View of the bronze elephant in front of the Town Hall (known as the Victoria Memorial and Concert Hall today)

Title
View of the bronze elephant in front of the Town Hall (known as the Victoria Memorial and Concert Hall today)
Year/Period
1880s
Region
Singapore
Object Type
positives (photographs), photographic prints
Material
photographic paper, ink
Technique
photographic processes, photographic printing techniques
Dimension
Object size: 21.3 x 24.8 cm
Accession No.
1994-04875
Collection of
National Museum of Singapore

A gift from King Chulalongkorn of Thailand in 1871, the bronze elephant was originally placed in front of the Victoria Memorial Hall where the Raffles Statue now stands.

 

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