Dalhousie Obelisk, Empress Lawn, Singapore
RMID:Image ID:2PHP380
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Carl DeAbreu / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
2PHP380File size:
120 MB (5.6 MB Compressed download)Releases:
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5288 x 7932 px | 44.8 x 67.2 cm | 17.6 x 26.4 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
16 February 2023More information:
The Dalhousie Obelisk commemorates the visit of then governor-general of India (1848–1856), the Marquis of Dalhousie, James Andrew Broun-Ramsay, to Singapore between 17 and 19 February 1850. Singapore, as part of the Straits Settlements, was administered under the Bengal government of British India at the time of his visit. The monument, erected by 1851, was the first public statue in Singapore. It was a symbol of the mercantile community’s hope that his visit would benefit local commercial interests, especially pertaining to the establishment of free trade in Singapore.