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10 January 2007

Wednesday, 10 January 2007, 10:16 am.

This is the update of the KE VII College of Medicine Building.

It seems that there were three different buildings which were used for early medical training in Singpore.

The first building that was used for medical training in 1905 was a former women's mental asylum at Sepoy Lines.

The second building that was used for medical training was the one donated by Tan Chay Yan in 1911 in memory of his father, Tan Teck Guan.

There is a third building that was used for medical training as shown and described below:



KE VII College of Medicine Building

KE VII College of Medicine Building built in 1926 was designed by Italian sculptor, Cavalori Rudolfo Nolli. Photographed by Noor-Ashikin Abas, Singapore.


The third building that was used for medical training was built in 1926. Noor-Ashikin e-mailed on 8 January 2007 the url of this third building: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College_of_Medicine_Building . This website has the history, architecture and image of the historic whitewashed massive building with floral Neo-Classical façade of 10 Doric columns. It was designed by an Italian sculptor, Cavalori Rudolfo Nolli. The grand colonnade has bas relief depicting the Allegory of Healing on the walls on either side. Behind this colonnade are 11 enormous doors. A sculptured Roman eagle encircled by a wreath and with wings spread  stands above the central doorway. This building was restored from 1985-1987 and now houses the National University of Singapore's Academy of Medicine, and is frequented by alumni. A grand staircase in the main lobby was finally added as planned in the original plan. The College of Medicine Building was gazetted as a national monument on 2 December 2002.

Need further information concerning the KE VII College of Medicine Building:
Need other images, description, facilities and uses.
Who was Tan Teck Guan? Tan Chay Yan? What was their business line?
How much did the College of Medicine building cost? How much did the 1980s renovations cost? Who funded the renovations?
Who was Cavalori Rudolfo Nolli? How was he engaged in the designing stage? Why was he chosen? How long did he take to design the building?
How long did it take to build the building? When was it commissioned for use as a training facility? What are its facilities? How was it used in the beginning?


Acknowledgement

Noor-Ashikin Abas
EBSCO Singapore
E-mail: epsgp@pacific.net.sg

Wikipedia

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National University of Singapore (NUS)
KE VII College of Medicine: Snapshots through the years http://www.nus.edu.sg/centennial/heritage/snapshot_kevii.htm

Books:
National Heritage Board (2002), Singapore's 100 Historic Places, Archipelago Press, ISBN 981-4068-23-3
[writers/researchers, G. Uma Devi ... [et al.] ; editors, Jacqueline Danam, Christine Chua, Geraldine Mesenas].;
Central Library, Singapore-Malaysia Collection, NUS [Ds 599.2 Son 2002]

Norman Edwards, Peter Keys (1996; 1998), Singapore - A Guide to Buildings, Streets, Places, Times Books International, ISBN 9971-65-231-5
Central Library, Singapore-Malaysia Collection, NUS [Na 1530.12 Edw 1988]

Edwin Lee (1990), Historic Buildings of Singapore, Preservation of Monuments Board, ISBN 9971-88-224-8
Central Library, Singapore-Malaysia Collection, NUS [DS 599.3 Lee]

Teo ES. The history of the College of Medicine and Tan Teck Guan Buildings. Annals of the Academy of Medicine of Singapore. 2005 Jul;34(6):61C-71C

Tan Teck Guan (father)
His son was Tan Chay Yan

Tan Chay Yan (son)
Donated the second building in 1911 in memory of his father, Tan Teck Guan

KE VII College of Medicine Building
Its architect was an Italian sculptor, Cavalori Rudolfo Nolli
It was built in 1926 without the central staircase which was in the original plan
The building was restored in 1980s
It was gazetted as a national monument on 2 December 2002

Cavalori Rudolfo Nolli
Italian sculptor who designed the College of Medicine Building in Singapore which was built in 1926


Telehealth Research Group
http://www.medic.usm.my/rnd/telehealth
School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia

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