator, the first of its kind in the country. But the building was never to be completed. Work halted in December 1926 with the sudden demise of its owner, William Kellie Smith. The estate on which it was situated was sold and the unfinished mansion soon surrendered itself once to the jungle. As we wander around the castle, there is eerie feeling of being watched. Sunlight strean through a series of arches on the two main floors, casting ghostly shadows on the verandah running the length of the building. Perhaps, there is some truth to the local legend that the spirit of Old Man Kellie still wanders along the corridors ... It's the only castle built in Malaysia, the first, and the last. Located between Gopeng and Simpang Pulai, 30min drive south of Ipoh town.
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