National Gallery, Singapore. Exterior front with Corinthian Columns. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright.
Notice the Greek-style Corinthian columns with the elaborate leafy capitals. I learned about Greek style columns at school. Doric, Ionic and Corinthian. The Doric ones are the plainest. The Ionic have a spiral to the left and right. The Corinthian ones are the most complicated.
Travel Tips
Art shop in Singapore: Overjoyed
$20 for adults from overseas. Concessions. PR (Permanent Residents with NRIC identity card and citizens free.
Urban Sketchers of Singapore on Facebook
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/from-doodles-during-their-commute-to-artworks-at-train-stations-and-bus-interchanges
https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltaweb/en/public-transport/mrt-and-lrt-trains/art-and-architecture/art-in-transit/gallery/dtl.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_MRT_(Singapore)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beauty_World_MRT_station
https://landtransportguru.net/beauty-world-station-art/
Singapore Airlines: singaporeair.com
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Travel writer and photographer, Angela Lansbury
Illustrator and caricaturist name shortened to Angella.
See my posts about artists on the train, artwork displayed at Beauty World MRT, Singapore.
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