Fort Canning Park
Spent last Saturday wandering around Fort Canning Park, site of many a youthful football game where the ball got kicked into the cemetery. It's been spruced up quite a bit since then, which makes for nicer paths although it's lost a bit of its ramshackle charm. I remember the old fort bits which us boys used to climb up: covered in moss, slippery as hell, and an adventure. My old primary school is now the National Archives building, and I discovered a path up from there to the park... here's a pic:
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Something I didn't know existed but which I was glad to stumble across was this archaeological site, where they had dug up some pre-19th century artifacts, such as pot shards, old Chinese coins (the currency of the region), and even a gold 13th-century gold ornament with a lion symbol. Here's pics of the site. It's nice when people remember that Singapore's history doesn't just start with the coming of the British in 1819...
![](http://www.dsng.net/photos/fc1.jpg)
![](http://www.dsng.net/photos/fc2.jpg)
![](http://www.dsng.net/photos/fc3.jpg)
All pics taken using my Palm Zire 71, which explains the grain. I think using the Zire leads to some interesting shots, though I wish I'd brought my Lomo along.
![](http://www.dsng.net/photos/fc5.jpg)
Something I didn't know existed but which I was glad to stumble across was this archaeological site, where they had dug up some pre-19th century artifacts, such as pot shards, old Chinese coins (the currency of the region), and even a gold 13th-century gold ornament with a lion symbol. Here's pics of the site. It's nice when people remember that Singapore's history doesn't just start with the coming of the British in 1819...
![](http://www.dsng.net/photos/fc1.jpg)
![](http://www.dsng.net/photos/fc2.jpg)
![](http://www.dsng.net/photos/fc3.jpg)
All pics taken using my Palm Zire 71, which explains the grain. I think using the Zire leads to some interesting shots, though I wish I'd brought my Lomo along.
Comments
i am an architecture student and i have a project which require me to design a visitor centre in fort canning park. i happened to chanced upon your blog and i saw some beautiful pictures taken at the archaeological site. i was wondering if the debris of the old building was of chinese styled architecture. as i am always interested in traditional chi and jap's tectonics approaches to architecture. thanks
*happen to chance upon....and see some.....*