Miniature replicas of eight Singapore landmarks, built using more than 110,000 Lego bricks, are on display at the basement of the National Library Building. They are the Central Fire Station, former Tanjong Pagar Railway Station, Jurong Town Hall, the former Nanyang University Library, the National Museum of Singapore, Sultan Mosque, Thian Hock Keng Temple and St Andrew’s Cathedral, which is the tallest at 1.1m. The Building History: Monuments In Bricks And Blocks exhibition was initiated by NHB, which worked with three artists with architecture and design expertise from My Little Brick Shop to plan and build the replicas. The exhibition aims to educate people about the places’ significance, history, stories and architectural diversity. Mr Alvin Tan, the NHB’s assistant chief executive in charge of policy and community, said: “Each of these monuments played an important role in Singapore’s history. “We hope that when visitors look at the replicas, they like them so much that they decide to visit the actual monuments.”... Continue Reading