The word bidadari means "angel" in Malay, which was in turn derived as a loanword from the Sanskrit word vidhya dhari. The bidadari are depicted as angels that preside over the union of flowers.[3]
HistoryEdit
19th century: Estates and palaceEdit
During the early 19th century, a 45-acre of estate land in Singapore was first acquired by the British civil engineer Henry Minchin Simons in 1855, and there he had the house built between 1855 and 1861 and would later exchange the estate with William Napier for his Tyersall estate. The estate was subsequently sold to Temenggong Abu Bakar in the mid-1860s. He gave it to his second wife, a Danish woman Zubaidah binti Abdullah who was born Cecilia Catharina Lange, for her residence. Thus the estate and house was known as Bidadari and Istana Bidadari in reference to the beauty of the Temenggong's wife.[4][5]
Soon after Abu Bakar was proclaimed the Sultan of Johor in 1885, Sultana Zubaidah moved to Johor. The palace itself was rented out to various parties until 1902 and later its demolition in 1915.
1908–1996: CemeteryEdit
In 1902, plans were made to develop a Christian Cemetery. The Municipal Government acquired the land in 1904 and Bidadari Cemetery was officially opened in 1908. Later on, the Muslim, Hindu and Buddhist burial sections were added. The cemetery continued to accept burials till 1972. In 1996, the government announced that the site of the Bidadari Cemetery had been earmarked for development.
2013–present: Redevelopment into residential estateEdit
In 2013, HDB announced plans for a housing estate at the site of the former Bidadari Cemetery. Residential developments are currently underway. Upper Aljunied Road has been realigned, and three new roads (Bidadari Park Drive, Alkaff Crescent, Woodleigh Link) have been constructed to serve the upcoming estate. Woodleigh MRT station along the North East line will provide MRT access to residents of Bidadari estate once it is ready.
ReferencesEdit
^ ab"Singapore: Subdivision (Planning Areas and Subzones) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. from the original on 23 May 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
^Tan, Rachel (1 September 2013). "Singaporeans unfazed by Bidadari's cemetery past for planned HDB estate". The Straits Times. from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
^Savage, Victor R.; Yeoh, Brenda (2013). Singapore Street Names: A Study of Toponymics. Marshall Cavendish Editions.
^Justice, Kamal Abu Serah-Seeking (8 September 2013). "The Last Kampung Mosque in Singapore: Bidadari Cemetery where late Ahmad Ibrahim was first buried. Pictures taken on 28 May 2002 and 4 August 2003". from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
^Singapore, Remember (21 February 2012). "A Forgotten Past – The Last Royal Palace of Singapore". from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
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