The Flower Dome is one of the two conservatories found in Garden by the Bay it is the largest greenhouse in the world and was verified by Guinness Book of World Records in 2015 standing at 1.2 hectares. There are altogether 8 gardens comprising of Flower field, Baobabs, Succulents, Australian, South Africa, South American, California, Mediterranean and Olive Grove, you could find exotic flowers and plants here.
A freshwater spring used to flow from the face of Fort Canning Hill at this location. In ancient times, it was known as Pancur Larangan or the ‘Forbidden Spring’ as it was used as a bathing place by the noble ladies of the royal court of Singapura. This ancient bath, which would have been an important part of the palace, has been re-created in the 14th-century Javanese style. This garden features a commissioned mural wall handcrafted in natural volcanic rock which details life in Fort Canning Park from 14th century to the 19th century, as well as the socio-cultural influence of water in different eras
As I was growing up in the Joo Chiat/Katong district there was the Joo Chiat Police Station which was established in 1928 way before I was born and as you know by now that the Joo Chiat is full of conservation houses, especially in Koon Seng Road the famous Peranakan Theme Houses it was been named Singapore First Heritage Town, going back to Joo Chiat Police Station a sale tender for this site to be developed into a hotel and also for commercial use with offices and retail spaces sadly we will miss the old Joo Chiat Police Station where we use to watch the free movie there and policing the needs of the communities.
Formerly called the Jurong Garden which comprises of the Japanese and Chinese Garden built by the Jurong Town Corporation in 1975 by a Taiwan architect its concept is based on the Northern Chinese Imperial style architecture and landscaping and features a White Rainbow Bridge, Main Arch Building, Stone Boat and Tea House, Pagoda, Pavilion, Bonsai Garden, Live Turtle and Tortoises Museum, and Garden of Abduance. At present, both the gardens are closed for renovation with the addition of the newly created Jurong Lake Garden in conjunction with the Jurong Lake District which included a High-Speed Rail project to link with our neighbour Malaysia. At present we are served by our very own Mass Rapid Transit, the future looks promising for both locals and tourist alike to visit.
Yesterday evening went back to the Singapore National Museum to photograph the cartoon character Doraemon which was displayed in the front lawn of the museum. The museum had a long history starting in 1849 it is the oldest museum in Singapore and focuses on the history of Singapore, in all, there is 3 other museum such as the Asian Civilisation Museum, Singapore Art Museum and the Perananak Museum, the museum embarked on a three and a half years for the restoration project and was reopened in December 2006 by the President the late Mr S R Nathan
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO for short) had designated 41 World Heritage Sites within South East Asia nations. Our Singapore Botanic Garden was awarded as one of them in the year 2015 it had its beginning as a British tropical colonial botanic garden that had become a world-class scientific institution used for conservation and education. The cultural landscape includes a rich variety of building and planting of historic features with the creation of the garden since 1859. With the cultivation of rubber plantation in South East Asia in 1875 and also an important centre for science, research and plant conservation, the garden itself is situated at the heart of the city of Singapore and it is under the care of Nparks.
