9 Pound Cannon

Welcome back, readers to my last leg of my journey in Fort Canning Park! Previously, in the last part, I had educated myself on the Spice Garden and its significance to the Western Powers in the early days of colonialism. Let's dive in to explore the last part!!

I had seen cannons in my last travel to Labrador Park and now I know why Singapore was called the "Impenetrable Fortress" back in those days but sadly it was conquered by the Japanese.

Keramat Iskandar Shah

While I was visiting the 'keramat' or shrine in English, I felt a deep respect for the person who I believed was laid here. The shrine had flowers put on top of it. I am also proud because the Malays had a kingdom of their own long before the British and the Dutch colonised the area. While I was reading the signage, the fragrance of the flowers from the shrine wafted to my nose.

The Kings of 14th century Singapore

The 14th century Walk

The New Townscape

When I saw the old photograph of the Old Townscape, you can see the whole landscape. Now, it was blocked by trees and impossible to relate to the landscape of yesteryear.

The South Battery

I don't understand why the British would want to build the guns if they were going to be obsolete. I was confused but I think it was all part of battle planning.

Goverment House

Goverment house was demolished in 1859 and now begs the question. Whose house was it when I took the photo? I wonder..... Hmm....

The Signing of the Treaty of 1824

View of Clarke Quay

Time keeping device

I forgot to take a photo of the signage to explain what was this weird contraption. As far as I can remember, this was a device for time syncing. The 'ball' plunged when it was 1pm every day and this allowed the residents to change their watch timing if they were inaccurate.

The Strongman of 14th century Singapore

This story is related to Badang who famously throw the Singapore Stone.

The Forbidden Spring

Singapore's Golden Age

The Decline of Singapore's First Golden Age

The Forest Giants

The End of my journey

This marked the end of my journey when I descended a flight of stairs to Fort Canning MRT station. I was already thirsty at this point and I was stubborn at not bringing a bottled water. I learned a lot from this journey mainly in the 14th century Singapore learning about the kings who ruled Singapore right to the British colonization of Singapore. Signing off! Sejuk!