Celestial Earth : general view



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22 Jun 2007

Photographed By Tay, Lionel

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This photograph captures a view of Peck Seah Street from inside the URA Centre. On the left is the sculpture "Celestial Earth" by Sun Yu-Li (1999). The inspiration stemmed from the Confucian philosophy: "a square within, a circle without" Title devised by Library staff.


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Sculpture--Singapore--Photographs

Commercial buildings--Singapore--Photographs

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Architecture

Commercial buildings

Sculpture

Streets and Places

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