Hello to all my readers. I will continue my musing about
Kelantan. These days, Kota Bharu has been modernized yet it still maintains its
heritage and its uniqueness. Albeit, there are still wooden houses hidden in
the jungle of concrete building that is ever slowly growing, Kota Bharu managed
to rise into the modernization call.
Large buildings are not strangers since transformation was
introduced to the old town that was used as a place where Japanese Army landed
before the Independence Day. Hotels scattered around the town is a common sight
for the people in Kota Bharu. The town is slowly emerging as one of the famous
destination to be visited in by the tourists. One of the famous hotels in Kota Bharu
is Grand Riverview Hotel located near the Kelantan River.
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Grand Riverview Hotel
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| Grand Riverview Hotel (Right) from the across the river view. |
Shown below are the pictures of the transformation of Jalan
Temenggong or known as the gateway to Kota Bharu.
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| Jalan Temenggong 1927 |
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| Jalan Temenggong 1980 |
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| Jalan Temenggong 2012 |
Kota Bharu also has quite a few malls to accommodate the
demands of the growing population of its residents and tourists to shop at. KB
Mall which was launched in 2005 and Kota Bharu Trade Centre which was opened to
customers in 2009 are the newest shopping mall in Kota Bharu. Tesco Kota Bharu
was also launched in 2006.
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KB Mall
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Kota Bharu Trade Centre (KBTC)
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| Tesco Kota Bharu |
To sum it all up, Kota Bharu has faced transformation but
still it managed to keep the tradition and what makes it different from other
town in Malaysia. From my personal experience, I’ve been going back to Kelantan
ever since I was a child because my second hometown is situated in Machang.
From the way I see it, many roads have been built to give easy access to people
and Kelantan will continue to rise through the call of modernization without a
fail.
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