Clock Tower Climb with VCT & VCH tour
With slightly overcast skies that afternoon, we were getting increasingly worried about not making it up to the very top of Victoria Concert Hall’s iconic clock tower 🏫 (it would be inaccessible in the event of rain due to safety considerations) Our guide thus made the very considerate call to let us head up the clock tower right at the start of our hour-long tour, before visiting Victoria Concert Theatre & lastly, Victoria Concert Hall.
Several staircase & two ladder-like climbs later, we were atop the 54-metre clock tower for a glimpse of the five majestic bells 🔔 that weigh a grand total of 5000 kg. These bells have played the same Westminster jingle since 1905, chiming every 15 minutes, and they complete the full melody every hour 🎶
As we proceeded to the foyer of Victoria Theatre, I was also impressed with a stunning Rubik's cube-like installation, formed entirely by recycled theatre seats from the 1950s. Many still retained their individual numbers, spray-painted in white, which only served to evoke more old-school vibes & an invaluable nostalgic look 😍
Tours are open to the public with selected dates each month, priced at $30 per person.
High class music and the synoptic orcrestra from around the world
It is difficult to imagine that the building is actually a theater and a concert hall, because it is a classical design, a high tower in the center, and the east and west rooms are very standard three-stage style, which makes people think that it is a museum and the interior is modern.
The Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall are right here at Rafflesbury Pier and on the Singapore River. It is a very beautiful place, two buildings of the same style are very magnificent and there are performances to watch all year round.
Light to night festival in the CBD area. Enjoyed a free to public dual performance of violin and piano, as well as the art skin installation at night.
Suitable for a great place, in fact, not within the scope of the trip, but with a team went in. When we went there, nobody was in summer. The air conditioner was very comfortable with white. After reading for a long time, the book was mainly decorated with white and the transparent top of the middle hall was also superb. In fact, through the floor glass wall there, you can get a lot of city scenery. I really recommend you to have a look. I'm surprised to see it for free. If I'm lucky, there will be a special exhibition.
When you go to Victoria Concert Hall, you can only say that you have to walk more elegantly. The CS gods around us are transformed into music fantastic cafes. The beauty inside is not to be desired, just like the classical opera houses in the movies. Compared with the square music halls in China, such a round stage is more fantastic and gorgeous. I would like to see an opera phantom here. Absolute visual feast.
Although this area is the center of the city, it is full of green lawns and neat street trees. There are many modern art sculptures on the lawn. Through the sculptures, you can see the ancient Victorian Memorial in the distance. In the middle of the Victoria Memorial Hall and the Victoria Theatre, there is a bell tower about 50 meters high, with a crown-like dome on the roof. The bell tower links the memorial hall and the theatre into a seemingly integral building. Only by carefully looking at the inscriptions on the exterior of the building, can we find that the two bell towers are originally different buildings. Walking through the lawn into the Victorian Theatre, you can only see the open area of public places on the third floor without performing, but the appearance of this building is the first.