Urbanism & monuments Flashcards
Name of the Padang in the XIX century
The Esplanade
Urban planning for the Padang
Organic and only much later by design
What the Padang would have been if it had been created by design and opposite examples
It would have been a maidan (Persian for urban field with major official buildings around) like in Penang or India
Ancestor of the Old Supreme Court
The old Courts, now the Arts House, which was at first a private residence
Where was Raffles’ statue initially
On the Esplanade but it was moved as it was frequently hit by balls during matches
Date of the Municipal Building
1929
Date of the Old Supreme Court
1939
Why was the Arts House initially a private house
Thanks to an administrative error whereas the space was reserved for administrations.
But there were private houses along the Padang
Date of the Arts House
1820s
Initial name of Raffles Place
Commercial Square
Name of the main historical pier
Clifford
Origin of the name of Change Alley
Money changers
Date of the Maybank Tower
2001
Architect of Lau Pa Sat
Municipal Engineer McRitchie
Date of Lau Pa Sat
~1900
Height of the Sail
245m [2 rail]
Oldest bridge in Singapore
Cavenagh Bridge
The world 2 highest indoor waterfalls
1- Jewel rain vortex
2- Cloud Forest Dome
Architect of St Andrews
MacPherson
Architect of Reflections at Keppel
Daniel Libeskind
Fort in Labrador park
Fort Pasir Panjang
First name of Keppel Harbour
New Harbour
Date of transition from the mouth of the Singapore River to Keppel Harbour
1840s [so just 20 years after the start of Singapore]
Hôtel en escaliers sur Marina Bay : nom et emplacement
Park Royal, à gauche
Hôtel avec le carré en porte-à-faux en haut sur Marina Bay : nom et emplacement
Pan Pacific
2ème sur la gauche
Petit hôtel à façade rectangulaire sur Marina Bay : nom et emplacement
Mandarin Oriental
2ème à droite
Grand hôtel à façade rectangulaire sur Marina Bay : nom et emplacement
Ritz-Carlton Millenia
A droite
Depth of MRT tunnels
Between 30 and 40m. [mouse, rat]
The Istana Kampong Glam was inhabited by and until
The sultan’s descendants until ~2000
Kampong Glam: before and after the British
Where the Malay aristocracy was leaving before 1819 and where Raffles put Malays and Arabs
The mosque close to Vivocity
Was built where the palace of the Temenggong was built as dictated by the Jackson map.
It belongs to the Sultan of Johor
The parallels to Robinson road
Shenton way
Cecil street
First land reclamation in Singapore: where and when
Collyer’s Quay
1850s
Lau Pa Sat: meaning and language
Old market in Hokkien
Date of Jubilee Bridge in Singapore
2015 for the 50 years Golden Jubilee
Date of Capitol Theatre
1930
Date of foundation of Changi Airport
1981
History of the foundation of Changi Airport
Relocating from Paya Lebar airport to an RAF base
Length of Changi runway
4 km [door… to the skies]
Extension of Changi in 2017
Terminal 4
Height of the waterfall in Jewel
40m [rose]
Old names of Fort Canning Hill
- Bukit Larangan (forbidden hill) [Lara gang]
- Government Hill
Main deity of Sri Mariamman temple
Goddess Mariamman but also shrines to other gods like the goddess of Mahabharata hence Theemithi is there.
Highest respect still goes to M
Hindu temple near Fort Canning
Chettiar
ERP
Electronic Road Pricing
Chinese influence on Sri Mariamman temple
Two circular windows on either side of the entrance
Height of Pinnacle@Duxton
Exact same as Bukit Timah
Building if Shake Shack
Former Tiger Balm factory. The small hexagonal pavilion on top ressembles the box
The statue of Raffles
The real one is one front of the Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall
The one in the quay is a copy
Current name of the very first municipal building
Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall
Style of Concourse Tower and why
Brutalist
Stacked and interlocking clusters
History of Old Airport Road
The old runway of Kallang airport
Name of the Vesak Day temple in Ang Mo Kio
Bright Hill Temple (the Chinese name is on that line but more complicated)
