Most Singaporeans have been to this place and enjoyed the incredible scenery. But what some of them didn't think of is about the past of Singapore River...
The Fullerton Hotel : Its a hotel now but before this it was a one of the oldest post office building! And before it became the oldest post office building in Singapore, it was a hospital during the World War II!
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The northern end of the building covers the site of Fort Fullerton, a fort built in 1829 to defend the settlement against any naval attacks. In 1843, the fort was extended after a sandstone monolith, the Singapore Stone, with an inscription possibly dating back to the 13th century was demolished. A fragment of this monolith was salvaged and preserved in the collection of the National Museum at Stamford Road. The fort gave way to the first General Post Office and the Exchange Building in 1874. Plans to erect Fullerton Building were drawn up in 1920. However, due to a lack of funds, construction only began in February 1924.Built at a cost of $4.1 million and after delays of a few months, the building was completed in June 1928.
This is used to be Singapore's National Museum till early September 2006, they changed its name to The Asian Civilization Museum and they got a new slogan which is "Where Asian Cultures Come Alive!". The museum first opened its doors at the Old Tao Nan School building on 22 April 1997 at Armenian Street, with exhibits largely centred on Chinese civilisation.
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| Coolies in the olden days resting after carrying huge sacks of rice back and forth from the warehouse . |
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| Not everything could be carried by hand at that time so they trained bulls to pull the wagon full rice sacks. Maybe there were 10 - 15 sacks of rice in the wagon. |
SIR STAMFORD RAFFLES, one of the founders of modern Singapore and made Singapore protected by the British rule. He was respected at that time because he made Singapore grow exponentially in such a short time.Raffles took direct control with a heavy hand. In 1823, Raffles instituted a code of settlement for the populace, and soon followed with laws regarding the freedom of trade. He also quickly instituted a registration system for all land, regardless of ownership, and the repossession of the land by the government if land remained unregistered. This act greatly asserted the power of the British government as it covered land previously owned by the Sultan as well. A police force and magistrate was then set up, under British principles. In a very short period of time, Raffles had turned a semi-anarchic trading post into a proper city with some semblance of order.
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