Dalhousie Obelisk

The memorial is erected to commemorate the visit of James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquis of Dalhousie.

The obelisk is situated at Empress Place, near the Asian Civilisations Museum and the Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall, and the Anderson Bridge near the mouth of the Singapore River.

The Dalhousie Obelisk is an important architectural element in Empress Place but somewhat neglected and obscured by trees.

It was designed by John Turnbull Thomson when he was a Government Surveyor.

He was obviously inspired by "Cleopatra's Needle" on the Thames Embankment in London.

The Dalhousie Obelisk in January 2006
One of the decorative pinnacle lamps on the four corners of the Obelisk in January 2006.
A commemorative plaque on the Obelisk in January 2006.