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Singapore National Museum

Keywords : Palladian architectures

Site common nameSingapore National Museum
Type of artworkArchitecture
Village-
Province/CitySingapore
StateSingapore
CountrySingapore
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : 1.296389
Long : 103.848611

History of productionNational Museum of Singapore was set up in 1849. Formerly the National Museum was named as Raffles Library and Museum and I was located at the other place. Thereafter, In 1882 this building was constructed to house the museum. Formerly the museum was emphasized as the botany-zoological-anthropological museum. After Singapore became independent, the museum was renamed as National Museum of Singapore and the exhibition was dedicated to the history of Singapore and its struggle for independence.
ArtNational Museum of Singapore is one of the most beautiful Palladian architectures in the island. The whole architectural members are of classic order, including the loggia, Doric and Ionic columns, the triangular pediment and the dome. The plan is of Palladian fashion, I.e. E-liked plan with the central and the side projecting porticoes. This kind of plan was very popular for the formal or official buildings in both Europe and Colonies.
PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodBritish Colonization Period
Age19th-20th century

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