Opened in 1908, Bidadari - meaning "angel" or "fairy" in Malay - served as a burial ground for Muslims, Hindus, Sinhalese and Christians. Burials ended there in 1972 and exhumations took place between 2001 and 2006 to make way for the housing estate.
But its past life as a graveyard has not deterred Singaporeans from applying for flats in the estate.
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