Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Was there a Marina Bay in the 1800s? An article and photos seen online at Stomp gets scrutinised by laokokok. Is this a second-shot photograph, or just an example of a same place, different angle?

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The claim on STOMP is that it’s a picture of Singapore’s skylines then and now. But wait a minute – are the skylines in both pictures taken from the same perspective?

This thought ran through my mind : Is there a Marina Bay in Singapore during 1800s? In the Present photo of the Marina Bay, it shows the Marina Bay Sands on the right and the Singapore Art Science Museum at the centre left, with the Custom House tower on the foreground left and the Promontary @ Marina Bay on the foreground right.

So in the Past photo comparison of Marina Bay in 1800s, from the same angle of view by the photographer – is there a Marina Bay?

In his post, Laokokok explores the evolution and development of Marina Bay and gives us the answer of whether there was a Marina Bay in the 1800s. Check it out here.

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