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Vanda Miss Joaquim is a cross between the Burmese Vanda teres (now called Papilionanthe teres) and the Malayan Vanda hookeriana (now called Papilionanthe hookeriana).Though in the original crossing no record was kept of which of the two species originally produced the seeds and which one provided the pollen, DNA sequences from maternally inherited chloroplast DNA have been used to determine ...
The visual art of Singapore, or Singaporean art, refers to all forms of visual art in or associated with Singapore throughout its history and towards the present-day. The history of Singaporean art includes the indigenous artistic traditions of the Malay Archipelago and the diverse visual practices of itinerant artists and migrants from China, the Indian subcontinent, and Europe.
The coat of arms of Singapore is the heraldic symbol representing the sovereign island country and city-state of Singapore located in maritime Southeast Asia. It was adopted in 1959, the year Singapore attained self-governance from the British Empire , and remains in use after its independence in 1965.
Orders, decorations, and medals of Singapore (2 C, 4 P, 3 F) Pages in category "National symbols of Singapore" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
The National Gallery Singapore, often known exonymously as the National Gallery, is a public institution and national museum dedicated to art and culture located in the Civic District of Singapore. It oversees the world's largest public collection of Singaporean and regional art of the Eastern world , specifically of Southeast Asia , with a ...
Lim Tze Peng (Lim Swee Lian) was born on 28 September 1923, Singapore, [2] to a family of pig and chicken farmers in Pasir Ris. He is the eldest of seven children. [3]Lim Tze Peng studied at Guangyang Primary School and Chung Cheng High School.
The English name of "Singapore" is an anglicisation of the native Malay name for the country, Singapura (pronounced), which was in turn derived from the Sanskrit word for 'lion city' (Sanskrit: सिंहपुर; romanised: Siṃhapura; Brahmi: 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀳𑀧𑀼𑀭; literally "lion city"; siṃha means 'lion', pura means 'city' or 'fortress'). [9]
Mace of the City of Singapore: Chinese philanthropist Loke Wan Tho in conjunction with King George VI granting Singapore a Royal Charter in 1951: 1951 [1] 5: Daguerreotype view from Fort Canning Hill: By French customs service officer Alphonse-Eugene Jules: 1844 [1] 6: Gold armlets and rings from Fort Canning: East Javanese style, found at Fort ...