Wednesday, April 04, 2007
City Hall
* A historical building
* A lot of historical events take place here
* Surrender of the Japanese ceremony was held here in 1945
* Following classical style
* Last of the few classical building built in Singapore
* back, plain, simple
* Front – imposing , nice
* Built between 1926-1929
* Design by Rudolfo Nolli
* Got a job in Singapore to make sculptures in year 1921
* All the sculptures are made from faux stones [ artificial stones ]
* Method – pre-casting
* Declaration of self-government by Mr. Lee Kuan Yew was held here in 1959
* It was renamed City Hall when Singapore was declared a City in 1951 by Britain's King George VI
MY ISLAND HOME Y ; 7:13 AM (: