You might recognise the red brick backdrop to this image as the old National Library building in Stamford Road, but do you remember this fountain?
Despite its oldish appearance, the fountain isn’t really that old, having been erected sometime after 1997, when the library had a big renovation:
The Renaissance Fountain is also mentioned in detail: “the National Library Board Chairman, Dr Tan Chin Nam mooted the idea of a renaissance fountain in the middle of the Courtyard in keeping with the notion of Singapore enjoying a renaissance of the arts. The fountain design is composite of pre-manufactured components put together. The base is a quatrefoil and superimposed square-emblematic of the transition from the medieval or Gothic into the quattrocento (the totality of cultural and artistic events and movements that occurred in Italy during the 15th century, the major period of the Early Renaissance). This design was also used quite extensively by Italian artists of the period. The fleur-de-lis at the top is unique, as it is the symbol of Florence: the birthplace of the renaissance”.
Now with demolishing of the old National Library building, the whereabouts of this fountain is currently unknown. Jerome wonders where it might be in The case of the missing fountain.
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This fountain was also featured in that marvelous Victor Khoo movie “Tiger’s Whip”
Posted on September 13th, 2011 at 8:44 pm
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