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The gallery's former entrance on level 2. The Singapore History Gallery is a 2,800-square-metre (30,000 sq ft) gallery located within the vicinity of the National Museum of Singapore. The gallery adopts a story-telling approach, unveiling different perspectives through tales of the past.
Statue of Stamford Raffles, the first British governor of Singapore This is a timeline of Singaporean history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Singapore and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Singapore. See also the list of years in Singapore. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy ...
List. Below is a list of artifacts considered to be National Treasures by the National Museum of Singapore. [ 1] The Singapore Stone is a fragment of a large sandstone slab which originally stood at the mouth of the Singapore River, believed to date back to at least the 13th century and possibly as earlier. Munshi Abdullah is widely considered ...
Cities in Asia largely dropped in the Swiss bank's cost-of-living rankings, thanks to the strong U.S. dollar.
It may be the worst place on the planet to build data centers: land is scarce, energy is expensive, and the island is hot and humid all year round. And yet the city-state is home to more than 70 ...
Georgia O'Keeffe holds the record for the highest price paid for a painting by a woman. On November 20, 2014 at Sotheby's, the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art bought her 1932 painting Jimson Weed/White Flower No. 1 for US$44.4 million (equivalent to US$57.2 million in 2023). [ 14][ 15] Among the listed top 89, only six are paintings by ...
On 21 May, the project was suspended for six months until 30 September, with Malaysia compensating Singapore more than $600,000 of abortive costs incurred. [39] On 28 September, Malaysia further extended the suspension to 31 October, which Singapore acceded to without claiming compensation, but reserving its right to do so after the date. [40] [41]
The history of the modern state of Singapore dates back to its founding in the early 19th century; however, evidence suggests that a significant trading settlement existed on the island in the 14th century. The last ruler of the Kingdom of Singapura, Parameswara, was expelled by the Majapahit or the Siamese before he founded Malacca.