25 August 2018

fort canning lighthouse; postcard, unused: singapore

other names. Fort Canning Light

what. unused postcard with lighthouse

where. Fort Canning Hill, Singapore

remarks. Faux lighthouse; replica of original lighthouse near current site, completed in 2007 and relit since 2014.

source. Free postcard given out on the tour, "Singapore Maritime Trail", by the Maritime and Port Authority (MPA), Singapore


note. Malay for lighthouse: rumah api; Mandarin Chinese for lighthouse: 灯塔 (simplified script; dēngtǎ), 燈塔 (traditional script; dēngtǎ); Tamil for lighthouse: கலங்கரை விளக்கம் (kalaṅkarai viḷakkam)


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