http://livelife.ecitizen.gov.sg/culture/heritage/monuments.asp
^Historical sites and monuments


List of National Monuments:

1 The Old Thong Chai Medical Institution
2 Armenian Church
3 St Andrew's Cathedral
4 Telok Ayer Market
5 Thian Hock Keng
6 Sri Mariamman Temple
7 Hajjah Fatimah Mosque
8 Cathedral of the Good Shepherd
9 Nagore Durgha (Shrine)
10 Al-brar Mosque
11 House of Tan Yeok Nee
12 Tan Si Chong Su
13 Jamae Mosque
14 Sultan Mosque
15 St George's Church
16 Hong San See
17 Sri Perumal Temple
18 Abdul Gaffoor Nosque
19 Siong Lim Temple
20 Raffles Hotel
21 Telok Ayer Chinese Methodist Church
22 Goodwood Park Hotel (Tower Block)
23 CHIJMES Hall and Caldwell House
24 Istana and Sri Temasek
25 City Hall
26 Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall
27 Parliament House and Annex Building
28 Supreme Court
29 Empress Place Building
30 National Museum
31 Singapore Art Museum
32 The Old Attorney-General's Chambers
33 Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall
34 Yueh Hai Ching Temple
35 Maghain Aboth Synagogue
36 The Old Ministry of Labour Building
37 Asian Civilisations Museum (Old Tao Nan School)
38 Chesed-El Synagogue
39 The Old Hill Street Police Station
40 Ying Fo Fui Kun
41 Central Fire Station
42 The Old Nanyang University Library, Administration Building, Memorial and Arch
43 The Chinese High School Clock Tower Building


Prinsep Street Presbyterian Church
Tan Teck Guan Building
College of Medicine Building
Cathay Building wall
Changi Prison wall
MacDonald House
Old Admiralty House
Church of Saints Peter & Paul
Church of Saint Joseph
Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Church of Our Lady of Lourdes
Tou Mu Kung Temple

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This thread is dedicated to old colonial buildings in Singapore.

This is The Ogilvy Building ,built in 1927 ,designed by Swan & MacLaren.

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It was built on reclaimed land.

It was formerly calles the TAS Building.

It is one of the last remaining Neo-Classical office buildings in the Financial District.

Wah! You just love those old buildings dont you? ;) But honestly speaking, I dont think Ogilvy Building will survive for long in its present state?

What present state? It looks okay to me.:)

Originally posted by Cliff

What present state? It looks okay to me.:) Well, that site has a 35-floor height limit. How long do you think the bulding will remain at 4 floors? ;)

Ha. I hope that URA would spare this old beauty for all its worth.:)

The Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall.

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Featuring rusticated columns and Italianate windows, the Theatre was a two-storey structure consisting of a large hall on each floor which was used for theatricals, concerts, and balls

The Victoria Theatre was built in 1862 as the Town Hall.The Concert Hall was built in 1905 as the Victoria Memorial Hall as a memorial to Queen Victoria.Its architectural plans were prepared by Major Alexander Murray and the Public Works Department and were further developed by R. A. J. Bidwell of architectural firm Swan & Maclaren to join it to the Town Hall.Major revonations completed in 1909 included the harmonising of the facade of the older building with a new adjoing structure. The two buildings are linked by a 53m clock tower ,completed in 1906.


"On Singapore's Centenary Day, 6 February 1919, T. Woolner's sculpture of Sir Stamford Raffles was transferred from its original site at the Padang to the space in front of the Victoria Memorial Hall. A semicircular colonnade and a pool were built to complement it. The colonnade was destroyed after the Fall of Singapore on 15 February 1942 and the statue was temporarily moved to the National Museum. It was reinstated at its present location in 1946."

"The Memorial Hall was revonated in the 1979 for the Singapore Symphony Orchestra and was renamed Victoria Concert Hall. It was renamed Victoria Concert Hall in honour of its new occupants. Today, both the Victoria Theatre and Victoria Concert Hall continue to energise the city's cultural life by staging home-grown and imported performances. In the 1950s, the Theatre was completely renovated and air-conditioned. In the 1970s and 1980s, a gallery was added to the Concert Hall, increasing its total seating capacity to 937, and the second storey balconies on the front and back facades were enclosed with glass."

Wow, redstone! :) Thank you for another fabulous thread! :banana:

You know I really am nuts about old buildings, and you just keep showing how many there still are in Singapore! :cool:

Huaiwei, I suspect you're a realist ;), but now I won't be able to sleep for worry about that beautiful Ogilvy building! :(

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The White House ,Maxwell Road ,a.k.a Customs House.

Built at a cost of $313,000 in 1932 by PWD, the Customs House at Maxwell Road also housed the Customs Department ,Film Censor's Office and Maxwell Road Post Office from 6 Jun 1932 - 13 Aug 1989.It is in the Art Deco style ,featuring sun motiffs.It was later renamed the White House after the government departments left the building in 1989.Now it houses offices.

Ahhh, I just love Victoria Theatre & Concert Hall.

What's the name of the building next to the Old Parliament Building???:?

I highly doubt theyll pull down the Ogilvy Building. I think they ARE preserving it. Read it on the URA website.

Originally posted by redstone

What's the name of the building next to the Old Parliament Building???:? The new parliament building??? :D Which direction you refering to? ;)

Originally posted by RafflesCity

I highly doubt theyll pull down the Ogilvy Building. I think they ARE preserving it. Read it on the URA website. Is that so? I suppose I missed that article. I was refering to the 2003 Master Plan, and that site has not been gazatted for conservation yet. ;)

Very nice.. SOme of those are of comparable quality to City hall.. :cool:

SImply beautiful.. :angel1:

Opposite Empress Place Building ,next to old Parliament House.

Originally posted by RafflesCity
I highly doubt theyll pull down the Ogilvy Building. I think they ARE preserving it. Read it on the URA website.
Thant you SOO much for reassuring my about this beautiful building, Raffi! :hug:

I was sorry to read about that long ordeal you had before you finally made it home :rant:, but I'm sure it feels good to be there! :)

Originally posted by redstone

Opposite Empress Place Building ,next to old Parliament House. Hm...that building dosent seem to have a name..its a smallish building you are talking about right?

BTW, I only just noticed that lovely collonade in front of the victoria halls....its so pretty! They should rebuild it!

City Hall.
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Designed by Municipal Architect A. Gordon and Assistant Architect F. D. Meadows and built between 1926 and 1929. It is presently occupied by the Judiciary.
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The façade features 18 Corithian columns.
City Hall was at first called the Municipal Building and housed the Municipal Council, which was responsible for the construction of roads, bridges and markets, street lighting and the provision of water from reservoirs to the town.
In 1951, the Municipal Council and Municipal Building were renamed the City Council and City Hall respectively as Singapore was conferred city status by Royal Charter granted by King George VI in September of that year. City Hall ceased being the headquarters in 1963 when the City Council was dissolved and its functions passed on to the Public Utilities Board and other government bodies. After independence, the building housed various government departments, including the Prime Minister's Office, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the former Ministry of Culture.

City Hall has been the stage for many of the historic events associated with Singapore’s nationhood. It was here that Lee Kuan Yew, as Prime Minister, proclaimed self-government for Singapore on 5 June 1959 and merger with Malaysia on 16 September 1963. After Separation, the first fully-independent Singapore Government was sworn in at City Hall on 9 August 1965. It was also here that the British accepted the surrender of the Japanese on 12 September 1945, formally ending the Japanese Occupation of Singapore.

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Originally posted by huaiwei
BTW, I only just noticed that lovely collonade in front of the victoria halls....its so pretty! They should rebuild it!
I totally agree!!!! :)


Your City Hall is STUNNING btw! :banana::banana::banana:

The Supreme Court.
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The Supreme Court was the first purposely-built courthouse in Singapore.

It was designed by Frank Dorrington Ward, chief architect of the Public Works Department, and opened on 3 August 1939 by Sir Shenton Thomas, Governor of the Straits Settlements.

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The façade features 10 Ionic and 6 Corithian columns.
The Supreme Court occupies the site of the former Hotel de L’Europe.The site was taken over for the Supreme Court building in 1934 when the hotel closed for bankruptcy.
The building’s Corinthian columns are similar to City Hall while the dome is a miniature version of the dome of St Paul’s Cathedral in London. An Italian sculptor named Rodolpho Nolli crafted the large panel resting in the pediment, an Allegory of Justice.

The Corinthian and Ionic columns and the tympanum sculpture at the front of the Supreme Court Building are the work of Cavalori Rudolfo Nolli, an Italian sculptor. In the tympanum sculpture, the central figure represents Justice; to the left is a person begging for mercy (or protection), and next to him are the legislators with books in hand, representing the Law. On the other side of Justice is a figure showing gratitude, then a man and a bull, and two children holding a sheaf of wheat, all representing Wealth, Prosperity and Abundance where Law and Justice prevails.


The Supreme Court Building now houses 8 courtrooms with adjoining Judges' Chambers. These include the courtroom of the Court of Appeal, the Chief Justice's Court (Court No. 1) and the Technology Court 1 (Court No. 5) and Technology Court 2 (Court No. 3). The Supreme Court Building also houses the chambers of the Judges of Appeal.


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The building has two domes.There is the big dome and a smaller dome behind the bigger one ,which cannot be seen a ground level.
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Sculpture detail.
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Originally posted by huaiwei

Ok then............

No problem. Just add on to Kit's thread on the National Theatre. I could always rename it to Lost Treasures. And I can always remove any posts here and add it to the new thread;)

Supreme Court
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Originally posted by RafflesCity

No problem. Just add on to Kit's thread on the National Theatre. I could always rename it to Lost Treasures. And I can always remove any posts here and add it to the new thread;) Thanks! But I will add the thread later as there seems to be too many threads on the same topic for now. ;)

Originally posted by huaiwei

Is that so? I suppose I missed that article. I was refering to the 2003 Master Plan, and that site has not been gazatted for conservation yet. ;)

Heres the article. I am glad Whose Hompeage knows that this building is safe. In fact, so am I :)

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Sitting proudly among the skyscrapers of Raffles Place, this grand old building on Robinson Road was built in the 1920s and is one of the last remaining heritage landmarks representative of Singapore's business district of that era.

It is built in the Neo-Classical style, the same genre as other stately civic buildings like City Hall, Fullerton Building and the former Ministry of Labour Building.

Previously known as the Telecom-munications Building, the building today has been renamed The Ogilvy Centre. Restaurants and shops now occupy the ground floor while Ogilvy & Mather, an advertising agency has taken over the upper floors of the building, giving it a new lease of life.

Neo-Classical style in architecture is characterised by grandeur of scale; simplicity of geometric forms; dramatic use of columns; and a preference for undecorated walls. This style originated in the middle of the 18th century and flourished through the 19th century to the early 20th century

Thanks for the article, raffi. ;)

But hey, the article did not explicitly mention anything about conserving this building? :?

Here's some info I found on the Ogilvy Centre:

DREAM OFFICE

Want a working environment with no barriers to creativity? KAREN CHO checks out The Ogilvy Group's amazing new premises in the heart of the business district, which is like no other.


To many people, the office is a monolithic structure that holds little meaning in their lives, except for that eagerly-anticipated paycheck at the end of the month.
But it needn't be. It can be a place where the mind is free to roam, to explore - to have a breathing space. Especially if you work in an advertising and public relations company that prides itself on being the "centre of creativity" that "dictates the future"

Check out Ogilvy's spanking new home at 35 Robinson Road. The former TAS Building, now renamed The Ogilvy Centre is - by all accounts - an office to die for.

The 3,251 sq m office which occupies the building's two top floors and part of the second, boasts work spaces visitors can only dream of.

Clustered in groups of two, four, six or eight (depending on work processes), there are maple and aluminum work stations furnished by high-end Swiss interior design company, Vitra.

More impressive though, is what's outside the meeting rooms, where ideas are born, and implemented for clients.

Gone are the formulaic conference room numbers and letters. In its place are nine meeting rooms with names like the Egg Room, the St Francis Room, the Bouncy Room and the Hendrix Room.

In the mood

Each room is a different mood in itself - contemplative in the St Francis, clubby in the Hendrix, and pre-historic in The Egg Room, for instance.

"To me, a work place - as I would prefer to call it - should be a fun place, a café, part of the home, a place where people can even bring their pets in," said Mr Tham Khai Meng, Ogilvy's regional creative director, Asia Pacific.

OFF WITH REALITY, ON WITH CREATIVITY

Egged on by a desire to give the 234-strong staff a a creative environment that permists "real meaning to their work and the freedom to pursue great ideas," Mr Tham said he wrote the brief for the dream workplace in just 10 minutes.
The result is a place which he calls a campus and a laboratory. "A lab is where experiments take place. We are encouraged to fail; we pride ourselves on encouraging failures."

The design, he said, encourages staff to talk, to explore ideas as they move between designated work stations and the rest of the office, including the meeting rooms. "We need people to come out of 'hard' places into the 'soft' places. If people are sitting at their desks, it doesn't necessarily mean that they are working all the time."

In fact, Mr Tham lives by this motto: He who hath not fail hath not invented anything. "Look at CNN, Post-it pads and the World Wide Web. They were all invented by mad fools. We encourage (the making of) mad fools here."

Clients are also attendees in this campus/laboratory. "It's always been an ongoing concern of ours as to how to best sell our ideas to our clients. And clients don't necessarily buy ideas in boardrooms or meeting rooms, Mr Tham revealed.

Hence, the demographically correct meeting rooms. "Different causes for different horses", said Mr Shane Weaver, creative director of OgilvyOne Worldwide, the direct marketing arm of The Ogilvy Group.

Simulate thinking

"Motion is the precursor to emotion, and emotion dares people to do things. We're so strait-jacketed by convention", added Mr Weaver.

His favorite room is the Bouncy Room which has large seats with springs designed to stop people from sitting still.

Even more outlandish is The Hendrix Room, replete with disco ball, coloured glass bead curtains and purple-hued walls. said Mr Weaver: "The Hendrix Room is creativity with reality turned off. It's trippy and it's as close as you can get to a drug-induced moment in Singapore!"

Still, there's a time and place for everything. "We're not all flippant and good fun," insisted Mr Weaver. "Brands are serious business." As such, rooms like The Main Meeting Room and The Oval Room are used for "more structured" brainstorming.

A few of Ogilvy's clients are just bowled over by what Ogilvy has.

Mr Tham revealed that Nike and Motorola have both voiced interest in wanting to hold their own meetings here.

Also impressed are Ogilvy's regional offices in Japan, Vietnam, and Thailand, who have all asked for this brief, said Mr Tham who's in charge of 23 offices in the Asia Pacific region.

For Woods Bagot, the architectural firm who designed the office, it was an "architect's dream come true". Said partner Mr Indra Ramanathan: "Never does a client give you a brief like that - it's a brilliant brief."

He added: "The brief was so out-there. It was exciting - we took it as a challenge. Most clients are not willing to explore and push the boundaries, but with Ogilvy, there were no constraints."

Woods Bagot, who had earlier designed the interiors of the cutting edge Space Furniture at Millenia Walk, took the brief in April, and met the deadline for the Sept 15 completion date. "We worked on design for six weeks; the actual construction took 16 weeks.

On whether this could be the office of the future, Mr Ramanathan said it "definitely has elements of it". "With this design, it has already, to some degree, explored the office of the future.

There's no doubt the staff at The Ogilvy Centre love their new office.

Said Mr Shane Weaver: "The old office was an embarrassment. I'm proud to have clients here. I see in their eyes a sense of wonder, like they've never seen anything like this before."

Old Parliament House ,a.k.a Old Supreme Court

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The Old Parliament House,was originally built as a house for John Argyll Maxwell, a merchant and one of first three magistrates whom Stamford Raffles appointed.It was designed by Colonial Architect George Drumgoole Coleman but was built on land that was designated for government use.It was completed in 1827.As soon as it was completed ,it was leased to the government by Maxwell and was then used as a courthouse and for government offices.
The Court moved in in 1828.In 1839 ,the building was converted into government offices.In 1875 ,the Supreme Court moved in.The building was extended three times ,in 1873-1875, 1901 and 1909.In 1909 ,the Neo-Palladian building was renonvated and redesigned to look Victorian.The judiciary moved out to the present Supreme Court in 1939.After which ,it housed Singapore's Legislative Assembly in 1953.In 1954 ,it was renonvated again.It became Singapore's first Parliament House in 1965.In 1999 ,the Parliament moved out.

The building will soon re-open as an arts venue.


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Interior views.

yea......Ogilvy had always had very nice offices. I happened to have an issue of an asia-pacific interior design magazine (I forgot which one is that as I had a lot of magazines!) that featured the Ogilvy office in Malaysia at Menara Millenium. The office is fantastic and it even had the Oval room (mentioned in the above article for Singapore) for brain-storming! I had a friend working there ....he's just soooo lucky! :D

Too bad my scanner still isn't working........I could have scanned the pictures from it.......any pictures for the Singapore office?

What kind of companies have offices in Menara Millenium?

Originally posted by redstone

The building will soon re-open as an arts venue.Arts venue?? What kind of arts venue??

BTW i didnt know it was once the Supreme Court! ;)

Originally posted by RafflesCity

What kind of companies have offices in Menara Millenium?

hmmmm ......part of Shell Malaysia is there (although they have offices in Cyberjaya and Shell House).....Ernst & Young.......the now defunct Arthur Anderson (now taken over by a large local accountancy firm called HRM if I am not mistaken)........I can't remember more outta my head now :D

Here's a news report on the new use for the Old Parliament House:
Friday October 17, 10:17 PM

Old Parliament Building gets new face-lift as newest arts venue



SINGAPORE : It is a building that was originally a home, but housed instead the first Courts of Law, the Legislative Assembly and most recently, Parliament.
Singapore's oldest government building is now turned into the newest arts venue.

What do parliamentarians have in common with members of the local arts scene?

Well, this 177-year old building.

Come March next year, the "old parliament house" will take on a new persona.....as Singapore's latest arts and heritage venue.

Mary Loh, Director of Marketing at the Arts House at the Old Parliament, said: "We have retained the name 'house' because it actually was known as the 'courthouse', it was known as the 'assembly house', and then became known as the 'parliament house'.

"And now we want to change it to 'Artshouse' because we feel it signals a new chapter in its history."

Serving as a platform for contemporary visual and performing arts, the 'Artshouse' will host next year's Singapore Arts Festival and Horror Festival.

With 200,000 visitors expected in the first year, the 'Artshouse' plans to reach out to a younger set of enthusiasts, in their 20s to mid-30s.

It will be a venue where contemporary works will be showcased amidst the Artshouse's rich heritage.

And what a history this building has.

The bars on the windows are actually prison bars.

Criminals were locked up there in the 19th century, but now it will house a retail store.

And what was once the 'blue room' where parliamentarians took a breather in between sessions, will now be used for musical recitals.

Bet former chief minister David Marshall did not think his former office would ever look like a 120-seater black box theatre.

Excuse me, Mr Speaker sir, I object. I've always wanted to say that.

This is where all the action used to be - the Chamber, where parliamentary issues were debated and bills passed.

Now this 150-seat hall will be converted into a space to be used for recitals, theatre performances, fashion shows, and it may be converted into a Chamber of Debates, inspired by the spirited debates of parliamentarians before.

Filled with so much heritage, it is no wonder Singapore's oldest government building is now a venue to celebrate just that, and hopefully inspire the creation of new works. - CNA

The Supreme Court is absolutely amazing!!!

Empress Place Building.
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Built in 1865, the building, designed by J F A McNair, was built be a Court House but later housed many government departments and at one time, nearly the entire colonial bureaucracy ,is located on one of the oldest pedestrian space designated in 1907 by the Municipal Council in commemoration of Queen Victoria , Empress of India's visit to Singapore. It used to house various government offices including the General Secretariat, the Immigration Department and the Registry of Births and Deaths before it was restored in the late 1980s.

It was officially opened by the then Second Deputy Prime Minister, Mr Ong Teng Cheong, on 7 April 1989 as the Empress Place Museum. The Museum closed its door on 30 April 1995 for further restoration works.

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On 2 March 2003 ,the building re-opened as the second wing of the Asian Civilisations Museum.

Attorney-General's Chambers ,a.k.a Government Printing Office.
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The building was built in 1839 was once the Court House Annex.Subsequently, it was extended in three phases consistent with the neo-Classical style of the original building. It was later occupied by the first Government Printing Office.

The Building was occupied by the Public Works Department in the late 1960s. Subsequently, it became the Attorney-General's Office from 1976 to 1992.

In 1999 ,it re-opened as the Parliament Secretrait Block ,part of the new Parliament Building.

By the way ,anyone have more pictures of the Attorney-General's Chambers?

You want old photos or the present ones?

Both old and new ,if possible ,please.

That whole area around the just-restored and repainted Empress Place Building is awesome, especially with the lighting at night. Someone should get a night shot in:cool:

It's now just a little less than two hours to 2004.

As a little celebration ,I present the most colourful Classical building in Singapore ,to represent the beautiful New Year ahead.

The Ministry of Information ,Communications and the Arts (MITA) Building ,a.k.a Old Hill Street Police Station.
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It was formerly the Hill Street Police Station ,built in 1934 and designed by the Public Works Department under the direction of F. Dorrington Ward.

The 6-storey building consisted of the Police Station, charge rooms, offices, garages, quarters for 125 married policemen and 144 single Inspectors of Police. It remained a Police Station during the Japanese Occupation and a police post up to 1980.

Upon its completion in 1934, it was the largest government building and regarded as a modern skyscraper.
To provide vehicular access behind the building, the steep slopes of Fort Canning had to be cut back and shored up.
There are 911 windows


The building was renamed Hill Street Building on 12 May 1983 and served as offices for the National Archives of Singapore, the Official Assignee and Public Trustees and the Board of Film Censors till 1997, when it was closed for renovations. The building reopened in January 2000 and is known simply as MITA at the Old Hill Street Police Station.
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During the conversion to the MITA Building ,a block was demolished to make way for the underground carpark to be built ,then this block was rebuilt in glass and steel.The atrium was enclosed with a spanning glass roof.

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For the new year ,I present the Lau Pa Sat.

Lau Pa Sat ,a.k.a Telok Ayer Market.
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The Telok Ayer Market was originally a wet market. This distinctive octagonal-shaped market was made of cast iron from Glasgow. It was designed by Municipal Engineer, James MacRitchie and built in 1894 on reclaimed land.It was and still is the largest Victorian cast-iron structure in South-East Asia.In the 1970s, the market was converted into a hawker centre with 144 food stalls furnished with tables and stools. In 1988, the cast-iron market was dismantled to protect it from tunneling works for the MRT.At the same time ,it was restored piece-by-piece and re-assembled on site and re-opened in 1993 ,and renamed Lau Pa Sat ,which literally means 'Old Market' in Mandarin.
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Dismanteling the old market.
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Detial of the intrigate patterns.
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Interior
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More of the Mita Building:
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This is starting to be a personal challenge.:D

Stamford House.
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This amazing beauty was built in 1904 as the Oranjie Building in the Venetian Renaissance style ,designed by R A J Bidwell of Swan & Maclaren.

In the 1930s ,it was converted into the Oranjie Hotel and was at one time used by the Japanese during WWII.Now it is beautifully restored and preserved.

Wow, redstone! :banana::banana::banana: You're really doing a fantastic job here, and I love every building you introduce. :okay: Thank you! :)

The story of the Lau Pa Sat Market is fascinating! Remarkable that your government recognized its architectural value and actually had it dismantled and rebuilt! :cool:

AIT Academy & UniCampus ,a.k.a. Former MPH Building.
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It was built in 1908 for the Methodist Publishing House (MPH) ,designed by Swan & Maclaren in the Edwardian style.The first floor was occupied by the MPH Bookstore.The second to forth storeys held the offices.It stands at Stamford Road.

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A few years ago ,it was sold and it now houses the AIT Academy & UniCampus.

A close up of our "White House" :D

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More shots of the White House.
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Sunburst motiffs.:cool:

The Old Ministry of Labour Building.
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Designed by H. Stallwood in 1928, the building was constructed chiefly to be the headquarters of the Chinese Protectorate. The architecture reflects a simplified and stylised form of classicism, with a rusticated facade and Corinthian columns on the front. The "Chinese Protectors", as they were known, were British officials proficient in Chinese dialects who protected and controlled Chinese immigrants in Singapore from 1877 to 1955, after which it was eventually disbanded. The Ministry of Labour was later formed, taking over the building until 1990.It also held the Immigrations Department from 1933-1953.

It now holds the Juvenile & Family Court.

God ,are they gonna tear it down?

I've never seen it before!!

No, they are keeping the front facade.

Goodness...you seem to have a heart for every single existing stuff here.....how about those old public housing blocks being demolished all over? ;)

That'll be useless!!!

The building would be gone!

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Sigh ,the only 'good' pictures of the prison on a2o!

GOODWOOD PARK HOTEL

See text in next post to read about it.

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Nestled in one of the most prestigious locations, the Goodwood Park Hotel is a distinguished institution in hospitality circles, truly one of the most endearing pioneers of the tourism industry.

Built in the 1900s, much of the original beauty has been faithfully restored to revive its timeless European charm and elegance. Perched atop its own small hill, the Goodwood Park Hotel is the end result of a building's 100-year tryst with the history of Singapore. Its tower block, rising majestically above Scotts Road, was once the Teutonia Club - an exclusive enclave for the expatriate German community in Singapore. The Teutonia Club was a popular venue for ostensible social occasions, charitable concerts and musical evenings of compositions by Beethoven, Mozart, Bach and Handel.

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A new era began for the Teutonia Club in 1918 when it came under the reign of the Manassehs and was renamed the Goodwood Hall after the English residence of the Duke of Richmond and Gordon. Renovations were undertaken to transform it into an entertainment hall but Goodwood Hall served as a power house for the neighbourhood in the interim period.

When it eventually became a hotel in 1929, it played host to many travellers from around the world, providing guests with cosy and luxurious accommodation to recapture the familiar comforts that they can relate to. The hotel became one of the best known hotels at the end of the thirties and among the noted guests from that period was the then Duke of Windsor, later the Prince of Wales of England.

Goodwood Park Hotel was public-listed in 1947, and this enabled the borrowing of public funds to finance the hotel's expansion. With 60 rooms over 15 acres of land, the hotel's maiden year showed a profit of 100,000 Malayan dollars. The sixties saw a rapid expansion of the Goodwood Park Hotel and the introduction of several innovative changes such as air-conditioned Goodwood taxis, the longest bar in Southeast Asia and an air-conditioned wine cellar.

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In the 1970s, the Hotel added the Parklane Wing providing long-term guests with luxurious accommodation to capture the comforts of a luxury five-star hotel.

Today, the Goodwood Park Hotel is a Singaporean icon and its famous tower has been designated a National Monument. The grandeur of the Goodwood Park Hotel is still very much retained and continues to attract top-class businessmen and leisure-seekers from all over the world.

Opened in 1989, Chang Jiang Shanghai Restaurant is a unique Chinese Restaurant with a distinct European accent in both interior design and service philosophy. 6-time winner of STB's Tourism Awards including the "Best Dining Experience" title at the 13th Tourism Awards 1998, this restaurant is renowned for its haute Shanghainese cuisine served in the finest French Gueridon tradition.

The Hotel's 235 rooms and suites are exquisitely appointed with its own contemporary finishing excellently coupled with the charm of a heritage hotel, offering the comforts of home with a full range of modern amenities. They include a business centre, a gym, two landscaped swimming pools, reflexology centre, beauty and hair salon, 24-hour complimentary in-house movies, in-room safe, 24-hour Concierge service as well as a new Spa facility offering a comprehensive range of spa services.

One of the world's grandest heritage hotels, the Goodwood Park Hotel celebrated its 100th anniversary in the new millennium.

For more information you can contact:
Goodwood Park Hotel
22 Scotts Road Singapore 228221
Tel : 737 7411 Fax : 732 8558
E-mail : enquiries@goodwoodparkhotel.com.sg
Website : www.goodwoodparkhotel.com.sg

Uuhhh-ooohhh, Raffi--THANKS! :) Serious competition for the Fullerton! What a gorgeous old place, I could feel right at home in the former Teutonia Club! :cool:

Originally posted by Whose Homepage

Uuhhh-ooohhh, Raffi--THANKS! :) Serious competition for the Fullerton! What a gorgeous old place, I could feel right at home in the former Teutonia Club! :cool:

Cheers WH! :D
I kinda overlooked this building as the majestic Fullerton and Raffles Hotel always get the spotlight, but this is nice also..you're German right? :angel1:

:angel1:

Okay ,okay I know you guys have been waiting.So ,for the next installation of Old Beauties ,I present a series of Chinese styled buildings ,to celebrate the Chinese New Year.:D

The House of Tan Yeok Nee ,a.k.a. The University Of Chicago Graduate School Of Business:

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It was built in 1882 as the house of prominent pepper and gambier Teochew businessman Tan Yeok Nee.It is in the Chinese Zhou style twin-courtyard house.

It was later acquired for the construction of the first railway line linking Keppel Harbour to the Straits of Johor. The House was once used as the home of the Station Master
In 1912, the House was used for the Mary's Home and School for Eurasian Girls and in 1940, it became the headquarters for The Salvation Army. Declared a National Monument in 1974, it was acquired by a Wing Tai-led consortium together with the adjacent former Cockpit Hotel site in 1996.

The House has been carefully restored with great sensitivity to ensure that the original architecture and character of the House is kept intact. However, contemporary facilities and equipment have also been cleverly incorporated to adapt the building for modern day usage. With the wide array of beautifully restored traditional Chinese decorative elements and the convenience of present day state-of-the-art technology around the House, this combination of 'old' and 'new' provides tenants a unique environment rich in history and culture.

It is now on lease to the University of Chicago Graduate School Of Business.


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Taken from the URA website:

101 PENANG ROAD – RETROFITTING A MASTERPIECE

Owner: Winpeak Investment Pte Ltd
Architect: RSP Architects Planners & Engineers (Pte)Ltd
Engineer: RSP Architects Planners & Engineers (Pte)Ltd
Contractor: Singapore Piling & Civil Engineering Pte Ltd

This project involved the restoration of the House of Tan Yeok Nee and the creation of an auditorium within one of the buildings. Built in 1885, this traditional Chinese Chou Zhou-style courtyard house was gazetted a national monument in 1974. The owners had turned it into a ‘campus’ for the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business to maintain the dignity of the House. This project was approached with great sensitivity to ensure that the original architecture and character of the house were kept intact while satisfying the needs of the tenant.

Prior to restoration, extensive research was carried out including three surveys - a Measured Building survey, a Photographic Record survey and a traditional Chinese Architectural Works survey. A special team consisting of an expert in traditional Chinese architecture, a material specialist, acoustics consultants and skilled craftsmen were engaged to carry out the works.

During restoration, a "Top-Down" approach was adopted and the 3-R principle - maximum retention, sensitive restoration and careful repair - was closely observed. To address the problem of rising damp, the existing brick base 300 mm above the structural floor level was drilled and injected with DPC (damp proof course). Termite-infested timber trusses, beams and joists were thoroughly investigated, removed and replaced with matching materials of the same size. To salvage the four badly termite-infested gold-gilded timber beams in the main hall, the central portion was carved out and inserted with galvanised mild steel hollow sections to strengthen them.

All original elements and traditional Chinese decorative features of the House were retained and restored. Replacements for missing fragments of the jian nian on the roof ridges were recreated by skilled Chinese craftsmen. Paintings or cai hua were cleaned up and their surfaces touched up before colours were applied. Similar procedure was carried out on the clay sculptures or ni su. The elaborate wood carvings and gold-gilding works were also repaired and touched up where necessary. The gable end walls with their fine artworks and unique shapes depicting the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire and earth were also restored.

The modern needs of the tenant were also carefully and neatly integrated into the building’s architecture. This includes the introduction of air-conditioning with the use of frameless glass to separate the air-conditioned spaces from the external environment while maintaining the open-to-the-sky courtyards. The result is a masterpiece of traditional Chinese architecture retrofitted with modern state-of-the-art facilities to suit its new lease of life as home to a prestigious educational institution.

Old Thong Chai Medical Hall:

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It was endowed in 1867 by philanthropist Gan Eng Seng and other prominent leaders such as Khoo Cheng Tiong and Choo Yoke Lam. It is the oldest charitable Medical Institution in Singapore catering to all ethnic groups and a core social organisation within Chinese community in early Singapore. "Tong Chai" means "Benefit to all". This is a very appropriate name because it manifests the spirit of mutual assisstance among early Chinese immigrants. The institution also served as a social centre, a public meeting place and headquarters of Chinese guilds.

It is a two-storey building of South China palace design. It has three halls, two courtyards and ornamental gables. The institution was managed by a committee comprising of leaders from various clans.

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From the URA website:

The project involves the restoration of the Old Thong Chai Medical Institution, a national monument, and the construction of a new two-storey building next to it. Built in 1892, the Old Thong Chai Medical Institution is a prime example of Southern Chinese Architecture. The original configuration of the interior spaces and courtyards was kept. Skilled craftsmen from China were engaged to restore the detailed features. The new annexe respects the historic grain of the streetblock and its design is compatible with that of the monument. A beautifully landscaped Chinese garden was created at the junction of Eu Tong Sen Street and Merchant Road. The result is an old masterpiece restored to its original glory.

This project involved the restoration of the Old Thong Chai Medical Institution, a national monument, and construction of a new two-storey building next to it. Given its location in a commercial zone along busy Eu Tong Sen Street, the owner has the flexibility to introduce whatever commercial facilities he wishes, to put the building to viable use.

The original configuration of the interior spaces and courtyards has been kept. Because the building was dilapidated, skilled craftsmen from China were engaged to restore its detailed features. Protective temporary coverings were used and the 3-R principle of maximum retention, sensitive restoration and careful repair was observed. The "Top-Down" approach was also adopted.

The new annexe respects the historic grain of the streetblock and its design is compatible with that of the monument. As a finishing touch, a beautifully landscaped Chinese garden has been created at the junction of Eu Tong Sen Street and Merchant Road.

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It is now occupied by several themed restaurants and bars.

The interior is awesome!
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How about old Chinese school buildings? The clocktower of Chinese High School?

That is Neo-Classical.
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Old Parliament Building gets new face-lift as newest arts venue

SINGAPORE : It is a building that was originally a home, but housed instead the first Courts of Law, the Legislative Assembly and most recently, Parliament.

Singapore's oldest government building is now turned into the newest arts venue.

What do parliamentarians have in common with members of the local arts scene?

Well, this 177-year old building.

Come March next year, the "old parliament house" will take on a new persona.....as Singapore's latest arts and heritage venue.

Mary Loh, Director of Marketing at the Arts House at the Old Parliament, said: "We have retained the name 'house' because it actually was known as the 'courthouse', it was known as the 'assembly house', and then became known as the 'parliament house'.

"And now we want to change it to 'Artshouse' because we feel it signals a new chapter in its history."

Serving as a platform for contemporary visual and performing arts, the 'Artshouse' will host next year's Singapore Arts Festival and Horror Festival.

With 200,000 visitors expected in the first year, the 'Artshouse' plans to reach out to a younger set of enthusiasts, in their 20s to mid-30s.

It will be a venue where contemporary works will be showcased amidst the Artshouse's rich heritage.

And what a history this building has.

The bars on the windows are actually prison bars.

Criminals were locked up there in the 19th century, but now it will house a retail store.

And what was once the 'blue room' where parliamentarians took a breather in between sessions, will now be used for musical recitals.

Bet former chief minister David Marshall did not think his former office would ever look like a 120-seater black box theatre.

Excuse me, Mr Speaker sir, I object. I've always wanted to say that.

This is where all the action used to be - the Chamber, where parliamentary issues were debated and bills passed.

Now this 150-seat hall will be converted into a space to be used for recitals, theatre performances, fashion shows, and it may be converted into a Chamber of Debates, inspired by the spirited debates of parliamentarians before.

Filled with so much heritage, it is no wonder Singapore's oldest government building is now a venue to celebrate just that, and hopefully inspire the creation of new works. - CNA

Artshouse offers rent-free spaces for non-profit arts groups
SINGAPORE : The Artshouse at the Old Parliament House is now providing a place that non-profit arts organisations can use, without them having to worry about rent.

Under the scheme the artists get a free space, while the Artshouse gets a cut of the ticket sales.

Fancy renting the Chamber room, at the Artshouse? It could cost you as much as S$7,000 for just one night.

But if you are a non-profit arts organisation, this space would be provided at no charge; in return the Artshouse takes 20 percent of the gross box office takings.

"This initiative will lessen our financial load, especially the upfront payment or down payment," said choreographer Aaron Khek Ah Hock.

"Usually the rest of the venue will charge 50 percent of the cost that we're going to book the theatres and perform in. Usually that's quite hefty for a start up company," he said.

The Old Parliament House's marketing director, Mary Loh, said, the scheme has received an "overwhelming" response.

"Thirty percent of our space has been spoken for. I think the reason why it has been received so well is that although this has been offered on a case-by-case basis by most venues, here we are practicing it as a general rule," she said.

But artists will need to produce work that will bring in at least 80 percent of attendance at a minimum ticket price of S$20.

After all, it costs about S$2.1 million a year to keep this arts centre up and running.

But will artistic integrity give way to more commercially viable works?

"I think it'll just realign the artists' thoughts about doing your art honestly and seriously. Instead of like, This is cheap, I can just throw in a few thousand dollars and make crap," said Mr Khek.

But what happens when there is a conflict for the same space?

"Should there be an instance where we have an artistic group who's using the space and the corporate theirs, I think the likely scenario would be that we would encourage the corporate hirers to watch the performances, other than just entertaining themselves in the space itself," said Colin Goh, general manager of The Old Parliament House. - CNA



From Contact Singapore:
Renovated and refurbished at a cost of S$15 million, The Arts House with its unique heritage buildings will be a platform for new talent development and discovery. This will be the newest arts venue in town - boasting a 75-seat film theatrette, a 150-seat concert chamber, a 120-seat black box, rehearsal studios, function rooms and a visual arts gallery.

Thank you, redstone! These churches are lovely. :) You know I just LOVE churches! :angel1:

But I wonder why you didn't post them in the "architecture of worship" thread? I'm getting a bit confused here. :?

Originally posted by Whose Homepage

But I wonder why you didn't post them in the "architecture of worship" thread? I'm getting a bit confused here. :?

I already told him to. There are enough religious structures in Singapore to support 1 thread. Likewise, there are plenty other structures that qualify as 'old beauties'. Perhaps I should reorganise this thread later on to avoid confusion.

Great pics of CHIJ btw:cheers:

Thank you, Raffi! :)

I do believe it's a good idea to keep the secular and profane historic buildings of Singapore separate. There are so many astounding examples in both categoties! :master:

So I would be most grateful if you were to move these last entries (removing my post bitching about wrong thread of course ;) ).
:cheers:

I think there's nothing wrong with double posts.

Originally posted by Whose Homepage

I do believe it's a good idea to keep the secular and profane historic buildings of Singapore separate. There are so many astounding examples in both categoties! :master:

So I would be most grateful if you were to move these last entries (removing my post bitching about wrong thread of course ;) ).
:cheers:

Done. I also removed duplicate postings. It should avoid confusion now. :cheers1:

I think we should avoid making duplicate posts where possible, especially when we have visitors constantly visiting both threads.
The Singapore forum is small, we should aim to make each thread as focussed as possible.

@redstone,

The Architecture of Worship thread was created specifically for such structures when no such thread was available. It was created when this thread had only secular structures, so there should be no doubt as where to post images.

You've done a brilliant job in collecting images from the net, so I hope you will cooperate. Thanks :)

National Museum
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Singapore Art Museum. It used to be the St. Joseph's Institution, a boys school.
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Both structures are fairly close to each other and are located in the city centre.

More about the Singapore Art Museum

The current building was actually the home of St. Joseph’s Institution from 1852 to 1987. St. Joseph’s Institution was founded by the French priest Father Jean Marie Beurel and a small group of LaSalle Brothers on May 1852. Construction of this building began in 1855 and took 12 years to complete.

As the enrolment increased, new facilities were added, including the Anderson Block (in 1907), the school hall and the Chapel (in 1912). In 1987, the school moved to a larger buliding in Malcom Road, but the statue of St John Baptist de La Salle by Cesare Aureli still remains in the Singapore Art Museum. The restoration of the building to an art museum started in 1992. During restoration, the original design of the building was respected. At the same time, all the requirements for a state-of-the-art museum was integrated into the building. The three historical structures, the Central building, the Anderson block and the Chapel were retained. The Singapore Art Museum is the nation’s premiere venue for international arts exhibitions.

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Originally posted by redstone

I think there's nothing wrong with double posts.

I'm very sorry that you felt criticism, redstone. :( You surely must know that I'm one of your greatest & most grateful admirers. :master: :master: :master:

Singapore Philatelic Museum

Singapore Philatelic Museum, Southeast Asia’s first and only philatelic museum, was officially opened on 19 August 1995 as a project of the Telecommunication Authority of Singapore. On 1 April 2000, the Museum was transferred to the National Heritage Board as a fully owned subsidiary. Created from the mantle of civic responsibility, the Museum assumes the role of custodian and curator of the nation's treasure of philatelic materials for posterity and education.

The Museum showcases Singapore's collection of stamps, philatelic materials, and postal history artefacts dating back to the Straits Settlements as well as the rare collections of private collectors. Educational activities and public programmes designed for schools, families and the general public are also organised by the Museum.

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The building was the formerly part of the Anglo Chinese School. It was designed by Tomlinson and Lermit Architects and commissioned by the Trustees of the Anglo Chinese School in 1906 as an additional school building to the Oldham Hall built in 1897. The original plans of this building were approved on 22nd June 1906.

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Side Elevation of the original plan submitted in May 1906,
showing a much larger building and open arch verandah.


From the architectural viewpoint, the building evokes a sense of delight as it is designed with the qualities of good scale and proportions, visual interest and logical response to the climate. Its architectural features are a reminder of the colonial era. The façade of the building is accentuated with arches along the second storey verandahs, and segmental arch transom windows with metal ornamentation above the full-length double-leaf doors.

The building was used as a Methodist Book Room from the 1970s onwards until the Singapore Philatelic Museum restored it to its original glory in 1995.

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what's the old parliament building look like? and what will it look like after face lift? what art?

Old Parliament House ,a.k.a Old Supreme Court

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The Old Parliament House,was originally built as a house for John Argyll Maxwell, a merchant and one of first three magistrates whom Stamford Raffles appointed.It was designed by Colonial Architect George Drumgoole Coleman but was built on land that was designated for government use.It was completed in 1827.As soon as it was completed ,it was leased to the government by Maxwell and was then used as a courthouse and for government offices.
The Court moved in in 1828.In 1839 ,the building was converted into government offices.In 1875 ,the Supreme Court moved in.The building was extended three times ,in 1873-1875, 1901 and 1909.In 1909 ,the Neo-Palladian building was renonvated and redesigned to look Victorian.The judiciary moved out to the present Supreme Court in 1939.After which ,it housed Singapore's Legislative Assembly in 1953.In 1954 ,it was renonvated again.It became Singapore's first Parliament House in 1965.In 1999 ,the Parliament moved out.


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Interior views.

Oh ,thak you ,Whose Homepage!I feel touched.:D

Art?

It would be used as a venue for various arts performences.The Parlimentary Chamber would be use to hold theatrical performances ,musicals and such.

There would be galleries for visual arts.

Btw ,it is now open!:D

Originally posted by RafflesCity

Singapore Philatelic MuseumThis place does give me fond memories....I once helped them out in a children's overnight camp in the premises after my friend's request for assistance. ;)

wow... will we get those same plushy seats? classical music concerts?

Originally posted by huaiwei

This place does give me fond memories....I once helped them out in a children's overnight camp in the premises after my friend's request for assistance. ;)

Thats great! :cool: Did you remember anything about the building or its interior?

Originally posted by RafflesCity

Thats great! :cool: Did you remember anything about the building or its interior? Cant remember much...just that its really cozy and nice inside...quite unlike most "museums" ;)

Raff ,please do not remove these.;) :D

I feel that these have a significance to be here.The Achitecture of Worship thread could be used for modern places of worships.;)

There's nothing wrong with being at to threads at once.;)

I hope you'll understand.

Thian Hock Keng ,a.k.a. Tian Fu Gong:

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Quoted:

"The Thian Hock Keng Temple is Singapore's oldest and most majestic Chinese temple built by the Fujian Clan and is known as the "Temple of the Heavenly Happiness". This Hokkien Taoist temple began as a joss house between 1821 to 1822 dedicated to the Goddess Ma-Chu-Po or Tian Hou, "Mother of Heavenly Sages", when early Chinese immigrants from Southern Provinces of Canton, Kwang Si, Foo Chow, Amoy came in junks to the new founded settlement of Singapore. They worshipped Ma Chu Po to express their gratitude for the safe journey and for protection for their loved ones they left behind in distant China.
There were economic problems in China at that time, thus a large population of the Chinese left their country to seek fortune here in Nanyang, the name for Singapore then. Also, they were facing political problems as the Chinese Emperor was overconcerned on the welfare of his subjects in the north and north-west China where his traditional enemies were situated

The junks disembarked at Telok Ayer Basin. Telok Ayer until the 1880s was on the water front. Only till 1887 that land was reclaimed from Telok Ayer Basin to Cecil Street and Robinson Road all the way to Shenton Way by draining existing marshland or clearing nutmeg plantation, otherwise Thian Hock Keng would have remained only a few metres away from the seafront.

The temple was erected on the shore, now renamed as Telok Ayer Street, by the early immigrants from China's Fujian province to give thanks to the goddess for their safe voyage crossing the South China Sea from China all the way to Nanyang.

The joss house was rebuilt as Thian Hock Keng Temple between 1839 and 1842 mainly by the Fujian community. This effort was led by a Malacca-born pioneer and philanthropist, Tan Tock Seng, who collected funds from wealthy men and merchants and from owners of Chinese junks from China, Siam and Java. Tan Tock Seng himself was the largest contributer of the funds. Colonel James Low of the colonial administration in the 1850s estimated that the total building costs was about 30 000 Spanish dollars, a huge sum then."

Yue Hai Ching Temple ,a.k.a Wok Hai Cheng Bio:
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This little beauty stands proud between towering skyscrapers.Located at Philip Street ,it was first a shrine in a small attap house as early as 1826. The present temple was rebuilt in 1895.

Yueh Hai Ching Temple is one the earliest temples established by our Chinese ancestors. It was built for the worship of the spirits who protected the traders and sailors travelling between Singapore and China. It played an important social role as a meeting place for the Teochew community, which was the second largest and most influential of the Chinese dialect groups. Traders returning from China disembarked from their junks and went into this temple to offer their prayers and gratitude for their safe arrival - such was the faith of our ancestors.

Po Chiak Keng Tan Si Chong Su:
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This ancestral Hokkien temple in Magazine Road is also a community center for the Tan clan in Singapore. The decorations in the temple, built in
1876, are very well preserved, particularly the altars with their ancestral tablets. Much of the materials used to build this temple arrived in Singapore as ballast.

In 2003 ,this temple was illegally renonvated by the temple officials.Now ,the URA is planning how to restore the temple back to its original look.

Unfortunately ,those are the few pictures I can find of it.:(

Cheng Huang Miao:
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The odd thing is ,I can find absolutely nothing about this wonder.It is a huge temple structure that has a very capacious interior with few columns supporting the spanning roof.The main columns are at the perimetre.

On the façade is an amazing mosaic (mural?).

It is a Taoist temple and is located beside ,but is not part of ,the Lian Shan Shuang Lin Monastery.

Lian Shan Shuang Lin Shi:

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East Entrance
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29m tall pagoda.


The Shuang Lin Monastery, previously known as the Siong Lim Temple, was gazetted as a national monument in 1980. Its original buildings, the Tian Wang Dian and the Da Xiong Pao Dian, were constructed in 1902 in the traditional Chinese Min Nan architectural style. Verification of the original building design was carried out by the Beijing Cultural Board Research Unit and professional expert advise obtained from the Tian Jin and Hua Qiao Universities. Chinese craftsmen from Quan Zhou, Fujian Province of China, were engaged to carry out the restoration works, and materials, especially stone, were imported from China. Carving works on both stone and timber elements followed the Min Nan style, and specialists from Hong Kong were engaged to do the gold gilding works. The result is a monument restored to its original Min Nan architectural style right down to its finest details.

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Balestier Road Seventh-Day Adventist Church ,the only Art Deco church in Singapore!

According to the church's website ,it was built in 1949.

Church of St Teresa ,2 Bukit Purmei:

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The Church's Social & Education Centre

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The Church's columbarium.

Chrch of Saint Theresa ,founded in 1929.
The church consists of three buildings.The Saint Theresa's Church ,the Saint Theresa's Church Annex ,the Saint Theresa's Social & Education Centre ,and the St. Theresa's Columbarium.

Near the vehicular entrance is a small cupola.

Armenian Church ,a.k.a. The Armenian Apostolic Church of St Gregory the Illuminator ,Hill Street:
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This little church was built in 1835 ,designed by the famous architect and planner George Drumgoole Coleman.It is the oldest church in Singapore.

The cost of construction, recorded as 5,058 Spanish Dollars, was borne by the Armenian community in Singapore, India and Java as well as European and non-Christian Asian merchants of Chinese, Malay, Arab and Jewish origins.

The interior of the church is in the traditional Armenian style. The exterior (which originally featured a domed roof) is a neoclassical design by G. D. Coleman. The Armenian Church is one the few surviving examples of his work and is considered one of his finest. It was consecrated on 26 March 1836.

The Armenian Church also bears the significance of being the first building to have electricity in 1909, when electric lights and fans were installed.

St. George's Church ,Minden Road:
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This serene ,little beauty was built in 1913.It is located near the American Embassy.

The history of St George’s actually predates the building in which stands now. It really begins with the establishment of a British military garrison in Singapore in the late 1860’s, the most important component of which was an army barracks here in Tanglin. Christian ministry was quickly established in the barracks, promoted by Major C.H. Malan, who acted as lay chaplain. Malan was a man of deep Christian conviction, who combined, like many evangelicals of the Victorian period, concern to bring people to Christ with a strong humanitarian and philanthropic commitment. In 1871, the first full time chaplain was appointed, and that marked the beginning of a formal and organised Christian ministry in the barracks.


Sometime between 1870 and 1890 a church building was erected. When it was precisely built and where it was located in this area is not known. It was possibly situated on the other side of the soccer field next to the church, where the original Tanglin army school was located. After the turn of the century it was anticipated that the British military presence in Singapore would continue to grow, in order to protect British economic interest in Malaya which was a major source of strategic raw material for Britian, and also to protect the sea routes from Britian to Australia and China. It was then realised that a new church was needed, much larger in size, to accomodate the soldiers and officers of the garrison.


Qouted from the church's website http://www.stgeorges.org.sg/:
"Architecture is about people and as we’ve heard tonight, St George’s too is about people, and the people that have gone before us here. But the architecture is also about the three dimensional form of buildings - about the joining of complex and subtle shapes in an honest and sophisticated way to form something that has a function. At the same time it is about all the details that go together to enhance that form and to tie all those functions together. And St George’s Church is a classic illustration of this. But let me give you a little background.....

The style of the architecture, the form of this church, harks back many, many centuries to the very first specifically Christian churches of the Romanesque period in Europe - by that I mean the fourth and fifth century a.d. For it was not until then that Christendom had become sufficiently powerful and widespread to have generated and developed a style of building for worship that could be called unique. That style was called the “Basilica”.

The Christian basilica is basically a long rectangular barn - based on the already refined form of temple that the Greeks had perfected in ancient times and which the Romans had copied, a rectangle with a pitched roof and columns all round it. You came in at one end, where there are usually different doorways, and you faced the front. The action all happened up at the alter end, and whether you sat or wandered about, this was the basic format.

It was adapted over the centuries, got bigger and wider by various devices that I won’t bore you with now, and gained more and more elaborate features to add to their prominence within a city and to show off the Church’s ever increasing wealth and power. But the for, has stayed very much the same and it is very functional - St Paul’s Cathedral in London has this form, although you can hardly see it any more, and every little and great parish church in the world often has it too.

And as I said, St George’s is a classic illustration of this. It is rather like a great big barn! It has the elegance and the feeling for function of a barn - simple and very robust - and yet at the same time, because of its echoing of the classic Basilican shape, its details and its position, it has a clearly sacred aspect. The throwbacks to the temple shape are still there - the end-to-end symmetry, the pitched roof with the triangular gables at each end, the columns in the arches down each side and on each end, the distinct feel of an entrance at one end and an altar at the other - all that the Greeks had three and a half thousand years ago. The exact style is difficult to define - some people think it has a Spanish or Moroccan feel to it, which I suppose is true, especially with its tiled roof. The arches in some ways are very Italian. Whatever...

I love the building very much - I'm sure we all do, for all kinds of reasons and for all the memories that it holds. As an architect, I love its space and its airiness, and the fact that it is so much of a really honest building, and so very beautifully built. By that I mean that nothing is covered up with fake panels or pretend surfaces that hide how a building is really made - what you see is what it is!

It is built of brick and the bricks that you see are all that there is – carefully laid to hold together, to support the roof, to keep the rain out and the breeze coming through and to filter the sunlight so that it is bright but never too glaring, even in the bright light of midday here. And all of this is quite deliberate and has been designed like this. At the same time as doing all that, it has lots of lovely details too, that have all been skilfully made and are for no other purpose than our enjoyment and to refer back to a whole wealth of architectural styles that have gone before.

So there are "egg-and-a-dart" mouldings - a classic detail that was developed first by the Greeks - literally a row of eggs and little arrow heads or darts! Here at St. George's they are literally carved into the bricks themselves: it would be interesting to know if they were carved before the bricks were fitted together or they were done in-situ, once the bricks were there and the mortar had set - I can't tell which it is!

There are "dentil" mouldings too, made out of the very shape of bricks themselves, just laying them in different ways. "Dentil” is from the Latin word for teeth - and they look just like a row of teeth! And there are the various different shapes of the openings themselves which of course are all there for the good reason of generating a breeze through this great big barn - I mean church – in our lovely hot climate. They are all made from real, structural arches and, in the case of the circles, double-arches - one on top of the other. These are true load-bearing arches - if you took out the top-most brick, the "keystone", then the arches would fall down!!

There are other little slots too, with two bricks resting against each other, rather like when we build a house of cards. And there are what we call segment arches too - these are not semi-circular arches but just a segment of a circle which forms a flatter arch!

The roof too is a simple and honest tied truss, all made from timber, apart from the thin little steel ties that pull them together and stop the huge weight of the tiled roof from pushing the walls outwards! It's all there - you can see it and you can work it out for yourself. The trusses sit in tiny little crow-steps or, this time from the French word corbiere for crow, "corbels", little stone brackets that are built into the brickwork between the arches.

But perhaps what I like most about it are its many gentle subtleties. A lot of these, as with any friendship really, you only begin to realise after you've known the building for a while. For instance, I have tried to draw this church several times - I apologise for one of those attempts, which for some reason has been put on the front of the service books! Although as I say, it is a very simple, open and honest building, it is also very beautifully proportioned and very subtle in its line. So what appears to be a fairly simple thing to draw, turns out to be very tricky! It really is very difficult to get it right in a drawing - the perspective, the line, the sheer gravity and elegance of the building, are very difficult to capture and convey. You should try it some time!

Another aspect of course and tonight is a great time to see this if you haven't ever done so before, is the completely different character that the building assumes at night-time to that which it has in the bright light of day. Very few modern buildings have this quality any more. From its solid, bluff and cheerful look in the daytime, this building at night, with the lights on inside and perhaps the sound of singing from within, or the sounds of the jungle all around, acquires an incredibly serene and gentle aspect."

Cathedral of the Good Shepherd 'A' Queen Street
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The Cathedral of the Good Shepherd was built between 1843 and 1846, based on a design by Denis Leslie Mc Swiney. Being the first ever permanent Catholic church in Singapore, it served to unite the Catholics religiously. When the chapel became too small to accommodate its expanding community, the Catholic Church at Queen Street was built. It was consecrated as a Cathedral on 14 February 1897.

In the 1830s French missionaries had begun to arrive. On 18 October 1832, one of the priests, Father Boucho obtained a site for a church and vicarage at Bras Basah Road on the site of the St Joseph's Institution, which is now the Singapore Art Museum. The building was completed on 9 June 1833.

In 1839, the church received a new parish priest, Father Jean-Marie Beurel. The 26 year-old founded two schools, the St Joseph's Institution and the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus (CHIJ), the grounds of which have since been redeveloped into the commercial hub of CHIJMES.

The original structure, measuring no more than 20 by 10 metres, quickly proved inadequate for the needs of the expanding congregation. Father Boucho favoured enlarging the existing church. Father Beurel's vision, however, was to convert the old church into a school and build a new church elsewhere.

Father Beurel had his way. The government consented to give additional land across Bras Basah Road. The design of the building was said to have been the subject of a competition between two well-known residents, Denis Lesley McSwiney and John Turnbull Thomson, with McSwiney's design being accepted as it was the less expensive of the two.


This is one of the three cathedrals in Singapore.It also bear the odd address 'A' Queen Street.

Convent Of The Holy Infant Jesus and Caldwell House ,a.k.a. C.H.I.J.M.E.S. ,Victoria Street:

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This amazing complex consists of the following buildings:
1) Block A: Caldwell House Built in 1842, extended in 1852 by Father Beurrel

2) Block F & C: Open Galleries There are no written documents describing their construction, but according to their architecture and construction details, they are certainly from the middle of the 19th century, but with many modifications during their existence.

3) Block D: Orphanage Built probably between 1860 and 1890.

4) Block B: Chapel Built in 1902 - 1904 Grotto built in this time.

5) Block C: Gallery Built directly after the construction of the Chapel (probably around 1910). Modern Building:

6) Block E: Dormitory Built in the 1950s

During this period, the Mother Superior went to Europe to choose the furniture for the Chapel. The stained-glass windows were made by a Belgian artist, Jules Dobbelaere, who worked also for the chapel of St Joseph Institution.

The two-storey galleries, at both sides of the Chapel, were added around 1913 by another architect, Craig, who continued in the same neo-gothic style, with the same quality of details and finishes. The neo-gothic style made a radical change in the general classical concept which was adopted so far, but Father Nain for the Chapel as well as Craig for the galleries, adapted with a great feeling and skill for harmony, the rhythm and the proportions to the existing situation.

There were no more major changes on the site till the nuns left in 1983, except the addition of the new building in the courtyard (1950) (block E) with less architectural significance.


Chijmes was once the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus (CHIJ), established in 1854. The order of the Holy infant Jesus was founded by a Frenchman, Father Nicholas Barre.Born in Amiens, France in 1621.

Charles-Benedict Nain was born in Farges-les-Macon, France, (400 km. south east of Paris and 100 km. north of Lyon), on May 5th. 1870.

He trained for the priesthood at the Society of Foreign Missions in the Rue du Bac in Paris. Ordained in 1894, he came out to the diocese of Malacca in the same year. Two years later, he was sent to Penang for the Church of Our Lady of Seven Sorrows.

In 1898, he became the assistant parish priest of the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd and he placed his outstanding gifts as an architect at the disposal of St. Joseph's Institution and of the Convent.

Father Nain imagined the curved wings in a baroque manner of the St. Joseph Institution. For this, he was probably inspired by the Institut in Paris, which is facing the Seine River in the same way and which was just a few steps away from the Rue du Bac where he came so often being a student.

When this building was undergoing construction, Father Nain was employed by the sisters for the design and the construction of the Gothic-style chapel. He was very devoted to these two buildings, which have now became major landmarks of Singapore. It is amazing to imagine this Father moving between the two worksites, directing, advising and devising methods of fixing a classical moulding or a Gothic refoil.


There were originally just fourteen children taught in the convent.Soon the number of pupils increased and the school became well-known. In 1894, there were 167 pupils. Ten years later, the enrolment had increased to 300. Secondary education began in 1905. Under Mother Hombeline, the expansion programme continued.




CHIJMES (pronounced "chimes") was once the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus (CHIJ), established in 1854. The order of the Holy infant Jesus was founded by a Frenchman, Father Nicholas Barre. Born in Amiens, France in 1621 and educated at a Jesuit college in his hometown, Nicholas Barre decided to dedicate his life to God. He joined the Convent des Minimes, one of the strictest orders in the church and was appointed Professor of Theology. Despite his success, he was a man of humility and the idea of improving education in France struck him.

The first chapel of the Convent, which had been built around 1850, was in such a bad condition that it was necessary to build a new one. At the end of the 19th century, the Sisters started the fund-raising by various means for the new chapel. The old one was becoming so dangerous that the Sisters decided to celebrate mass in Caldwell House.

Father Charles-Benedict Nain was engaged as an architect and, on behalf of the roman catholic community, was in charge at the same time of the construction of the extension of the St Joseph Institution. The construction of the Chapel started in 1901 and it was completed by in 1904. Father Nain was highly involved in the worksite. He is the author of all the fine architectural details found in the Chapel.

During this period, the Mother Superior went to Europe to choose the furniture for the Chapel. The stained-glass windows were made by a Belgian artist, Jules Dobbelaere, who worked also for the chapel of St Joseph Institution.

The two-storey galleries, at both sides of the Chapel, were added around 1913 by another architect, Craig, who continued in the same neo-gothic style, with the same quality of details and finishes. The neo-gothic style made a radical change in the general classical concept which was adopted so far, but Father Nain for the Chapel as well as Craig for the galleries, adapted with a great feeling and skill for harmony, the rhythm and the proportions to the existing situation.

There were no more major changes on the site till the nuns left in 1983, except the addition of the new building in the courtyard in 1950 (block E) with less architectural significance.

In 1984, the school moved to Toa Payoh as the site at Victoria Street had been earmarked for the Raffles City Project. The staff and pupils of CHIJ Primary Victoria Street, along with a third of the staff and 300 pupils from CHIJ Kellock, moved to the new premises.

After almost five and a half years of painstaking conservation and construction work, what was once the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus (CHIJ) and the seat of education for generations of Singapore girls, has been converted into a plaza of theme retail and F&B outlets interspersed with ample outdoor spaces and courtyards, cloistered walls and long, covered walkways. This haven in the city hub of Singapore, known as CHIJMES, is a S$100 million project unmatched for its location and unique ambience.

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Telok Ayer Chinese Methodist Church ,235 Telok Ayer Street:
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Qouted:

"Telok Ayer Church ranks as the oldest among Methodist Chinese speaking churches. Deep in the heart of the old Chinese settlement, the church was the base from which the Methodist pioneer missionary, Dr. Benjamin West, reached out to the migrated Chinese. It was in 1889 when Dr. West rented a shophouse in Upper Nanking Street (now no more in existence) to practise medicine and to work as a missionary. He started 2 services on Sunday in August that year at the shophouse, preaching to a congregation of 30 people, speaking in Malay which was translated into Hokkien.

In 1905, the shophouse structure was falling apart, but the Church found a new worship place at No. 12 Japan Street (now Boon Tat Street). In 1913, the Church bought a piece of land at the junction of Telok Ayer Street and Cecil Street. A tent was erected on the site. The Church continued to grow but the tent was soon in a dilapidated state. The Church had to move temporarily to Fairfield Methodist Girls' School at Neil Road. Meanwhile, a
zinc hut measuring 6m by 10 m in floor area was constructed on the same site and in September that year, the Church resumed its worship at Telok Ayer. In 1921, more land was acquired at an adjoining site. The zinc hut was demolished and a three-storey building was built on the larger land by a French firm, Bross and Mogin. The architect was Swan & Maclaren. The building was completed and the sanctuary was dedicated on 11 January 1925. In 1935, Dr. John Sung, a well-known Chinese evangelist from China, conducted revival meetings in the Church. World War II broke out in 1941 and Singapore fell into Japanese hands on 15 February 1941. The Church was used as a refuge for about 300 people. Countless members continued to be encouraged at the weekly Sunday services which did not stop throughout those difficult and trying years.

Amazingly, after so many years, the church building has kept to the original design with little alteration to the exterior look. The basic design is western: a rectangular main body sitting on arch colonnades. But the architecture added an open pavilion on the roof at the front of the building. The roof of the pavilion is carved in the traditional Chinese manner. By this addition, the basically Roman styled building is given a Chineseness that will speak to the migrant Chinese and be identified with them. The Church sanctuary is located at the second storey level. For country churches, it is natural to have the sanctuary on the first storey, but for city churches, it is more practical to have a second storey sanctuary. At the time of building, it was common for European city churches to locate the sanctuary on the second storey. In Singapore, Telok Ayer Church could be the first church building to adopt this design.


Because of our history and the uniqueness of our Church building, on 23 March 1989, the government announced that Telok Ayer Church would be preserved as a National Monument. That year also marked our Church's 100th Anniversary. A series of programmes were drawn up throughout that year for the centennial celebrations. In the following year, in response to the Government's preservation as National Monument, the Church embarked on a major extension and renovation work to restore the Church building to its original grandeur. Started in October 1993, the preservation and conservation project ended in August 1995 with a total cost of 3 million dollars. As we entered into the new Millennium, the next vision of the Church is to rebuild its present branch building at Telok Blangah. To be named TA2, the new Church building, which resembles the exterior look of the present building at Telok Ayer, will house an 800-seat sanctuary with modern audio-visual facilities and an education center.


For more than a hundred years, many believers worshipped in this Church. Many of our forefathers from China came here to receive the baton of gospel, evangelizing to their own friends and relatives. Many migrant Chinese received Christ as their personal savior and were baptized here right in this Church. From the days of the rented shophouse, meeting tent, zinc hut to the present solid brick building and then to the second new building, Telok Ayer Chinese Methodist Church will continue to be a beacon, shining for the Lord in the commercial and entrepot heartland of Singapore."

Central Fire Station ,62 Hill Street:

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In 1905, the Municipal Authorities employed Montague Pett as Superintendent to reorganize the Singapore Fire Brigade. He recommended the construction of a modern central fire station, whose design included garage space for the first motorized fire engines, staff quarters, a host of time saving devices as well as a watchtower. Improved equipment and an increase in the fire brigade staff led to a substantial decrease in the number and scale of fires in the crowded town area.

This station was completed in 1908.The tower was used as a look-out tower ,and for drying fire hoses.

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Originally posted by redstone

Raff ,please do not remove these.;) :D

I feel that these have a significance to be here.The Achitecture of Worship thread could be used for modern places of worships.;)

There's nothing wrong with being at to threads at once.;)

I hope you'll understand.

OK. I wont move them since you are very passionate about this.

However, I'd appreciate it if you add pictures of religious structures to the other thread if you are adding them here, and it is better if you just add significant religious buildings here.

It is better to separate the secular and religious, perhaps you can have Old Beauties I and Old Beauties II, or even individual threads for churches and temples. If a thread gets too big many people will not go through every single page, and I am just proposing these for better forum organization. Let me know what you want.

Oh ,thank you!

Jinrickisha Station ,1 Neil Road:
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Located at the fork junction of Neil Road and Tanjong Pagar Road ,this building was constructed in 1903.It is one of the most famous landmarks in the Tanjong Pagar area.It was a base for all of the jinricksha (rickshaw) pullers here.

Rickshaws were replaced by trishaws in 1946 ,and the building was converted to the Maternity & Child Care Centre.It was restored in 1998 and now houses restaurants and a karaoke lounge.

What style is that?

Victorian?:?

I'm not sure.

Any info about it?

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Something's going on at A2O.Some pictures that were there were gone now.

OK ,the info I have:

Formerly the Nan Tien Hotel ,a.k.a. Great Southern Hotel ,built in 1936 in the Art Deco style with Oriental elements.It was the first Chinese hotel to feature a lift ,which works by a pulley system ,the motor being on the first floor.

It once featured cabaret shows on the 6th floor setback.It also once had bars ,lounges and restaurants.

It had a bad reputation ,though.Being the tallest building in Chinatown ,several people commited suicide by jumping from the setback.

Any info on the conservation works?There was one programme by Channel NewsAsia ,but I did not take note of it.:(

I just went there today.The lift was very ,very slow.Not to mention that the motor room is on the first floor.

Anyone knows if the lift had been changed before or is that lift really from 1936?

I dont know anything about the history of this building. Whats going to happen to it and what has it been used as recently? I think it has tremendous potential too and is a historical gem.

Is this a skyscraper? Old Beauty or Art Deco?

Skyscraper?Depends on how you view it.It is six storeys tall ,formerly the Great Southern Hotel (Nan Tien ÄÏÌì).It is now occupied by Yue Hwa Emporium.

The lift looks kinda quaint and old.Art Deco style.But I'm not sure as it has LCD display inside.Perhaps a more recent add-in?

It was the tallest building in Chinatown and the tallest hotel in Singapore then.

So one can just walk into this buildings and take pics? Whats so sad about it? Its in use! :banana:

I think all the interior deco is gone.I'm curious about which part is the original deco.Like the glass roof?Lift?Flooring?

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I can't find any pictures of it!:bash:

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I might take some if I get back and have time.

Yes ,please.:D

Did anyone watch the documentary on the restoration of this building?It was on Channel News Asia."Beyond the Façade" was the name.

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Old Kallang Airport:
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The amazing old Kallang Airport was one of the earliest examples of Modernism architecture in Singapore.

Kallang Airport was opened on 12 Jun 1937. By the 1950s, it could no longer cope with the increased air passenger traffic and satisfy the demands of modern civil aviation. It was closed after the official opening of Paya Lebar Airport on 20 Aug 1955. On 1 Jul 1960, the People's Association took over it as the main building of its headquarters.

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Old Telegraph Office ,now The Ogilvy Centre.

So the restoration is over yet?

Who has the complete list of our National Monuments?

posts pics if u have them!:D

Which buildings should be gazetted as well?:?

1. The Old Thong Chai Medical Institution Eu Tong Sen Street
2. Armenian Church Hill Street
3. St Andrew¡¯s Cathedral Coleman Street
4. Telok Ayer Market (now Lau Pat Sa) Raffles Quay
5. Thian Hock Keng Telok Ayer Street
6. Sri Mariamman Temple South Bridge Road
7. Hajjah Fatimah Mosque Beach Road
8. Cathedral of the Good Shepherd 1843-47) Queen Street
9. Nagore Durgha (Shrine) (1828-30) Telok Ayer Street
10. Al-Abrar Mosque (1850-55) Telok Ayer Street
11. House of Tan Yeok Nee (The Old Salvation Army HQ) Clemenceau Avenue
12. Tan Si Chong Su (1876-78) Magazine Road
13. Jamae Mosque (Rebuilt 1830-35) South Bridge Road
14. Sultan Mosque (Rebuilt 1924-28) North Bridge Road
15. St George¡¯s Church (1910-13) Minden Road
16. Hong San See (1908-13) Mohammed Sultan Road
17. Sri Perumal Temple (1855) Serangoon Road
18. Abdul Gaffoor Mosque (1907) Dunlop Street
19. Siong Lim Temple (1898-1912) Jalan Toa Payoh
20. Raffles Hotel (1887-1907) Beach Road
21. Telok Ayer Chinese Methodist Church (1924) Telok Ayer Street
22. Goodwood Park Hotel (Tower Wing) (1900) Scotts Road
23. The Old Convent of Holy Infant Jesus Chapel (now Chijmes Hall) (1903) and Caldwell House (1840-41) Victoria Street
24. Istana and Sri Temasek (1867-69) Orchard Road
25. City Hall (1926-29) St. Andrew¡¯s Road
26. Victoria Theatre (1856-62) and Concert Hall (1902-05) Empress Place
27. Parliament House and Annex Building (1826-27) High Street
28. Supreme Court (1937-39) St. Andrew¡¯s Road
29. The Old Attorney-General¡¯s Chambers (Rebuilt c.a. 1906) High Street
30. Sun Yat Sen Villa (now Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall) (1900-02) Tai Gin Road
31. Yueh Hai Ching Temple (Rebuilt 1895) Philip Street
32. The Old Tao Nan School (now Asian Civilisations Museum I) (1910-12) Armerian Street
33. The Old Ministry of Labour Building (1928) Havelock Road
34. Maghain Aboth Synagogue (1878) Waterloo Street
35. Chesed-El Synagogue (1905) Oxley Walk/ Rise
36. The Old Hill Street Police Station (1934) Hill Street
37.
Ying Fo Fui Kun (1881-82) Telok Ayer Street
38.
Central Fire Station (1908-09) Hill Street
39.
The Old Nanyang University - Library and Administration Building, Memorial and Arch (1954-56) Nanyang Technological University
40. Chinese High School Clock Tower Building Bukit Timah Road
41. Prinsep Street Presbyterian Church Prinsep Street

List as at 1999.

Originally posted by redstone
41. Prinsep Street Presbyterian Church Prinsep Street


I see my church there :D

Great list.

Pictures of these can be found in the Old Beauties and Architecture of Worship threads. (I will be merging this thread with the Old Beauties thread so discussion can carry on in there)

Perhaps someone wants to do a thread on statues/sculptures/memorials in Singapore?

Originally posted by kenmin

Which buildings should be gazetted as well?:?

Capitol Theatre and Ogilvy Building.

btw part of Changi Prison is gonna be preserved.

Not to mention the WHOLE of the Cathay Building!:bleep: :bleep: :bash: :bash:

Now the MacDonald House and the Church of Sts. Peter & Paul are also National Monuments.

I don't think the Sri Temasek is worth this status ,though.It looks very 'common'.


I already e-mailed the Preservation of Monuments Borad suggesting the Capitol & Ogilvy to be National Monuments.:D

What's the mysterious building beside the Old Parliament?That's worth preserving too.

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A great picture of it! :banana:

I do feel that it looks more impressive from a distance, and when viewed upclose seems a bit bare and bland. The balconies are nice though..I wonder if I can go inside:angel1:

Originally posted by redstone

Not to mention the WHOLE of the Cathay Building!:bleep: :bleep: :bash: :bash:

Now the MacDonald House and the Church of Sts. Peter & Paul are also National Monuments.

I don't think the Sri Temasek is worth this status ,though.It looks very 'common'.


I already e-mailed the Preservation of Monuments Borad suggesting the Capitol & Ogilvy to be National Monuments.:D

What's the mysterious building beside the Old Parliament?That's worth preserving too.

Cathay Building was ugly, and they destroyed its historical legacy by changing the facade in the 80s. At least they still left the frontage.

Sri Temasek? You havent posted pics of it yet and that mysterious building is the one with the elephant statue isnt?

From the Istana website (http://www.istana.gov.sg) :


Sri Temasek:
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Sri Temasek is a typical 19th century bungalow. Built in 1869, it was the Colonial Secretary's residence. The uniqueness of this building lies in its intricate timber arcade which shows a mixture of eastern and western decorative motifs.


Of particular interest is the Chinese Moon Gateway situated on the first floor of Sri Temasek. The white Gateway is made of chengal, teak and meranti. There are no records of how the Gateway come to be part of the Sri Temasek, except that it first made its appearance over 40 years ago. However, it is only known that the Moon Gateway was designed and built by William Swaffield who was a pre-war Comptroller of Government House as well as a professional furniture designer.



Of course you can ,it is a department store!:D
But ,the sixth floor and the balconies are not accessible.

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John A. Maxwell's house in the 1830s.

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Same building ,after 4 expansions ,one façade renonvation (changing the style of the building from Palladian to Victorian).

1839-1847 ,a single-storey building was built next to the main building (the original house) to serve the new courthouse (the Annex today).It was later enlarged to accomodate the Recorder ,Jurors and Prisoners.

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1873-1875 ,the building was extended towards the Singapore River.

1901-1912.The whole building was extensively renonvated and the façade was changed from Palladian to Victorian.A third storey was added over the front porch and later ,the Annex.
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1939.It became a government storehouse.

Is that the mysterious building next to the new Parliament?

That is actually the original Old Parliament House itself ,built in 1827!

I just found out today that the small building beside the old Parliament House now houses restaurants.


The central entrance of the Victoria Concert Hall & Theatre is very ugly.There is an ugly void in the centre ,with an equally ugly lift that was fitted in the 1950s.Yuck!

Old Beauty! but I dont know what its called or its history.

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I've seen it before!

It is located at Club Street and has something to do with Eu Tong Sen.

Yes I was there taking pics. Something about it looks kinda fake to me. I wonder if they recladded it or has its stone/granite exterior lasted that well.

Remind me again who Eu Tong Sen was? (theres a street named after him) :cool:

some medicine guy is it? or is that eu yangsan? related?

Might be..since Eu is not a very common surname and the weird thing about the building is it has an underground carpark.it might have been modified.

Okay ,just found some info on this mysterious building ,from a brochure about Chinatown by the URA.

Style: Art Deco / Chinese
Architect: Frank Brewer
Year: Unknown

Oops ,nothing to do with Eu Tong Sen



This is confusing:

According to the URA brochure ,the Yue Hwa Building was built 'around 1936'.

According to Singapore Architecture ,it was built in 1927

According to the Chinatown Heritage Centre ,it was built in 1936.

That is so cool! But no name I guess?

Do you see that octagonal motif at the top? Looks like fengshui at work again.

http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980005515-8073-3222-3982/img0119.jpg
http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980005515-8073-3222-3982/img0120.jpg
The caption:

"Residence House ,Eu Tong Sen Property ,Club Street"

http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980000901-8106-3181-9091/img0116.jpg
Mr Eu Tong Sen

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http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980005130-8073-3222-0217/img0102.jpg
http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980005130-8073-3222-0217/img0057.jpg
http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980005773-8106-3181-7860/img0038a.jpg

I hope this doesn't get merged! :)

The Yue Hwa Building ,formerly the Great Southern Hotel ,built in either 1927 or 1936.It was formerly one of the tallest buildings in Singapore.

More info and pictures coming (if I visit the Chinese Heritage Centre this Friday or Sunday:))!

Well....you will have to be able to sustain it for a damn long time or else it will...hahaha! :D

Well....you will have to be able to sustain it for a damn long time or else it will...hahaha! :D

Yah. Cos if dont merge hor and if nobody reply after a given period of time, SSC will automatically prune old threads and it will get deleted. So merging helps to save the efforts. So we shall adopt a wait-and-see attitude:)

btw greatttttttttttttttt pics redstone! I also took some night shots of it but theyre not full frontals.:D

wow..its so enlightening to see it like that in the past! :eek:

But I thought you said it had nothing to do with Eu Tong Sen?

Okay ,just found some info on this mysterious building ,from a brochure about Chinatown by the URA.

Style: Art Deco / Chinese
Architect: Frank Brewer
Year: Unknown



To add on, it was built in 1932 and is called 31 & 33 Club Street.

It was initially planned to be turned into a boutique hotel, but now it has become the main entrance for Emerald Gardens Condominium. Conservation started in 1992.

http://gsb.uchicago.edu/corp/confcenter/singapore/lecture.jpg
92-seater lecture hall inside The House Of Tan Yeok Nee.
http://gsb.uchicago.edu/corp/confcenter/singapore/multidining.jpg
Large multipurpose room
http://gsb.uchicago.edu/corp/confcenter/singapore/execmeetingroom.jpg
Executive meeting room
http://gsb.uchicago.edu/corp/confcenter/singapore/studyroom.jpg
One of 17 small meeting rooms.
http://gsb.uchicago.edu/corp/confcenter/singapore/lounge.jpg
Lounge
http://gsb.uchicago.edu/corp/confcenter/singapore/courtyard.jpg
Courtyard
http://gsb.uchicago.edu/corp/confcenter/singapore/businesscenter.jpg
Business Centre

Yue Hwa Building at night.

http://mywebpage.netscape.com/ssc1819/yuehwa.jpg

The building's lift is a round-cornered square.Looks like Art-Deco ,with floortiles similliar to that at the ground floor.

The roof is now a round glass roof.

What the heck did they do to it?

Is it? I dont really notice any changes.

The three-storey building at the rear is a new portion.

So is the atrium.It is now virtually unrecognisable inside now.

http://www.e-marketing.sla.gov.sg/emktg/sla_images/property/Stamford%20House06CR5003SEP02035522.jpg
Stamford House

http://www.e-marketing.sla.gov.sg/emktg/sla_images/property/06CO55%20to%2006CO92%20-%20Capitol%20Building06CO7804SEP02021541.jpg
Capitol Building

http://www.e-marketing.sla.gov.sg/emktg/sla_images/property/01OTH01-Former%20Traffic%20Police%20Station01OTH0126APR02040117.jpg
Former Traffic Police HQ

ann siang hill


http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v47/sybarite/singapore/IMGP3892.jpg





http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v47/sybarite/singapore/IMGP3893.jpg






my favourite cake shop!
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v47/sybarite/singapore/IMGP3894.jpg





http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v47/sybarite/singapore/IMGP3895.jpg





http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v47/sybarite/singapore/IMGP3900.jpg





i dont know if this counts as an 'old beauty', but it is quite old, and i love it!
http://img16.photobucket.com/albums/v47/sybarite/singapore/IMGP3903.jpg

Beautiful! Ann Siang Hill is really charming and colourful! Nice cake shop also.

But the Afro-Asia Building is ugly. Hope it makes way for something nicer.

the cake shop is really nice... you can order online here (www.thepatissier.com).

i think afro-asia building is really beautiful! it should be preserved and made into a modern arts museum or something.... perhaps like a mini tate modern.. i imagine a tall clear glassy boxy biulding built above it would be very beautiful...

Afro-asia is quite 'new' ,built in the 1960s or 1970s.

The Robinson Centre mimicks something from New York!

...it is now virtually unrecognizable ...

What a shame! :bash:

On the other hand, let's be grateful it's still recognizable from the outside! :)

With that atrium and glassy addition, redstone: is the building serving a new purpose?

The Ye Hwa Building, while not an immediately endearing charmer, is a dignified, handsomely proportioned older building without particularly lavish ornamentation, which is by no means saying that it lacks ornaments. I would say that it is dignified and noble.

I hate to hear about these additions and innovations perpetrated on the building. :rant:

Why? I know from experience that, once a building has been altered to suit the tastes and needs of succeeding generations, it is much tougher to preserve it.

As things stand, a bit of rehab and a paint job could do wonders for this place! :angel1:

I realize you're running out of space in Singapore. Yet I would rather do without my library and one of my two dining rooms (collectively speaking) than sacrifice the Yue Hwa Building to something as uninspiring as the tall modern building behind it. :D

LOL..I agree with you WH! :D

But I am confident Yue Hwa Building is here to stay. The new underground MRT station even has signs to direct pedestrians to it.

Try to spot the Yue Hwa Building in this shot.
http://img43.photobucket.com/albums/v133/RafflesCity/caplobby2.jpg

I'm glad you agree with me, Raffi! :hug:

Now finding the Yue Hwa Building in the picture you posted ... that's a bit of a toughie! ;) I have several possible candidates ... :?

http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980005860-8120-3181-2493/img0023.jpg
http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980005861-8120-3181-2494/img0059.jpg
Waterboat Office ,Fullerton Square.

This was built in 1919 ,designed by prominent architects Swan & Maclaren.It now holds several restaurants and had been gazetted for conservation.

Its also very brightly lit up at night if you view it from One Fullerton.

What was it used for previously?

http://cards.nhb.gov.sg/PCDImageServlet?resolution=4&pcdId=19990000989-8346-3102-0528&imageId=0028
http://cards.nhb.gov.sg/PCDImageServlet?resolution=4&pcdId=19990000989-8346-3102-0528&imageId=0027
Victoria Theatre.

Btw ,anyone been inside?What does the interior look like?

http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980000873-8514-3112-3173/img0026.jpg
Does it still look like this???

The old boathouse was used as an office and for security I think.

I remember going into the Victoria Concert Hall once and it doesnt look like that. Seems slightly bigger if I am not wrong. Maybe they have more than 1 concert room?

how come the victoria theatre never seems to be used? i've been to the victoria concert hall on many occassions, mostly for school performances, but never heard anything playing at victoria theatre..

What is the actual difference between the theatre and concert hall? Are they in the same building?

they're beside each other. looks the same from the outside if you dont look carefully, but i've never looked carefully so i dont know if they're the same from the outside or not.

The interior of the Concert Hall is still in its old look.The ceiling is new.The theatre was rebuilt ,it seems.Just like what happened to the old GPO.

Swan & Marlaren ,incorporated here in 1880s ,designed many stunning buildings ,like The Ogilvy Centre ,Waterboat Office ,Ocean Buildings (2nd & 3rd) ,Stamford House ,etc.

The last project I heard that was designed by this firm was the new National Library.

YellowPages no longer carries its listings ,although it did last year.Is it still around?

Erm.....comapnies have to pay to be in the yellow pages....if they fail to ask yellow pages to list them, then of coz they wont be in it! :D

The website version does not have it too.

Swan & Maclaren designed the Raffles Hotel ,Great Southern Hotel ,Majestic Theatre ,The Church of Our Lady Lourdes ,Goodwood Park Hotel ,Victoria Memorial Hall ,Woodbridge Hosp. ,etc.

The list is just too long.

Its the same for the printed and web version what.

They are still on the listing on SIA. I even sent in my CV to them. No reply though. Just a few minutes walk from my house.

I hope they'll stay in business for ever.

The firm played an important part in Singapore architecture.

Emotive Sentiments and Business dont always mix well thou....

InterContinental ,main entrance:
http://singapore.intercontinental.com/sinhb/picsbig/sinint01p001.jpg

http://singapore.intercontinental.com/sinhb/picsbig/sinint01p002.jpg
Lobby

http://singapore.intercontinental.com/sinhb/picsbig/sinint01p003.jpg
Lounge

I have no idea what this building was ,but it is now part of the InterContinental Hotel.Part of it is a skyscraper ,part an old building.

just shophouses previously was it?

thats so cool. I thought that hotel was totally a new thing! You mean they integrated it with a row of shophouses?

i *thought* so...

A shophouse with such amazing interior deco?

I don't think so.

A shophouse with such amazing interior deco?

I don't think so.
What u talking...so was it a shophouse or not?

I don't think it is one ,because it looks so beautiful and rather inappropiate for a shophouse to be so beautiful inside.

I don't think it is one ,because it looks so beautiful and rather inappropiate for a shophouse to be so beautiful inside.
But I tot that area was once all shophouses? The other parts of Bugis Junction are shophouses leh...

the kept the façade and remodified everything inside right?

I don't think so.

so why is this an old beauty? Its a newbie trying to act old!

The entrance ,the reception area and the lobby is a real old beauty ,and so are some of the rooms ,which occupies shophouses.;)

The tower part is new.

yarlar... so they built a new hotel and kept the old shophouse façade lor..

I do not even know if it WAS a shophouse.
Isn't the interior 'strange' for a shophouse?

what i meant was umm they destroyed EVERYTHING except the façade... then built a new building lor...

I think the interior is the original one.

hmm ok... can't say i know anything much about this...

http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/049704_main.jpg
Here's the mysterious 19 Cecil Street ,the only one of two Neo-Classical office buildings in the Financial District.

http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/179938_right.jpg
Another strange building ,Wilmer Place ,at Armenian Street.Don't know if it is an 'imitation' or a true old beauty.

The facade was definitely redone. Its nicely lit up at night.

Make a guess as to where or what this is;)
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/504/103tbc.jpg

Near Tan Tock Seng Hospital.:D

It was a house ,but now I'm not sure what it is.

Raf ,what do you mean 'redone'?

that wilmer place one looks interesting...

and i love the very neoclassical (???) look of the cecil street... always catches my eye.. it would be nice if it were some ultra snobby shoppping place selling only the very very best!

Well ,the Stamford House is now a high-class shopping mall selling luxury goods ,high-class antiques ,art ,and high-key restaurants.

http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980002915-8262-3202-1100/img0001.jpg
http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980002915-8262-3202-1100/img0069.jpg
I wonder if this thing is still around.It says Middle Road.

http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980005031-6320-3081-2131/img0110.jpg
http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980005031-6320-3081-2131/img0108.jpg
And this?

if its middle road i dont think its around anymore... replaced by old ugly buildings... wow that shophouse so tall.. got lift or not?

No ,no lift.I'ld like to know if the Fullerton has got an old lift.You've been there ,have you?

Bukit Timah Campus

http://www.smu.edu.sg/store_campus/images_campus/bukit_campus.gif
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http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980005743-8106-3181-7871/img0005.jpg
Oei Tiong Ham Hall
http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980005743-8106-3181-7871/img0007.jpg
Admin and Science Blocks
http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980005803-8106-3181-8569/img0044.jpg
http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980005743-8106-3181-7871/img0006.jpg
Manasseh Meyer science block
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Library
http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980001977-8515-3111-0729/img0027.jpg
http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980005223-8073-3222-3750/img0087.jpg


The Bukit Timah Campus was built in 1929.It started out as the campus of Raffles College.


Before the battle for Singapore in February 1942, thousands of refugees from mainland Malaya were billeted in hastily constructed dormitories. When the British forces surrendered, the Japanese moved their headquarters from the Ford Works Factory here. It was used by the Japanese from 1942 to 1945. The British forces returned after the Japanese Surrender and Raffles College was reopened in October 1946.

In October 1949, Raffles College and King Edward VII College of Medicine merged to form the University of Malaya. When Malaya achieved its independence in August 1957, it was renamed as University of Malaya (Singapore Division) while its sister campus in the capital of Malaya was renamed as University of Malaya (Kuala Lumpur Division) . In 1960, the Governments of Singapore and Malaya decided that the Singapore Division and the Kuala Lumpur Division of University of Malaya should separate to form national universities in their respective countries.

In January 1962, the University of Singapore (SU) was established. In August 1980, the campus became the joint campus for the National University of Singapore (NUS) following the merger of SU and the Nanyang University. NUS moved to Kent Ridge in 1981.

It is now a complex of 12 buildings spread over 11 hectares.The buildings range from Neo-Classical ,Art Deco to Modern styles.Two blocks were built in the 1960s ,which includes the tower.

I would post more pictures if I find them.:)

yeah... but i have no idea if the lifts are old? if its a post office should have lifts right.... you can't expect people to carry stuff up and down stairs... um from the fullerton hotel website, i know there's the biggest suite (forgot the name) that has a private lift... that may be the old lift you're looking for?

I'm thinking of going there these few weeks.And I'm interesting in looking for the original lifts.:)

It should reach from the ground floor right up.Seen any antique-looking lifts there?Where are they?

And some of the rooms are preserved ,right?

And the interior walls of the atrium ,are they new?

Near Tan Tock Seng Hospital.:D

It was a house ,but now I'm not sure what it is.

Raf ,what do you mean 'redone'?

Yup. Its now the Tubercolosis Control Unit.

Redone? The facade was improved but I dunno if its original.

I dont recall seeing those buildings at Middle Road.

Time is GMT + 8 hours
Posted: 23 May 2004 1703 hrs

By Ken Teh, Channel NewsAsia

SINGAPORE : Residents are battling the authorities' decision to tear down a part of Seletar Camp's 70-year-old guardhouse.

Together with British pilots formerly stationed at Seletar Airbase, they are fighting hard to preserve it and convert it into a museum.

Since the 1930s, Seletar Camp has been home to thousands of British pilots, army personnel and Singaporeans.

The one thing they had in common was that they have all passed through the guardhouse.

Oliver de Silva, a resident born in Seletar Camp, said: "When I was a child, the strongest memory is that when I walked in and out, especially walked in these big burly guards...there is that fear...that authority, so that's the thing I feel until today, but it is not present now."

Residents in the camp want to preserve the wooden guard hut and convert the other guardhouses into a museum and art gallery.

Arne Bevaart, a resident at Seletar Camp, said: "If you look at the history of flight in Southeast Asia, that history begins here at this building, this is over 80 years old...It would be a shame if that part of history were to be demolished just because we need space."

But authorities say the building does not meet the criteria to be a national monument.

The National Heritage Board is, however, looking into designating the guardhouse area as a historic site.

Susan Amy, a resident leading the preservation, said: "It will be a great pity because originally Seletar Camp was all made of wood and this is the last wooden building left in the camp.

"The person who designed the camp was Mr C.E. Woods and Jalan Kayu means 'wood road' - it was named after him so I think it would be very fitting to have a wooden building as part of the museum."

Even retired Royal Airforce pilots and crew, who were stationed there, have flown to Singapore to lend weight to the appeal.

Ms Amy added: "When they come to the camp, they cry, even the old guys they really cry, they just really see their old swimming pool, their old army block, it gives them such a good feeling."

But even if their pleas are heard - they face another problem.

Residents are deeply concerned that their dreams of preserving this place won't materialise especially since the Land Authority has plans to put this guardhouse up for public tender.

If this happens the residents will neither have the means nor the financial muscle to compete against private investors who might have other plans for this area. - CNA

Copyright © 2004 MCN International Pte Ltd

I wonder how many of the sentries will be joining this movement to save the guardhouse? :D

I wonder how many of the sentries will be joining this movement to save the guardhouse? :D

I suppose not much, haha........:D

I think we need more guards who like old buildings as much as our Redstone.......:D

I suppose not much, haha........:D

I think we need more guards who like old buildings as much as our Redstone.......:D
Ironically it was you who posted the article! :D Which guardhouse are they talking about anyway...the one at the circus?

Ironically it was you who posted the article! :D Which guardhouse are they talking about anyway...the one at the circus?

Posting it doesn't mean i have to believe what they say right?? :D

Not sure about which guardhouse....but I hope the authorities take a serious views in this......

Preserving a measly guardhouse?

They chould preserve 3 blocks of Art Deco barracks soon to be demolished!!! :bash:

This grand building in Chinatown is now the Hotel 81.
http://mattw.de/bangkok02/Img_2391a.jpg

What happened to the terrace above the fire engine garage doors?
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/504/103fire_station.jpg
http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980006061-8120-3181-2091/img0022.jpg

Great photos,especially of the Supreme Court.

For the next few weeks, I'll present some of the lesser-know Old Beuties.

http://skyscraperpage.com/gallery/data/500/300ellison1.jpg
Ellison Building, at the corner junction of Selegie and Bukit Timah Roads.


It is one of the last remaining buildings with cupolas at the roof, and is the sole standing building with twin cupolas.

The pendiment features a Star of David and bears the building's name below the star.In the old days, people used to watch horse racing at the nearby Race Course at Farrer from the roof terrace.

Raffles, I found that the name of the small building beside the Old Parliament House is Parliament House Annex Building.:)

http://www.asiatravel.com/singapore/sha_villa/gifs/facade.jpg
http://www.sha.org.sg/images/shavilla_home/shavilla_home_r5_c2.gif
http://www.sha.org.sg/images/shavilla_hotel_info.gif
Sha Villa, Lloyd Road.A former villa and formerly the Regalis Court Hotel.

wow! we have that?! :eek2:

Suprised?I only knew 2 years ago, when my school took us to SHATEC.


The interior is modern.:(

http://www.ura.gov.sg/conservation/images/riverh.jpg
Another little-known residence at Clark Quay.

Quoted from the URA website:
This southern Chinese-style mansion, built in the 1880s, is the oldest building in Clarke Quay. Once a residence and godown for gambier, biscuits and other commodities, it has been faithfully restored by skilled craftsmen in 1993.
It contributes to the overall rejuvenation of the Singapore River and the transformation of the riverfront area into a retail, recreation and entertainment belt.

I think there is a Chinese restaurant in there..maybe I should tak pics of Clarke Quay although it seems tourist-tacky.

Found some info on House of Tan Yeok Nee:







Tan Yeok Nee, the site of the Chicago GSB campus in Singapore, is a National Historic Building, which reflects the history and traditions of Asian culture while incorporating the most modern technology thanks to an extensive refurbishment. Situated on elevated land at the beginning of Clemenceau Avenue, the campus is right in the heart of Singapore, located near the famous Orchard Road and within walking distance of the offices of the President of Singapore.

Also know as the of "House of Administration," according to inscriptions in the inscribed in the original stonework, the House of Tan Yeok Nee is the first of four great Teow Chew buildings erected in the late 19th Century. These buildings architecture demonstrates typical Chinese style and culture at the turn of the 20th Century. Built by tycoon Tan Yeok Nee in 1885, the house was classified as a National Historic Building in 1974,

Occupying approximately 2,000 square meters, the campus has a tiered classroom that seats 84; a function room that holds more than 100 people; 20 group study rooms; a student lounge and several courtyards. The facility also boasts a library, administrative offices and a modern air conditioning system, which is essential for coping with Singapore’s heat and humidity.

The history of the house is colorful and varied. Ownership changed numerous times, starting in 1902 when it was used the residence of a railway stationmaster. It next became a missionary center for St. Mary’s in 1912 and later evolved into the headquarters of the Salvation Army in 1932. Acquired by a property developer in 1991, the house of Tan Yeok Nee again changed hands through a subsequent purchase by the Wing Tai Group, led by alumnus Cheng Wai-Keung, Class of 1973. When he offered it to the GSB, the house was in a state of total disrepair. Reportedly Wing Tai invested some $1.2 million in its restoration.

Restoring of the House of Administration was complicated by to the nature of the building’s structure and a desire to maintain and restore as much of the historical character of the building as possible. Using original materials where feasible, the walls, tiles, roof, pillars, carvings and pottery were restored to their original state of a century ago guided by painstaking research.

Facing east and west are the front and back portions of the house. The lives of Tan Yeok Nee’s ancestors in Teow Chew are carved into colorful pillars made of marble on the front door. As one walks into the builiding there is a courtyard with a shallow pool filled with water and stones. The back of the house, reached through the student lounge and another courtyard that leads into the function hall, has a distinctive style demonstrated by beams with Teow Chew tiles, a main pillar decorated with gold-plated carvings, and a marble floor. Tiles throughout reflect Chinese people, characters and animals.

The House of Tan Yeok Nee is typical of Teow Chew-style residential buildings. The building’s design is co-ordinated to reflect the balance and harmony represented by the five elements important in ancient Chinese thought. The structure exhibits the harmony of Ying and Yang, shown at the top of the ceiling in wood, water, fire, earth and metal. This unique design not only enriches the artistic value of the structure, but also corresponds with the unity of prosperity, intelligence, longevity, health and happiness.

These qualities seem appropriate in describing the ambitions of the tycoon who built the house. Born in 1827, Tan Yeok Nee the man immigrated to Singapore only after making his fortune in a wide variety of business enterprises. Born in a small village, he went to seek his luck in the region of Southeast Asia then known as "Nanyang," where he traded textiles. He eventually became successful planting pepper and spices in Johor, a region in Malaysia, and later became a port owner. In addition, Tan Yeok Nee partnered with another Teow Chew tycoon, Tan Seng Bo, and Chang, a Hokkien leader, in the opium and liquor trades, which were legal at the time.

I would love to walk inside the house of Tan Yeok Nee but dunno if its allowed.

This looks like a nice old villa. I think it is used as a pub.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v133/RafflesCity/oldvilla.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v133/RafflesCity/oldvilla2.jpg

Oooh!Never saw this?! :eek:

Where is it?

Yes, I think you can go inside, but not to the classrooms.:)

It is located opposite the Paradiz Centre.

That area near the Singapore Art Museum, Hotel Rendezvous is very rich in colourful old beauties and funky buildings! I will post some more pics.

Hey, the House of Tan is located at the slope of a hillock.Take the road at Oxley Drive, opposite Chesed-El Synagogue.There, you can take pictures of the House.Another place is at Singapore Shopping Centre.I think on the 6th or 7th floor there is a game arcade, where through a window you can see the House.

I always wanted to take a snap of the synagogue but its location is very tight.

They are now building VisionCrest condo next to House of Tan (:D) and part of the new condo is linked to it I think..

No, it won't happen.:)

http://www.streetdirectory.com.sg/buildings/399849_right.jpg
^Very interesting, but stupid idea.

where on earth is that? looks like a hotel

Very odd, actually.

That is Grandlink Square in Geylang.It is a mixed commercial/residential building.
The old building is actually the front of the old Queens Theatre.
http://www.unescobkk.org/culture/images/grandlinksquare.jpg

MacDonald House is finally open after being vacant for 4 years. :banana:

Now, a flag flies on its flagstaff and a huge 'For Lease' banner is put up, facing Artrium.

In some old photos, dated about 10 years ago, the Singapore Chinese Swimming Club was a complex of buildings in the Chinese style, built in 1940.

Are they still there? :?

MacDonald House is finally open after being vacant for 4 years. :banana:

Now, a flag flies on its flagstaff and a huge 'For Lease' banner is put up, facing Artrium.

Like I said the other day, they are busy renovating the interior so it still looks run down at street level. It definitely isnt open to the public now!

i kind of like how it looks outside..

It looks too plain, with the execption of the bay balconies and the roof terrace.

What type of structures are these? I dont think you can call them shophouses?

Seen along the Duxton area.

http://img45.exs.cx/img45/7505/duxton.jpg

http://img80.exs.cx/img80/2084/duxton2.jpg

i like those... looks... dutchy? uh i dunno.

Wow, yes!

Tanjong Pagar Conservation Area has many 'uncommon' shophouses like those!

so they are shophouses huh!

ok will post more from Duxton area later, tha place is very elegant indeed and has some nice masterpieces besides the usual shophouses :yes:

Yah, and the Jiu Long Tang down Cantonment Road is a Neo-Classical building very few people know of.

Just saw MacDonald House today.

The first few floors are covered with scaffolding.

Oh, the old Christ Church Sec building is still there!:banana:

Yup it is! And very long too! I wonder if they will preserve it.

http://img85.exs.cx/img85/3516/christchurch.jpg

Okay, I'll suggest for its preservation! :banana:

It is the last Neo-Classical to be used as a school.

The former campus of Victoria School, it had been featured in Site & Sound as an 'endangered' building.

What style is this? It looks like it was built before 1950 and is at Jalan Besar.

http://img36.exs.cx/img36/6006/DSCN3400.jpg

Um...?

Never noticed it before.
But Jalan Besar has hundreds of gems.Any you live so near.Do take pics there! :D

I took loads of shophouse pics at Jalan Besar which I will post in the SHOPHOUSE thread!

But I need time to upload on my slow dialup! :bash:

In fact that place is so big that I didnt finish taking shophouse pics and I will be beack for more! :banana:

http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980005608-8073-3222-4391/img0010.jpg
College of Medicine Building.



I have to say something about Fullerton.Altering the inside to have a single atrium is a very bad idea.

Should had created two atriums, preserving the central block.There are bridges across there now, which made it look very ugly.

http://picas.nhb.gov.sg/data/tn_pcd/19980006531-8105-3181-0382/img0090.jpg
Tanjong Pagar Road.This still around?

It looks familiar. I've seen a building called the Airview Hotel or something that looks like it, but its been painted pink.

Is it opposite the URA Building?