Inscription on bronze elephant, Arts House : close-up



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06 Jun 2007

Photographed By Pang, Gerald

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This photograph is a close-up of the inscription on the black marble plaque, baring the words "His Majesty Somdech Phra Paramindr Maha Chulalonkorn - The Supreme King of Siam, landed at Singapore. The first foreign land visited by a Siamese monarch on the 16th March, 1871". Title devised by Library staff.


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