Friday, May 15, 2009


4th Entry-> 2 Things We learnt About Kampong Glam

1.We learnt that Kampong Glam was named after the Gelam tree which used to grow in the area, Kampong Glam was the historic seat of Malay royalty in Singapore. Today, the former Istana Kampong Glam (Sultan’s palace) has been converted into a heritage museum, the Malay Heritage Center , to showcase the rich history and culture of Singapore’s Malay community.

2.Built in the year 1928, it is the biggest mosque of the island of Singapore and it can hold at a particular time about 5,000 people. The striking feature of this mosque is the golden dome. This mosque truly highlights the architecture of the Muslim community or it could be said that it speaks volumes about the creative bent of the Muslim architectures, who left no stones unturned to create this stunning piece of architecture.When we went there..The tour guide instructed us to look up at the golden dome.. Me and my group members saw glass bottles on it.. You may be thinking.. what are the glass bottles for? Let me reveal the story behind it.. My assistance, Krisfidiar heard the story that the tour guide told her.. She says that the story is very heart-warming..The story's summary is like this.. the rich donated from their gold stashes to the building of the mosque, the poorer folks raised funds by collecting and selling used glass bottles. Look up at this ring of bottles today, and you are reminded of the humble folks who gave generously out of their poverty.

These are some of the things we learnt and of course remembered.. Hope you like it... || V ||

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