City Hall & Old Courthouse on the Padang

On St. Andrews Road lies the old courthouse building and city hall. The area is called the Padang. The following are a few pictures I took while visiting. The above photo is taken across on Esplanade Park on the Cricket Grounds. To the left is the Cricket Club. Centre Left is the Old Courthouse, and to the right of the photo is City Hall.

Below is a closeup of the Cricket Club... looks like it has a lawn bowling field as well. The Singapore Cricket Club is really old and was established in the mid 1800s.

The following are a few photos of the old Supreme Court Building. The courthouse was replaced with a new Justice building in 2005, and the building is in the process of being converted into an arts/cultural building.

St Andrews Road is used part of the Formula 1 circuit, and cars go down this street to Anderson Bridge.

Next to the Courthouse is the City Hall. There was a design festival going on so I went inside to take a look...

Here is a pic of the door handles...

Inside there were various displays, including Amazonia in Singapore (Brazil Embassy), an Anime Character Festival, Fight with Flowers, a organization exhibit... here is a picture of one of the displays... yes matchsticks... :

Of interest to me was a demonstration by Charlie Lim, a photographer that uses a light wand to paint pictures. Check out his website here... a real talent: Charlie Lim Painter of Light

Inside the City hall are some courtyards, here is a picture from inside:

Behind the building, the new Justice Building is visible: