Singapore Stone
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The Singapore Stone is a fragment of a large sandstone slab which originally stood at the mouth of the Singapore River. The large slab, which is believed to date back to at least the 13th century and
A photo of the Singapore Stone (above), and an artist's rendering of the inscriptions on the fragment of the Stone from an 1848 article by J.W. Laidlay published in the Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal (below)
Singapore Stone drawings detail
The Singapore Stone, 10-14th centuries.
The Fullerton Hotel Singapore, which today stands near the site where the Singapore Stone was found
National Museum of Singapore
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The National Museum of Singapore is a public museum dedicated to Singaporean art, culture and history. Located within the country's Civic District at the Downtown Core area, it is the oldest museum in
Singapore Stone
…and widen the passageway at the river mouth to make space for a fort and the quarters of its commander D.H. Stevenson. The Stone, now displayed at the National Museum of Singapore, was designated by the museum as one of 11 National Treasures of Singapore in January 2006, and by the National Heritage Board as one of the top 12…
Entrance to the National Museum of Singapore
The gallery's former entrance on level 2
The eastern wing of the museum at night
The museum's dome consists of 3,000 zinc fish-scaled tiles and stained glass panels