Dalhousie Obelisk

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Dalhousie Obelisk is dedicated to Marquis Dalhousie, the Governor General of India who visited Singapore in 18 February 1850. This testimonial was designed in the form of an obelisk and constructed by John Turnbull Thomson, Governor Architect and Surveyor (1841-1853). The Dalhousie Obelisk is thought to resemble Cleopatra's Needle on the Thames Embankment in London.

But in 1885, this obelisk was considered for demolition as an obstacle to the construction of Connaught Drive. So under the order of the Governor, Sir Cecil Clementi Smith, the obelisk was carefully dismantled and removed from its foundation on 9 July 1890 and re-erected in front of Victoria Memorial Hall and Empress Place Building.

Dalhousie Obelisk is located near Empress Place; near Esplanade Foot Path; near Fullerton Road; near Fullerton Road; 0.1 kilometre away from Boat Quay; Dalhousie Obelisk is geographically located at latitude (1.2873 degrees) 1° 17' 14" North of the Equator and longitude (103.8521 degrees) 103° 51' 7" East of the Prime Meridian on the Map of Singapore or JB.

The locations related to Dalhousie Obelisk are represented by the path the bullet takes from the muzzle of the gun to the target and may not be nearest by road. For example, Dalhousie Obelisk is located 0.1 kilometre from Asian Civilization Museum. Dalhousie Obelisk is located 0.1 kilometre from Cavenagh Bridge. Dalhousie Obelisk is located 0.1 kilometre from Esplanade Park Tunnel. Dalhousie Obelisk is located 0.1 kilometre from Anderson Bridge. Dalhousie Obelisk is located 0.1 kilometre from Stamford Raffles Raffles Statue in Black.

Fullerton Hotel 0.2km, Excelsior Hotel 0.6km, Grand Plaza Parkroyal 0.6km, Swissotel The Stamford 0.7km, Merchant Court 0.7km, Swissotel Merchant Court Hotel 0.7km, Marina Mandarin 0.7km, Fairmont Singapore 0.8km, are places to stay (hotel, service apartment, inn) located near Dalhousie Obelisk.

High Street Centre 0.4km, Riverwalk 0.5km, Adelphi 0.5km, High Street Plaza 0.5km, Funan Digital Life Mall 0.5km, One George Street 0.5km, Peninsula 0.5km, Peninsula Plaza 0.6km, are places to shop (shopping mall, shop houses) located near Dalhousie Obelisk.

Asian Civilization Museum 0.1km, Stamford Raffles Raffles Statue in Black 0.1km, Sir Stamford Raffles Landing Spot 0.1km, Old Parliament House 0.2km, Merlion 0.3km, Boat Quay 0.3km, Cenotaph 0.4km, are places of interest (attraction) located near Dalhousie Obelisk.

One Fullerton 0.3km, Makansutra 0.6km, China Square Food Centre 0.6km, Lau Pa Sat Food Centre 0.8km, Amoy Street Food Centre 1.1km, Chin Chin 1.1km, People's Park Food Centre 1.1km, Maxwell Food Centre 1.1km, are eating places (food court, cafe, hawker food) located near Dalhousie Obelisk.

Moral Childcare Centre 0.7km, Lee Kong Chian School of Business 0.9km, SMU School of Accountancy 1km, SMU School of Law 1km, SMU Administration Building 1km, Singapore Management University 1.1km, SMU 1.1km, Telok Ayer Performing Arts Centre 1.1km, are places of learning (school, college, university) located near Dalhousie Obelisk.

Old Merlion Park 0.2km, Padang 0.4km, Esplanade Park 0.5km, Hong Lim Park 0.6km, Park along Amoy Street 0.8km, Spice Gardens at Fort Canning 1km, Suntec City Koi Pond 1km, Singapore Sky Park 1km, are parks, playgrounds, open fields or commons located near Dalhousie Obelisk.