Daily Bruin Abroad: Singapore
By Aubrey Yeo
Oct. 6, 2015 8:10 p.m.
Patrons of the Gardens by the Bay are surrounded by scenery that merges steel, glass and nature.
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Cloud Mountain, in the Gardens by the Bay's Cloud Forest, is a 115-foot-tall mountain covered in vegetation; it shrouds the world’s tallest indoor waterfall.
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The curved steel ribs along Henderson Waves provide sporadic shelter for hikers who want to take a break from trekking the wooden flooring of Singapore’s highest pedestrian bridge.
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The TreeTop Walk is a free-standing suspension that provides a panoramic view of Upper Peirce Reservoir and the surrounding forest. The bridge is part of a roughly 10-km-long trail in MacRitchie Reservoir, Singapore's oldest reservoir, completed in 1868.
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The columns within the National Museum of Singapore form a border along the dichotomous architectural styles of the complex. The neo-Palladian walls on the right hark back to Singapore’s past as a British colony, while the modern design on the left is representative of its present-day status as a metropolitan city.
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The Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus Middle Education School was originally a girls' school constructed by a French mission. This shot of CHIJMES Hall was taken between a pair of columns that barricade the Gothic-style chapel from a lawn that now houses several eateries.
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A couple having a wedding photography shoot at CHIJMES Hall, a Gothic chapel that was designed by French priest and architect Father Charles Benedict Nain and completed in 1904.
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The Singapore Art Museum was built on the former site of St. Joseph’s Institution, a secondary school in Singapore. The museum houses a collection of contemporary art from artists all over Asia.
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The former chapel of St. Joseph’s Institution now houses the exhibition "Bomba" by Kawayan de Guia. The Filipino artist’s work represents post-World War II Manila, which was the most heavily bombed city in the Philippines.
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Strangers' Reunion is a specialty coffee shop located on Kampong Bahru Road. The waffles from this establishment were rated by sethlui.com as some of the best in Singapore.
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Halia, the Malay word for Ginger, is a restaurant located in the Ginger Garden of the Singapore Botanic Gardens, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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View from the 57th floor of Marina Bay Sands at the Marina Bay Financial Centre.
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A view of Marina Bay Sands from Merlion Park.
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The Armenian Church of St. Gregory the Illuminator, the oldest Christian church in Singapore, was constructed in 1835. The church was designed by Irish architect George Drumgoole Coleman, who combined a neo-British style with his inspiration from Etchmiadzin Cathedral constructed by St. Gregory in Armenia.
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The National Museum of Singapore is the oldest museum in Singapore, dating back to 1887. The museum houses exhibits related to the history of Singapore; its permanent exhibits reopen on Sept. 19 and 20 after a major revamp that began August 2014.
