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Designed in the Gothic architectural style, St. Joseph's Church is built in the form of a Latin cross and has beautiful stained glass windows. The view of the church shows a dome above the central octagonal tower which is flanked by two smaller towers. The church is a gazetted national monument of Singapore. Title devised by Library staff.
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St Joseph's Church : exterior
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This is a photograph of the St Joseph's Church at Victoria Street. The building was gazetted as a national monument on 14 January 2005....
St. Joseph's Church priests' residence
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The exterior of the priests' residence is seen here. The residence is located on the grounds of St.Joseph's Church which was completed in 1912 on the site of the Portuguese Mission founded in 1825. Like the Church it was designed in the Gothic style....
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Stained glass window : close-up [5]
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This photograph shows a stained glass window depicting a large ship which is docked at a harbour. An inscription with four Chinese characters "任重致远" can be seen above. Title devised by Library staff. ...
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Stained glass window : close-up [3]
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This photograph shows a stained glass window depicting a large ship docked at a harbour. An inscription with four Chinese characters "任重致远" can be seen above. Title devised by Library staff....
Street scene near St Joseph's Church, 1919 : general view
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This 1919 photograph is mounted on a board, with the handwritten words "1918 10-9-1919 1918" on the back. This photograph shows a street scene, with St Joseph's Church in the background. St Joseph's Church is located at 143 Victoria Street. The first foundation stone of St. Joseph's Church was laid...
Church of the Holy Family : exterior
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A view of the church exterior with its light yellow walls, pink crosses, curved roof and a large round stained glass window in the centre....
St. Andrew's Cathedral : interior
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Shown in this photograph is the interior of the Cathedral bathed in an interplay of colours and light through the stained-glass windows. Title devised by Library staff....
Church building : interior
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This photograph shows the interior of the Church of Saints Peter and Paul, featuring high vaulted roof and arches, stained glass windows and other Gothic architectural, which are typical of religious buildings constructed in the 17th century. ...
Former St Joseph's Institution : exterior
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This is a photograph of the former St Joseph's Institution at Bras Basah Road. The building was first gazetted as a national monument on 14 February 1992....
St George's Church exterior : close-up
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Close-up of the single-storeyed church showing its unplastered, orange-red brick walls. There are white louvred windows, which are semi-circular at the top, a large central one flanked by two narrow ones and two smaller windows at the sides, above each of which there is a pair of even smaller windows....