My house?
Community Centre?
Shopping mall ?
no no no.......
This is the TOILET in (dum rolls)
I-S-T-A-N-A !
THE ISTANA
The Istana building was built by the British Colonial Government to house its Governors. Completed in 1869, it was then known as Government House.
The Istana is similar in architecture to many 18th Century neo-Palladian style buildings designed by the British militaryt engineers in India. It has a tropical layout, like a Malay House, surounded by statuesque columns, deep verandahs, louvred windows and panelled doors, to promote cross ventilation, and an airy and cool interior.
The central 3 storey 28m high tower block dominated the building. The 2 storey side wings are ornamented with Ionic colonnades at the second storey and Doric colonnades at the first storey.
In 1959, the buildin was handed over to the Singapore Government, when Singapore gained self-government. It was renamed Istana.
The building today has six function rooms used for ceremonial and entertainment purposes. The offices of the President and his staff are also located within the building.
oh anyway, my cute cute mother thought that ISTANA is another branch of ISETAN!
2 comments:
you went to istana?
yup yup, i went there few weeks back... think it was 1st of May, it was open to public! hahhha,
but foreigner need to pay 2 bucks for the entrance fee :X
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