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Front Portico : Old Supreme Court Building
Keywords : Colonial Building, Palladian architectures, Dome, Padang, Old supreme court building
| Artwork alternative name | - |
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| Site common name | Old Supreme Court Building |
| Site alternative name | - |
| Type of artwork | Architecture |
| Village | - |
| Province/City | Singapore |
| State | Singapore |
| Country | Singapore |
| Geographic Coordinates Decimal degree | Lat : 1.289444 Long : 103.851389 |
| History of production | The old supreme court building is located at Padang or the square in the middle of the city. The area was a hotel before. When the hotel business stopped, the building was demolioshed and the court was built in 1936. It is considered the most elegant building in Padang area. There are 11 courtrooms inside. Now, the building is of high historical value, therefore; the courts were moved out and there is a plan of turning the building into an art museum. |
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| Art | The old supreme court was built in Palladian plan, which is similar to other govermental buildings in Singapore. It is in an E shape plan with a porch at the front and two wings om the sides. In the middle, there is a triangle pediment of Greek-Roman style. It is supported by a number Corinthian columns. At the top, there is a dome with windows and niches at the core. On top of the dome, there is a lantern tower. These architectural characteristics are of classical styles, which are popular among government buildings of British colonies including India, Malaysia and Singapore. |
| Period | Historical Period |
| Art period | British Colonization Period |
| Age | 24-25 Centuries BE. |
| Religion and belief | - |
| Related artwork | - |
| Type of License | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND) |
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| Rights | SAC |
| Date of record creation | 2015-02-00 |
| Record creator | Associate Pro fessor Dr. Cheda Tingsanchali |
