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Elephant, not sure, 1872 bronze commission: gift of His Majesty King Rama V of Siam location: in front of the old Parliament House « go previous go to next » go back to list

Originally stood in front of the Town Hall, later Victoria Memorial Hall. Singapore was the first foreign country visited by a Siamese King. Was it moved in 1919 when Raffles was put in place? or earlier? Similar one sits in front of the National Museum, Jakarta, which is called 'museum gajah'

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