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Elephant,
1872
artist: not sure location: in front of the old Parliament House patron: gift of His Majesty King Rama V of Siam |
| This was given to Singapore in 1872. It 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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