Wednesday, February 21, 2007
♥Istana Woodneuk♥
photos from alex, another photographer at Istana Woodneuk.
:)
thankew alex. (and thanks for lunch too)
I did a little research on this mansion.
Built by William Napier in 1854, Istana Woodneuk, also known as Istana Tyersall, was given to Sultan Abu Bakar of Johor in exchange for his land at Telok Blangah.
He then had it rebuilt in 1892.
Sadly, the Istana caught fire in 2006 which was rumoured to have started from the main grand stairs in the hall.
I got a little sad after I checked out the beautiful pictures of the mansion before the fire.
The roof of the house in rich blue colour.
And some 150 years ago, this could probably be a sweet home to a rich family and their countless servants.
I can still see the glamour it used to have.


the third level is entirely burnt.
the blue tiles fro the roof were all crushed and shattered all over the floor.



this is probably one of the prettier toilets in the mansion.
perhaps the one that the owner onced bathed in?



at the grand entrance to the mansion that comes with a rich history.

bravo.
nice photos. :)
i love photos i love photos.