Title
The Padang
Year/Period
c. 1890
Region
Singapore
Object Type
Material
Dimension
Object size: 22 x 27.7 cm
Accession No.
1994-05088
Collection of
Originally called the Plain, the Esplanade was later renamed Padang, which means 'a recreational or sports ground' in Malay. Both English and Indian troops had their quarters here after the founding of modern Singapore, a time where the area was still covered with a low jungle and populated by a few huts near the shoreline.
