In granite and chunam : the national monuments of Singapore / Gretchen Liu ; with photographs by Albert Lim K.S.



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In granite and chunam : the national monuments of Singapore / Gretchen Liu ; with photographs by Albert Lim K.S.

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This lively text presents Singapore's gazetted monuments as the old friends that they are. It tells the story of each building in a fresh and inspiring manner. Rare and remarkable photographs and building plans, many never before published, flesh out its telling.

Subjects

Monuments--Singapore Historic buildings--Singapore Architecture--Singapore--History Singapore--Social conditions

Categories

National monuments Historic buildings Architecture

Additional Details

Creators
Liu, Gretchen
Subject
Monuments--Singapore
Historic buildings--Singapore
Architecture--Singapore--History
Singapore--Social conditions
Publisher
Landmark Books and Preservation of Monuments Board,
National Library Board Singapore,
Contributors
Lim, Albert K. S.
Singapore. Preservation of Monuments Board
Digital Description
application/pdf, ill. (some col.)
Table of Contents
Stones of empire. Parliament House. Empress Place. Istana and Sri Temasek. National Museum. Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall... -- Spiritual stones. Mosques. Jamae Mosque. Nagore Durgha... Hindu Temples. Sri Mariamman Temple... Chinese Temples. Thian Hock Keng... Churches. Armenian Church. Cathedral of the Good Shepherd... -- Stones of the city. Old Thong Chai Building. Telok Ayer Market...
Copyright
All Rights Reserved. National Library Board Singapore 2009.