Singapore's 'Gotham City' Used To House A Malay Village With A 100-Year-Old Mosque | Into The Vault

Contemporary artist Dyn has always been fascinated by Singapore's Parkview Square, the so-called 'Gotham City' building, with its larger-than-life Art Deco statues. He wonders how such an imposing structure came to be, just one street away from the historic district of Kampong Gelam.

Curiously, nobody seems to know, and this mystery drives Dyn to delve into the past to discover the forgotten history of the area. In his search, he uncovers a lost kampong with a vibrant community and a 100-year old Javanese mosque that stood as its landmark.

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