Sir Isaac Newton discovered the law of gravity by the falling of an apple. Salvador Dali represented it in his statue by the ball falling from the right hand. “Open-heartedness” was depicted by opening up the torso of the figure and suspending the heart and "open-mind" was represented by the open head. These are two necessary qualities for the discovery of important natural laws as well as for success of all human endeavours.
Homage to Newton statue by Salvador Dali.
Cross to CapitaSpring.
32) CapitaSpring
CapitaSpring has quite a few attractions that are well worth visiting. It has Market Street Hawker Centre located at (Level 2-3), Green Oasis (Level 17 - 20) and 1-Arden Sky Garden (Level 51).
You can visit the Food Centre without making an appointment but you are supposed to make a prior online appointment a few weeks before you can visit for free Green Oasis (Level 17 - 20) and 1-Arden Sky Garden (Level 51). Without an appointment, you can just try your luck visiting for free by going to the lift lobby for Green Oasis (Level 17 - 20) and 1-Arden Sky Garden (Level 51) to queue during its opening hours.
Without an appointment, you can just try your luck by visiting for free by following signs and going to the lift lobby for Green Oasis (Level 17 - 20) and 1-Arden Sky Garden (Level 51) to ask during its opening hours whether you can take the lift to pay a visit.
Note: It can get very windy up there, so make sure your stuff do not get blown away!
Click here for further information and for booking an appointment.
CapitaSpring.
Capitaspring.
Below are some photos taken from CapitaSpring's 1-Arden Sky Garden (Level 51).
Photo taken from CapitaSpring's 1-Arden Sky Garden (Level 51).
Photo taken from CapitaSpring's 1-Arden Sky Garden (Level 51).
Photo taken from CapitaSpring's 1-Arden Sky Garden (Level 51).
Photo taken from CapitaSpring's 1-Arden Sky Garden (Level 51).
33) Market Street Hawker Centre
Take the escalator to 2nd and 3rd floors, where the Market Street Hawker Centre is located.
Market Street Hawker Centre.
Take the escalator to 2nd and 3rd floors, where the Market Street Hawker Centre is located.
After having a great meal and drinks, turn right after exiting CapitaSpring and observe the Point of View series, the Progress and Advancement Statue and behind it, the All the Essentially Essential sculpture.
34) Point of View series by Anthony Cragg in 2011
This 10-metre-tall sculpture consists of two blocks of irregularly stacked shapes that offer a different view depending on which angle it is being looked at. Walk around the sculpture to spot the changes in the artwork!
Point of View series by Anthony Cragg in 2011.
35) Progress and Advancement Statue by Taiwanese sculptor Yang Ying Feng
This sculpture represented the progress Singapore and Singaporeans made by engraving Singapore's Central Business District and financial centre in the middle. While the engravings on the external facade, pays homage to our past as a bustling port during the colonial days by including Western and Eastern trading ships from the 17th-19th centuries, along with mini figurines of bumboats, sailors, traders, and coolies doing various activities,
Progress and Advancement Statue by Taiwanese sculptor Yang Ying Feng.
Progress and Advancement Statue by Taiwanese sculptor Yang Ying Feng.
36) All the Essentially Essential by Tan Wee Lit in 2013
Is this about the work-life balance that Singaporeans work for? What are the essential items to be included? There is an empty slot in the lower corner of the kit, for the audience to decide what to include.
All the Essentially Essential by Tan Wee Lit in 2013.
Cross the road and walk back across the Cavenagh Bridge and turn right to observe A Great Emporium statues and From Chettairs to Financiers statues on your right.
37) A Great Emporium statues by Malcolm Koh in 2002
In 1819, Sir Stamford Raffles, the founder of Singapore wrote: "Our objective is not territory but trade; A great commercial emporium." The statues showed what he wrote. Singapore River was at the heart of the settlement's trade, crowded with boats loaded with goods and chinese and indian coolies unloading, weighting and moving the goods to nearby godowns while the merchants do deals.
A Great Emporium statues by Malcolm Koh in 2002
38) From Chettairs to Financiers statues by Taiwanese artist Chern Lian Shan in 2002
Created by Taiwanese artist Chern Lian Shan in 2002, the sculpture represents the changes and modernisation of the financial institutions in the area. The chettiar is a moneylending merchant from South India, while the Chinese clerk is doing math using a suanpan (abacus). Beside them stands a businesswoman in a distinctly modern suit.
From Chettairs to Financiers statues by Taiwanese artist Chern Lian Shan in 2002.
39) Wild Roosters
Please do not feed wild roosters, wild chickens, birds and other wild animals as it is an offense punishable by a huge fine. By feeding them you are making them become pests as they become dependent on humans feeding them instead of hunting their natural prey for food.
Wild Roosters.
Anderson Bridge and Fullerton Hotel are also on your right.
40) Anderson Bridge
Anderson Bridge is a pedestrian bridge that crosses the Singapore River. The bridge was completed in 1910 and a National Monument of Singapore.
Anderson Bridge.
Anderson Bridge.
41) The Fullerton Hotel
The Fullerton Hotel, formerly the Fullerton Building, is a national monument. It was built in 1928 on reclaimed land costing $4.1 million. It is a massive classical-styled or Palladian, fluted Doric colonnades with elaborate ornamentation of the Building.
Walk across Anderson Bridge to observe the Fullerton WaterBoat House.
42) Fullerton WaterBoat House
The Fullerton WaterBoat House was built in 1919. It was a historic water supply house formerly used to supply fresh water to incoming ships in Singapore. The former Water House was gazetted for conservation in 2002 and has since reopened as a restaurant.
