The City Hall Building

Constructed between 1926-29, City Hall was originally called the Municipal (or Town) Building, housing the Municipal Offices that took care of road building, street fighting and water supply. It was renamed City Hall when Singapore was declared a City in 1951 by Britain's King George VI.

City Hall's existence precedes that of the Supreme Court, but it now functions as part of the Supreme Court.

The Greek influence can also be seen here by the Corinthian columns, which is the most ornate of the three classic orders of architecture (Ionic which includes a crown featuring the scroll-like volute as seen in the Old Supreme Court building and the Doric order which is the most basic and unadorned column set directly on a foundation).

The strong, tall vertical lines and an all-white clean outlook of the Greek architecture projects authority, permanence and power. These are the qualities that are thought of as ideal for government building. A fine example of a Corinthian architecture is the Supreme Court of the United States.

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16 Corinthian columns under an engraved architrave adorns the west entrance. These graceful columns are topped with the elaborately engraved acanthus leaves, reminiscent of the Corinthian order.

It is clear that the same idea and influence are also carried into Singapore in the architecture of the two government buildings.

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