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, Altar and Stained Glass windows.]] The Church of Our Lady of Lourdes ( Church in Singapore . It is located at Ophir Road in the Rochor Planning Area , within the Central Area in Singapore's Central Business District . HISTORY The Church of Our Lady of Lourdes was constructed in 1888 . This is the first Tamil Catholic Church in Singapore. Its design is modelled after the original church at Lourdes , France . Many Architectural Historian s attribute this building to Swan & Maclaren, but it was more probably designed by a Priest Architect , such as Father Nain, as many other Catholic buildings in Singapore were at the time. It could not have been executed by Swan & Maclaren, to whom it is often attributed, as the Partnership was not formed until 1893 , at which time the building was completed. More than likely the plans were submitted by A.W. Lermit of Swan & Lermit. Today, the Church is still largely used for the purpose for which it was built, i.e. as a Worship ping place for Tamil Catholics. The Church of Our Lady of Lourdes was Gazette d as a National Monument on 14 January 2005 . ARCHITECTURE The Church is a Neo-Gothic building of good proportions and fine details and is said to have been modelled on its namesake building in the Town of Lourdes in France. Unfortunately, for some time it was sadly in need of care and Maintenance and the Church was also spolit by the addition of a new School building, Our Lady of Lourdes English School, on the same grounds. Its brightly coloured redecoration of reds, greys and yellows, in late 1982 , did not improve matters. Fortunately, in early 1986 , Renovation was carried out on the building, which was redecorated with a Sympathetic coating of white Paint and the Door s were highlighted quite subtly with two shades of blue. REFERENCES
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