Photography

Month : Nov ‘08                                                                    Location : City Hall, Singapore

The Old Supreme Court Building is the former courthouse of the Supreme Court of Singapore,
before it moved out of the building and commenced operations in the new building on 20 June 2005 .
The building was the last classical architecture building to be built on the former British colony.
Built in front of the historical Padang grounds between 1937 and 1939, it was designed by Frank Dorrington Ward of the he Public Works Department, and was his last and most significant work.
The building is planned to become an arts and cultural centre in future, with plans to refurbish the building.  – Wikipedia

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Month : Nov ‘08                                                                   Location : Marina Barrage, Singapore

The Marina Barrage is a dam built across the 350-metre wide Marina Channel to keep out seawater, forming Singapore’s first reservoir in the city and 15th reservoir.. With a catchment area of 10,000 hectares, or one-sixth the size of Singapore, the Marina catchment is the island’s largest and most urbanised catchment.

The Marina Barrage is part of a comprehensive flood control scheme to alleviate flooding in the low-lying areas in the city such as Chinatown, Boat Quay, Jalan Besar and Geylang. During heavy rain, the series of nine crest gates at the dam will be activated to release excess storm water into the sea when the tide is low.In the case of high tide, giant pumps which are capable of pumping an Olympics-size swimming pool per minute will drain excess storm water into the sea. – PUB

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