@urbanist.singapore: Did prisoners of war really imprint secret marks of defiance on bricks at the Singapore Botanic Gardens during the Japanese Occupation? 👀 That’s the story many of us may have heard: that POWs deliberately imprinted markings onto bricks as a quiet act of defiance when building the steps. There is some truth to the story. But the reality is a little more nuanced. In this second video with historian Dr John Kwok, we look at what those markings actually were, what they meant, and how the story around them may have evolved over time. Another familiar piece of Singapore history, put under the microscope. 🔎 #TheUrbanistSingapore #SingaporeHistory #SingaporeHeritage #SingaporeBotanicGardens #WWII

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Friday 21 August 2026 09:30:00 GMT