Bidadari Cemetery entrance gate : close-up



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25 Jul 1993

Photographed By Lee, Kip Lin

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This 1993 photograph shows the close-up of the entrance gate and pier to Bidadari Cemetery, located at Upper Serangoon Road. The iron gates, which bear the lion emblem of the Singapore Municipal Council, are now placed at the entrance of the Bidadari Garden. Title devised by Library staff.


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Gates--Singapore--Photographs

Cemeteries--Singapore--Photographs

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Cemeteries

Architecture

Streets and Places

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All rights reserved. Lee Kip Lin and National Library Board, Singapore 2009.

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