1 9 1 5 . ▁ ▁Est ab lish ment ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 2 , ▁the ▁Municipal ▁Commission ers ▁officially ▁declared ▁the ▁ac quisition ▁of ▁ 2 6 ▁hect ares ▁of ▁the ▁property ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁c emetery , ▁which ▁would ▁be ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁estate . ▁The ▁B idad ari ▁C emetery ▁was ▁officially ▁opened ▁on ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 0 8 . ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁several ▁sections ▁in ▁the ▁c emetery : ▁The ▁Christian ▁section ▁was ▁across ▁Upper ▁Al j un ied ▁Road ▁from ▁the ▁Muslim ▁section , ▁and ▁was ▁bounded ▁by ▁Upper ▁Ser ango on ▁Road ; ▁the ▁Muslim ▁section ▁( open ed ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁February ▁ 1 9 1 0 ) ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁base ▁of ▁Mount ▁Vern on , ▁bounded ▁by ▁Upper ▁Al j un ied ▁Road , ▁Upper ▁Ser ango on ▁Road , ▁and ▁Bart ley ▁Road ; ▁while ▁the ▁H indu ▁and ▁Sin hal ese ▁sections ▁were ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 . ▁ ▁A ▁ 1 0 ▁a cre ▁land ▁near ▁the ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁c emetery ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁Sy ed ▁Sh a ik ▁Abd ul ▁Rah man ▁Al ka ff ▁of ▁the ▁prominent ▁Singapore an - A rab ▁Al ka ff ▁family . ▁He ▁built ▁the ▁Al ka ff ▁Gard ens , ▁which ▁were ▁sty led ▁as ▁a ▁Japanese ▁land sc aped ▁garden ▁with ▁artificial ▁lake ▁and ▁hills , ▁Japanese ▁arch , ▁two ▁Japanese ▁wooden ▁brid ges ▁and ▁te ah ouses . ▁It