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Belfry : Saint Andrew Cathedral

Keywords : Anglican, Cathedral, Saint Andrew Cathedral

Site common nameSaint Andrew Cathedral
Type of artworkArchitecture
Village-
Province/CitySingapore
StateSingapore
CountrySingapore
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : 1.291944
Long : 103.851944

History of productionThe Cathedral of Saint Andrew is the grandest church in Singapore. It was designed by George Coleman, a British architect, in 1836, as the cathedral of Anglican. Afterwards, this cathedral has been renovated from time to time.
Artloftiest and the most beautiful Neo-Gothic church in Singapore. Locates in the front, the huge belfry is divided into 3 stories decorated with the series of Gothic-styled pointed arches. The roof is pointed spire indicating the Gothic affiliation.
PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodBritish Colonization Period
Age19th-20th century
ReligionChristianity
SectProtestant

Type of LicenseAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
RightsPrincess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation2015-02-00
Record creatorChedha Tingsanchali