Fort Canning Park
2008.01.26
Fort Canning was built over the keramat of a 13th-century sultan, on a strategic hill overlooking the river.
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Fort Canning was built over the keramat of a 13th-century sultan, on a strategic hill overlooking the river.
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It is one of the city's 'green lungs'
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It is one of the city's 'green lungs'
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Little trace remains above ground of the fort, but the bunkers, which were used in WWII, are open to the paying public.
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Little trace remains above ground of the fort, but the bunkers, which were used in WWII, are open to the paying public.
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The Park encompasses the Spice Garden, which commemorates the site as Singapore's first botanical gardens.
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The Park encompasses the Spice Garden, which commemorates the site as Singapore's first botanical gardens.
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I think this is the picture many early 20th-century Europeans would call to mind at the mention of the Straits Settlements.
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I think this is the picture many early 20th-century Europeans would call to mind at the mention of the Straits Settlements.
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I forgot to mention that Stamford Raffles also built his villa on this hill. I suppose this is a re-creation.
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I forgot to mention that Stamford Raffles also built his villa on this hill. I suppose this is a re-creation.
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