The Elephant statue, also known as the Thai Elephant, is a bronze sculpture in front of The Arts House along High Street of the Downtown Core area in Singapore.
| Elephant statue | |
|---|---|
 The sculpture in 2023 | |
| Medium | Bronze sculpture |
| Location | Singapore |
History
editThe statue was erected in front of the Victoria Memorial Hall on 25 June 1872 as a gift by King Chulalongkorn of Thailand to commemorate his 1871 visit to Singapore in the Straits Settlements.[1][2] The statue was cast in bronze in Bangkok, and was mounted on a large pedestal.[1] The inscriptions on the pedestal, which are in English, Chinese, Siamese, and Jawi, read, "His Majesty Somdetch Paramindr Maha Chulalongkorn, the Supreme King of Siam, landed at Singapore, the first foreign land visited by a Siamese Monarch, on the 16th March, 1871".[1][3]
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References
edit- ^ a b c Cornelius, Vernon. "Elephant Statue". Singapore Infopedia. National Library Board. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ^ Ramachandra, S. (1961). Singapore Landmarks: Past and Present. Singapore: D. Moore. p. 20-22.
- ^ Khoe, Megan (7 July 2021). "16 Unique Sculptures In Singapore You Might Have Looked Past, With Secret Histories & Meanings". TheSmartLocal. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
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