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singaporean | landmarks | Landmark sites in Singapore | Landmarks_in_Singapore | Landmark sites in Singapore refers to a specific set of sites selected by the Urban Redevelopment Authority which are given greater design and planning flexibility to encourage the erection of architecturally distinctive buildings or structures. These sites may involve existing buildings, old buildings slated for redev... | 0 | 119 | 0 |
singaporean | landmarks | Armenian Church, Singapore | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Monuments and memorials in Singapore > Category:National monuments of Singapore | The Armenian Church of Saint Gregory the Illuminator, referred to locally as the Armenian Church, is the oldest Christian church in Singapore, located at Hill Street in the Museum Planning Area, within the Central Area. The church was completed in 1835 and consecrated the next year. Originally a parish of the Armenian ... | 9 | 317 | 1 |
singaporean | landmarks | Bukit Timah railway station | Landmarks_in_Singapore | Bukit Timah railway station was a former railway station and crossing loop in Bukit Timah, Singapore.
Opened on the dismantled Tank Road mainline in 1903, it was rebuilt on the current Singapore–Johor Bahru KTM Intercity mainline in 1932, until the Jurong Line shut down and it became a crossing loop station in the late... | 2 | 34 | 2 |
singaporean | landmarks | Caldwell House, Singapore | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Monuments and memorials in Singapore > Category:National monuments of Singapore | Caldwell House was a historical building designed and built by George Drumgoole Coleman from 1840 to 1841 in Singapore. It was the oldest building of the CHIJMES complex since 1854. It currently serves as a venue known as the Alcove at Caldwell House for wedding functions. | 1 | 205 | 3 |
singaporean | landmarks | Capitol Building, Singapore | Landmarks_in_Singapore | Capitol Building, formerly Shaws Building and Namazie Mansions, is a historic building at the junction of North Bridge Road and Stamford Road in the Downtown Core of Singapore. The building had since redeveloped along with adjoined Stamford House and both were reopened as a hotel The Capitol Kempinski Hotel Singapore i... | 0 | 153 | 4 |
singaporean | landmarks | Capitol Theatre, Singapore | Landmarks_in_Singapore | Capitol Theatre, briefly Kyo-Ei Gekijo, is a historic cinema and theatre located in Singapore. It was adjoined to four-storey building known as the Capitol Building. The Capitol Theatre was considered one of Singapore's finest theatres in the 1930s during that time. | 2 | 54 | 5 |
singaporean | landmarks | Cathay Building | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Monuments and memorials in Singapore > Category:National monuments of Singapore | The Cathay Building (simplified Chinese: 国泰大厦; traditional Chinese: 國泰大廈; Malay: Bangunan Cathay) was opened in 1939 by Dato Loke Wan Tho as the headquarters for the British Malaya Broadcasting Corporation. Located at 2 Handy Road in the Museum Planning Area of Singapore, the building was most known for its air-conditi... | 3 | 137 | 6 |
singaporean | landmarks | Cathedral of the Good Shepherd | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Monuments and memorials in Singapore > Category:National monuments of Singapore | The Cathedral of the Good Shepherd (Chinese: 善牧主教座堂) is the oldest Catholic church in Singapore, built in 1847. It is located in the Museum Planning Area within the Civic District.
Bounded by the parallel Queen and Victoria Streets, and Bras Basah Road, the cathedral sits within shaded grounds. Much of its architecture... | 7 | 270 | 7 |
singaporean | landmarks | The Cenotaph, Singapore | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Monuments and memorials in Singapore > Category:National monuments of Singapore | The Cenotaph is a war memorial located within the Esplanade Park at Connaught Drive, within the Central Area in Singapore's central business district. | 1 | 221 | 8 |
singaporean | landmarks | Chesed-El Synagogue | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Monuments and memorials in Singapore > Category:National monuments of Singapore | The Chesed-El Synagogue (Hebrew: חסד-אל, "Grace of God") is a synagogue in Singapore. The synagogue was constructed in 1905 and is located at Oxley Rise in River Valley, within the Central Area of Singapore.
On 18 December 1998, it was designated as a national monument of Singapore. | 6 | 110 | 9 |
singaporean | landmarks | CHIJMES | Landmarks_in_Singapore | CHIJMES (pronounced "chimes", acronym definition: Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus Middle Education School) is a historic building complex in Singapore, which began life as a Catholic convent known as the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus (CHIJ). The complex is located at Victoria Street in the Downtown Core, within the... | 2 | 212 | 10 |
singaporean | landmarks | CHIJMES Hall | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Monuments and memorials in Singapore > Category:National monuments of Singapore | CHIJMES Hall was the former Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus Chapel located at the CHIJMES complex in Singapore. The former chapel was designed by Father Charles Benedict Nain, it currently serves as a function hall venue for weddings and corporate events. | 1 | 215 | 11 |
singaporean | landmarks | The Chinese High School Clock Tower Building | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Towers in Singapore > Category:Clock towers in Singapore | The Chinese High School Clock Tower Building, a gazetted national monument in Singapore, is situated in the campus of the integrated Hwa Chong Institution, which incorporates The Chinese High School and Hwa Chong Junior College.
Standing at 31 metres tall atop a small knoll on which parts of the campus was built on, th... | 2 | 112 | 12 |
singaporean | landmarks | Pasir Ris | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Monuments and memorials in Singapore > Category:National monuments of Singapore | Pasir Ris , is a planning area and residential town located in the East Region of Singapore. It is bordered by Tampines and Paya Lebar to the south, Sengkang to the southwest and Changi to the east. The planning area also shares riverine boundary with Punggol to the west, separated by the Serangoon River, as well as h... | 9 | 467 | 13 |
singaporean | landmarks | Church of Our Lady of Lourdes, Singapore | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Monuments and memorials in Singapore > Category:National monuments of Singapore | The Church of Our Lady of Lourdes (Tamil: தூய லூர்து அன்னை ஆலயம்) is a Catholic church in Singapore. It is located at Ophir Road in the Rochor Planning Area, within the Central Area in Singapore's central business district. | 5 | 114 | 14 |
singaporean | landmarks | Church of Saints Peter and Paul, Singapore | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Monuments and memorials in Singapore > Category:National monuments of Singapore | The Church of Saints Peter and Paul (Chinese: 圣伯多禄圣保禄堂) is a Roman Catholic church in Singapore. It is located at Queen Street within the Central Area known as the Bras Basah Bugis precinct of Singapore's arts district. | 4 | 164 | 15 |
singaporean | landmarks | Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Singapore | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Monuments and memorials in Singapore > Category:National monuments of Singapore | The Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Chinese: 圣母圣诞堂) is a Roman Catholic church in Singapore. It is located in Hougang, the North-East Region of Singapore, and is within the Serangoon District. It is well known as the oldest Catholic church for the Teochew community in Serangoon. | 3 | 234 | 16 |
singaporean | landmarks | Civilian War Memorial | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Monuments and memorials in Singapore > Category:National monuments of Singapore | The Memorial to the Civilian Victims of the Japanese Occupation, usually called the Civilian War Memorial (Chinese: 日本占领时期死难人民纪念碑; Malay: Tugu Peringatan Bagi Mangsa Awam Pemerintahan Jepun; Tamil: ஜப்பானியர் ஆதிக்க காலத்தில் உயிர் துறந்த பொதுமக்களுக்கன நினைவுச் சின்னம்), is a war memorial and heritage landmark in Sing... | 6 | 225 | 17 |
singaporean | landmarks | Clifford Pier | Landmarks_in_Singapore | Clifford Pier was a former pier located beside Collyer Quay at Marina Bay within the Downtown Core of the Central Area, Singapore. The pier, which opened in 1933, ceased operations in 2006.
In 2008 the site was converted into a restaurant, One on the Bund, with Chinese cuisine. This restaurant closed in 2014 and was re... | 2 | 147 | 18 |
singaporean | landmarks | College of Medicine Building | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Monuments and memorials in Singapore > Category:National monuments of Singapore | The College of Medicine Building (Malay: Bangunan Maktab Perubatan; Chinese: 医药学院大厦) is a historic building in Singapore, located within the grounds of the Singapore General Hospital at Outram Park, within the Bukit Merah Planning Area near Singapore's central business district. Its name comes from its former function ... | 0 | 105 | 19 |
singaporean | landmarks | The Concourse | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Towers in Singapore > Category:Skyscrapers in Singapore > Category:Residential skyscrapers in Singapore | The Concourse (simplified Chinese: 鸿福中心; traditional Chinese: 鴻福中心; pinyin: Hóngfú zhōngxīn) is a post-modern high-rise commercial and residential building on Beach Road Kallang, Singapore opposite Nicoll Highway MRT station. The Concourse is located in Singapore's "Golden Mile", which refers to the strip of land betwe... | 3 | 263 | 20 |
singaporean | landmarks | Dalhousie Obelisk | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Monuments and memorials in Singapore > Category:Obelisks in Singapore | The Dalhousie Obelisk is a memorial obelisk in the Civic District of Singapore, located on the north bank of the Singapore River in the Downtown Core, within the Central Area in Singapore's central business district.
The obelisk is situated at Empress Place, near the Asian Civilisations Museum and the Victoria Theatre ... | 2 | 23 | 21 |
singaporean | landmarks | Eden Hall, Singapore | Landmarks_in_Singapore | Eden Hall is the official residence of the British High Commissioner to the Republic of Singapore. It is located on Nassim Road, Singapore.
It was built in 1904 for Ezekiel Saleh Manasseh, a Baghdadi Jewish merchant who sold rice and opium, and originally came from Calcutta. It was designed by the architect R. A. J. Bi... | 0 | 16 | 22 |
singaporean | landmarks | Ee Hoe Hean Club | Landmarks_in_Singapore | The Ee Hoe Hean Club (simplified Chinese: 怡和轩俱乐部; traditional Chinese: 怡和軒俱樂部; pinyin: Yíhéxuān jùlèbù), founded in 1895 and located at Bukit Pasoh Road in Chinatown, was a millionaires' club in Singapore. Besides functioning as a social and business club, members of the club were actively involved in the political dev... | 2 | 47 | 23 |
singaporean | landmarks | Empress Place Building | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Monuments and memorials in Singapore > Category:National monuments of Singapore | The Empress Place Building is a historic building in Singapore, located on the north bank of the Singapore River in the Downtown Core, within the Central Area in Singapore's central business district. The building is currently the second wing of the Asian Civilisations Museum. The other wing of the museum is located at... | 1 | 132 | 24 |
singaporean | landmarks | Former Admiralty House | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Monuments and memorials in Singapore > Category:National monuments of Singapore | The Former Admiralty House (Malay: Gedung Lama Laksamana; Chinese: 旧海军部屋; pinyin: Jiù Hǎijūnbù Wū) is a historic building, located at Old Nelson Road within the Sembawang Planning Area in the North Region of Singapore. The building was used as the administration building of Furen International School (FIS) until Novemb... | 1 | 122 | 25 |
singaporean | landmarks | Former City Hall, Singapore | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Monuments and memorials in Singapore > Category:National monuments of Singapore | The Former City Hall building in Singapore is a national monument gazetted on 14 February 1992. It can be found in front of the historical Padang and adjacent to the Former Supreme Court of Singapore, it was designed and built by the architects of the Singapore Municipal Commission, A. Gordans and F. D. Meadows from 19... | 5 | 514 | 26 |
singaporean | landmarks | Former Command House | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Monuments and memorials in Singapore > Category:National monuments of Singapore | The Former Command House is a historic building, located at Kheam Hock Road in Singapore. It was the residence of the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of Malaya during British colonial period. | 0 | 106 | 27 |
singaporean | landmarks | Former Queen's Theatre, Singapore | Landmarks_in_Singapore | The Former Queen's Theatre is located at the Geylang Road, opposite Lorong 41 road. The theatre had been one of the main entertainment places in Geylang from 1930 to 1982. The building was named Wembley Cinema from 1930 to 1933, Ritz Cinema from 1933 to 1939, and Queen's Theatre from 1939 until it was closed in 1982. T... | 1 | 19 | 28 |
singaporean | landmarks | Founders' Memorial | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Monuments and memorials in Singapore | The Founders' Memorial is a memorial under development within the Bay East Garden of the Gardens by the Bay to commemorate the founding fathers of Singapore as well as to cover the country's contemporary history from after World War II to its first few decades of independence.
On 9 March 2020, a collaboration between K... | 1 | 130 | 29 |
singaporean | landmarks | Gan Eng Seng School Founding Site | Landmarks_in_Singapore | The Gan Eng Seng School's Founding Site (Chinese: 颜永成学校创校地点), marked by twin commemorative plaques at present, is located at the junction of Telok Ayer Street and Cecil Street in the southern part of Singapore, near the Telok Ayer Chinese Methodist Church. On 30 August 1997, the site was designated as a national histor... | 0 | 31 | 30 |
singaporean | landmarks | Golden Mile Complex | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Towers in Singapore > Category:Skyscrapers in Singapore > Category:Residential skyscrapers in Singapore | Golden Mile Complex (Chinese: 黄金坊; pinyin: Huángjīn fāng) is a high-rise commercial and residential building on Beach Road in Kallang, Singapore, within walking distance to Nicoll Highway MRT station. The building was formerly known as Woh Hup Complex. Prior to collective sale, the complex contained 411 shops and 500 p... | 2 | 257 | 31 |
singaporean | landmarks | Goodwood Park Hotel | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Monuments and memorials in Singapore > Category:National monuments of Singapore | The Goodwood Park Hotel (Chinese: 良木园酒店) is a heritage hotel in Singapore, situated in a 6-hectare landscaped garden on Scotts Road. It was first built as the club house for the Teutonic Club serving the expatriate German community in Singapore, and later converted into a hotel.
The hotel was the first in Singapore to... | 3 | 157 | 32 |
singaporean | landmarks | Istana Park | Landmarks_in_Singapore | The Istana Park is a park in Singapore, located in the Museum Planning Area within the Central Area, Singapore's central business district. The park is bounded by Orchard Road, Penang Road, Penang Lane and Buyong Road.
The park is a landmark situated in front of the Presidential Residence, the Istana. It has an area of... | 1 | 134 | 33 |
singaporean | landmarks | Jurong Town Hall | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Monuments and memorials in Singapore > Category:National monuments of Singapore | The Jurong Town Hall, or Trade Association Hub (TA Hub) is a commercial building and the former headquarters of the Jurong Town Corporation. The building is symbolic of the success of Singapore's industrialisation programme in Jurong and was gazetted as a national monument on 2 June 2015. It served as a hub space for h... | 0 | 105 | 34 |
singaporean | landmarks | Katong Shopping Centre | Landmarks_in_Singapore | Katong Shopping Centre (Chinese: 加东购物中心) is a shopping centre located along Mountbatten Road in Singapore. Established in 1971 and opened to the public in 1973, it was the first air-conditioned mall in Singapore. Katong Shopping Centre is situated around Odeon Theater, Katong V, Roxy Square, as well as several hotels, ... | 0 | 144 | 35 |
singaporean | landmarks | Big Splash, Singapore | Landmarks_in_Singapore | Big Splash was a former waterpark located at East Coast Park in Singapore that operated between 1977 and 2006. It was later redeveloped into a dining and recreation area named Playground @ Big Splash, which opened in 2008. The site was demolished in 2017. | 0 | 115 | 36 |
singaporean | landmarks | Lim Bo Seng Memorial | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Monuments and memorials in Singapore > Category:National monuments of Singapore | The Lim Bo Seng Memorial is an octagonal pagoda-like war memorial at Esplanade Park, Singapore. It was erected in 1954 in honour of the late Lim Bo Seng for his heroic acts and selfless sacrifice during the World War II. The war memorial is the only structure in Singapore that commemorates an individual's efforts in Wo... | 0 | 207 | 37 |
singaporean | landmarks | Long Ya Men | Landmarks_in_Singapore | Long Ya Men (simplified Chinese: 龙牙门; traditional Chinese: 龍牙門; pinyin: lóngyámén; Malay: Batu Berlayar) or Dragon's Teeth Gate, is the name Chinese explorer Wang Dayuan recorded for Batu Belayar, a craggy granite outcrop that formerly stood at the gateway to Keppel Harbour in Singapore. In his description, “The strait... | 3 | 82 | 38 |
singaporean | landmarks | Maghain Aboth Synagogue | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Monuments and memorials in Singapore > Category:National monuments of Singapore | The Maghain Aboth Synagogue (Hebrew: מגן אבות, translit: Ma'gen Ahvot, "Guardian of Patriarchs" or "Shield of our Fathers") is a synagogue in Singapore. It is located at 24/26 Waterloo Street in Rochor, within the Central Area at Singapore's central business district. Constructed in 1878, it is the oldest and largest J... | 12 | 152 | 39 |
singaporean | landmarks | The Majestic, Singapore | Landmarks_in_Singapore | The Majestic (Chinese: 大华戏院; pinyin: Dàhuá xìyuàn) is a historic building on Eu Tong Sen Street in Chinatown, Singapore next to Chinatown MRT station. Located between the People's Park Complex and Yue Hwa Building, it was known as Majestic Theatre, which was a Cantonese opera house. | 1 | 178 | 40 |
singaporean | landmarks | Marina Bay Sands | Landmarks_in_Singapore | Marina Bay Sands is an integrated resort fronting Marina Bay in Singapore and a landmark of the city. At its opening in 2010, it was deemed the world's most expensive standalone casino property at S$8 billion (US$6.88 billion). The resort includes a 2,561-room hotel, a 120,000-square-metre (1,300,000 sq ft) convention-... | 36 | 478 | 41 |
singaporean | landmarks | Marine Parade Community Building | Landmarks_in_Singapore | Marine Parade Community Building (Chinese: 马林百列社区综合大厦; pinyin: Mǎlín Bǎiliè shèqū zhōnghé dàshà) was a community centre located at 278 Marine Parade Road, Singapore. Opened on 6 March 2000, it houses the formerly separate Marine Parade Community Centre and Marine Parade Public Library, as well as a performing arts grou... | 3 | 53 | 42 |
singaporean | landmarks | Masjid Abdul Gaffoor | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Monuments and memorials in Singapore > Category:National monuments of Singapore | The Abdul Gaffoor Mosque (Malay: Masjid Abdul Gaffoor, Tamil: மஸ்ஜித் அப்துல் கஃபூர், romanized: Masjit Aptul Kaḥpūr) is a mosque in Little India, Singapore. It is located at Dunlop Street in the Rochor Planning Area.
The mosque was constructed in 1907, and major restoration of the building was completed in 2003. The m... | 7 | 200 | 43 |
singaporean | landmarks | Masjid Malabar | Landmarks_in_Singapore | Masjid Malabar or Malabar Muslim Jama-Ath Mosque (Malay: Masjid Malabar, Arabic: مسجد مالابار), also known as Golden Dome Mosque; is Singapore's only Malabar Muslim mosque. The mosque is located at the junction of Victoria Street and Jalan Sultan in the Kampong Glam district, in the Rochor Planning Area within the Cent... | 8 | 83 | 44 |
singaporean | landmarks | National Museum of Singapore | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Monuments and memorials in Singapore > Category:National monuments of Singapore | The National Museum of Singapore is a public museum dedicated to Singaporean art, culture and history. Located within the country's Civic District at the Downtown Core area, it is the oldest museum in the country, with its history dating back to when it was first established in 1849, starting out as a section of a libr... | 17 | 311 | 45 |
singaporean | landmarks | Old Ministry of Labour Building | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Monuments and memorials in Singapore > Category:National monuments of Singapore | The Old Ministry of Labour Building (Chinese: 前劳工部大厦; Malay: Bangunan Lama Menteri Pekerja) is a former building of the Ministry of Labour located at Havelock Square in the Outram Planning Area, within the Central Area of Singapore's central business district. The building once housed the former Chinese Protectorate wh... | 0 | 116 | 46 |
singaporean | landmarks | Old Tao Nan School | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Monuments and memorials in Singapore > Category:National monuments of Singapore | The Old Tao Nan School is a historic building in Singapore, located along Armenian Street in the Museum Planning Area, within the Central Area. The building was originally built for the Tao Nan School to serve the local Hokkien community, but the school has since been relocated to its current location in Marine Parade.... | 0 | 221 | 47 |
singaporean | landmarks | Padang, Singapore | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Monuments and memorials in Singapore > Category:National monuments of Singapore | The Padang (Malay for 'field') is an open playing field located within the Downtown Core of the Central Area in Singapore. It includes the Padang Cricket Ground. The Padang is surrounded by several important landmarks, which include Saint Andrew's Cathedral, City Hall, the Old Supreme Court Building and the City Hall M... | 4 | 139 | 48 |
singaporean | landmarks | Pearl Bank Apartments | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Towers in Singapore > Category:Skyscrapers in Singapore > Category:Residential skyscrapers in Singapore | Pearl Bank Apartments (Chinese: 珍珠苑; pinyin: Zhēnzhū yuàn) was a high-rise private residential building on Pearl's Hill in Outram, near the Chinatown area of Singapore.
As the tallest and densest residential building in Singapore when completed in June 1976, Pearl Bank Apartments was one of Singapore's pioneers of high... | 2 | 31 | 49 |
singaporean | landmarks | Prinsep Street Presbyterian Church | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Monuments and memorials in Singapore > Category:National monuments of Singapore | The Prinsep Street Presbyterian Church (Chinese: 布连拾街长老会磐石堂) is located on Prinsep Street within Singapore's central business district. It is approximately 350 metres from Rochor MRT station.
The church, previously known as the Malay Mission Chapel, was founded by Rev. Benjamin Peach Keasberry in 1843. The chapel was r... | 1 | 183 | 50 |
singaporean | landmarks | Queen Elizabeth Walk | Landmarks_in_Singapore | The Queen Elizabeth Walk is a promenade located at the Esplanade Park within the Downtown Core district of the Central Area of Singapore. | 0 | 7 | 51 |
singaporean | landmarks | Raffles's Landing Site | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Monuments and memorials in Singapore | Raffles's Landing Site is the location where tradition holds that Sir Stamford Raffles landed in on 28 January 1819. The site is located at Boat Quay within the Civic District, in the Downtown Core of the Central Area, Singapore's central business district. | 2 | 139 | 52 |
singaporean | landmarks | Rex Cinemas Mackenzie | Landmarks_in_Singapore | Rex Cinemas Mackenzie, formerly Rex Cinemas and Rex Theatre, is an Art Deco style cinema building in Singapore. the cinema was adjacent to Ellison building along Mackenzie Road. The cinema was bounded by major road, Bukit Timah Road and secondary roads Mackenzie and Selegie Road. | 1 | 25 | 53 |
singaporean | landmarks | St Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Monuments and memorials in Singapore > Category:National monuments of Singapore | Saint Andrew's Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in Singapore. It is located near City Hall, Downtown Core, within the Central Area in Singapore's central business district. It is the cathedral church of the Anglican Diocese of Singapore and serves as the mother church to 27 parishes and more than 55 congregations. Th... | 15 | 242 | 54 |
singaporean | landmarks | Saint George's Church, Singapore | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Monuments and memorials in Singapore > Category:National monuments of Singapore | Saint George's Church (Chinese: 圣乔治教堂; pinyin: Shèng Qiáozhì Jiàotáng) is an Anglican church located on Minden Road in Singapore's Tanglin Planning Area, off Holland Road.
Constructed between 1910 and 1913, the church was built for the British troops stationed in Tanglin Barracks which was once the General Headquarters... | 1 | 198 | 55 |
singaporean | landmarks | Saint Joseph's Church, Victoria Street | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Monuments and memorials in Singapore > Category:National monuments of Singapore | Saint Joseph's Church (Chinese: 聖若瑟堂) is a Roman Catholic church in Singapore. It is located along Victoria Street in the Rochor Planning Area, within the Central Area of Singapore's central business district. The church was constructed from 1906 to 1912 with its foundation stone laid in 1904. The building was built in... | 6 | 208 | 56 |
singaporean | landmarks | Former Saint Joseph's Institution | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Monuments and memorials in Singapore > Category:National monuments of Singapore | The former Saint Joseph's Institution (Chinese: 前圣约瑟书院) is a historic building in Singapore, located at Bras Basah Road in the Museum Planning Area, within the Central Area. The building previously housed the Lasallian school Saint Joseph's Institution. However, it came into disuse after St. Joseph's Institution moved ... | 0 | 113 | 57 |
singaporean | landmarks | Sembawang Hot Spring Park | Landmarks_in_Singapore | Sembawang Hot Spring Park is a natural hot spring and a public park in Singapore. It is located beside a military camp about 100 metres (330 ft) off the main road, Gambas Avenue. Like hot springs worldwide, it can have health healing properties with proper use in moderation, and its natural spring water had once been b... | 3 | 155 | 58 |
singaporean | landmarks | Shaw House and Centre | Landmarks_in_Singapore | Shaw House and Shaw Centre is a complex of two neighbouring buildings built by the same developer, Shaw Organisation. Located at the junction of Orchard Road and Scotts Road in Singapore, it features the flagship Lido Cineplex for the Shaw Organisation, a major shopping mall with Isetan as an anchor tenant, and two off... | 2 | 151 | 59 |
singaporean | landmarks | Singapore Islamic Hub | Landmarks_in_Singapore | The Singapore Islamic Hub (Abbreviation: SIH; Malay: Hab Islam Singapura; Jawi: هاب اسلام سيڠاڤورا) is a religious campus that houses Masjid Muhajirin, Madrasah Irsyad Zuhri Al-Islamiah and the headquarters of Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (Muis). These institutions combined (mosque, madrasa and majlis) create a cohesiv... | 1 | 73 | 60 |
singaporean | landmarks | Stamford House, Singapore | Landmarks_in_Singapore | Stamford House is a historic building located at the corner of the junction of Stamford Road and Hill Street, in the Downtown Core of Singapore. Originally known as Oranje Building (sometimes spelled Oranjie), it formerly housed a shopping mall. The building had since redeveloped along with adjoined Capitol Building an... | 1 | 204 | 61 |
singaporean | landmarks | Tan Kim Seng Fountain | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Monuments and memorials in Singapore > Category:National monuments of Singapore | The Tan Kim Seng Fountain is a fountain in Singapore that was erected in 1882 in honor of notable philanthropist Tan Kim Seng for his donations for the Singapore's first reservoir and waterworks. | 2 | 263 | 62 |
singaporean | landmarks | Tang Dynasty City | Landmarks_in_Singapore | The Tang Dynasty City (唐城), formerly Tang Dynasty Village, was a theme park once located at 2 Yuan Ching Road in Jurong, Singapore. | 0 | 126 | 63 |
singaporean | landmarks | The Arts House | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Monuments and memorials in Singapore > Category:National monuments of Singapore | The Arts House (formerly the Old Parliament House) is a multi-disciplinary arts venue in Singapore. The venue plays host to art exhibitions and concerts. Built in 1827, the Old Parliament House is the oldest government building and perhaps the oldest surviving building in Singapore. The building was home to the Parliam... | 1 | 226 | 64 |
singaporean | landmarks | The Fullerton Waterboat House | Landmarks_in_Singapore | The Fullerton Waterboat House, originally known as the Water House, is a historic water supply house formerly used to supply fresh water to incoming ships in Singapore. The former Water House was gazetted for conservation in 2002 and has since reopened as a restaurant. | 1 | 27 | 65 |
singaporean | landmarks | Tiger Sky Tower | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Towers in Singapore | The Tiger Sky Tower, previously known as Carlsberg Sky Tower, was the highest observation tower in Singapore. It is located in the Imbiah Lookout zone in the centre of Sentosa Island. It was opened on 7 February 2004 and closed on 28 December 2018.
The tower has a height of 110 metres (360 ft) above ground level, or a... | 4 | 41 | 66 |
singaporean | landmarks | Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Towers in Singapore > Category:Clock towers in Singapore | The Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall is a performing arts centre in the Central Area of Singapore, situated along Empress Place. It is a complex of two buildings and a clock tower joined together by a common corridor; the oldest part of the building was first built in 1862, and the complex was completed in 1909. The... | 6 | 110 | 67 |
singaporean | landmarks | Ying Fo Fui Kun | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Monuments and memorials in Singapore > Category:National monuments of Singapore | Ying Fo Fui Kun (simplified Chinese: 应和会馆; traditional Chinese: 應和會館; pinyin: Yìnghè Huìguǎn) is a Hakka clan association in Singapore. Its clan house is located at Telok Ayer Street in the Outram Planning Area, within the Central Area.
The Ying Fo Fui Kun clan house building was constructed in 1881-1882. Ying Fo Fui K... | 2 | 131 | 68 |
singaporean | landmarks | Yue Hwa Building | Landmarks_in_Singapore | Yue Hwa Building (Chinese: 裕华大厦; pinyin: Yùhuá dàshà) is a historic building located at the junction of Eu Tong Sen Street and Upper Cross Street in Chinatown, Singapore, next to Chinatown MRT station. Built by Swan and Maclaren in 1927, it was then the tallest building in Chinatown and was known as Nam Tin Building (南... | 3 | 110 | 69 |
singaporean | landmarks | House of Tan Teng Niah | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Historic sites in Singapore | The House of Tan Teng Niah is a building in Little India, Singapore. It is the last surviving Chinese villa in Little India. | 0 | 9 | 70 |
singaporean | landmarks | My Queenstown Heritage Trail | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Historic sites in Singapore | My Queenstown Heritage Trail is a walking trail in Queenstown, Singapore. The trail was launched in 2010 by civic group, My Community, to promote the heritage, local culture and architectural styles in Queenstown .
Queenstown was named after Queen Elizabeth II to mark her coronation in 1952. Conceived by the Singapore ... | 0 | 28 | 71 |
singaporean | landmarks | Tiong Bahru Air Raid Shelter | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Historic sites in Singapore | Tiong Bahru Air Raid Shelter is a converted air raid shelter built between 1939 and 1941 at block 78 within the Tiong Bahru neighbourhood in Singapore. The shelter is preserved and is part of a heritage trail of the neighbourhood. | 0 | 7 | 72 |
singaporean | landmarks | Buona Vista Battery | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Historic sites in Singapore > Category:Forts in Singapore | The Buona Vista Battery was the site of two 15" guns that were constructed during the late 1930s as part of the Singapore defenses. | 1 | 110 | 73 |
singaporean | landmarks | Fort Canning Hill | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Historic sites in Singapore > Category:Forts in Singapore | Fort Canning Hill, formerly Government Hill, Singapore Hill and Bukit Larangan (Forbidden Hill in Malay), or simply known as Fort Canning, is a prominent hill, about 48 metres (157 ft) high, in the southeast portion of Singapore, within the Central Area that forms Singapore's central business district.
The hill has a l... | 7 | 333 | 74 |
singaporean | landmarks | Fort Serapong | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Historic sites in Singapore > Category:Forts in Singapore | Fort Serapong is a former coastal artillery battery on Mount Serapong hill on Sentosa Island in Singapore, then known as Pulau Blakang Mati. It was one of four major batteries on the island, along with Fort Siloso, Fort Connaught and the Mount Imbiah Battery. | 0 | 19 | 75 |
singaporean | landmarks | Johore Battery | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Historic sites in Singapore > Category:Forts in Singapore | The Johore Battery was a former British coastal artillery battery located in Changi on the easternmost side of mainland Singapore. It consisted of three large BL 15-inch Mk. I naval guns installed on land by the British government in the late 1930s to defend the approaching path to the east of the island to their large... | 0 | 125 | 76 |
singaporean | landmarks | Fort Pasir Panjang | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Historic sites in Singapore > Category:Forts in Singapore | Fort Pasir Panjang or Labrador Battery is located within Labrador Park at the southern tip of Singapore island. It was one of the 11 coastal artillery forts built by the British in the 19th century to defend the western passageway into Keppel Harbour against piracy and foreign naval powers. During the 1942 Battle of Pa... | 0 | 159 | 77 |
singaporean | landmarks | Pasir Panjang Pillbox | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Historic sites in Singapore > Category:Forts in Singapore | Pasir Panjang Pillbox is a strengthened-concrete defensive structure from World War II, located in Pasir Panjang in the southwestern area of Singapore. | 0 | 112 | 78 |
singaporean | landmarks | Sentosa | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Historic sites in Singapore > Category:Forts in Singapore | Sentosa Island, known mononymously as Sentosa, is an island located off the southern coast of Singapore's main island. The island is separated from the main island of Singapore by a channel of water, the Keppel Harbour, and is adjacent to Pulau Brani, a smaller island wedged between Sentosa and the main island.
Formerl... | 36 | 445 | 79 |
singaporean | landmarks | Fort Siloso | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Monuments and memorials in Singapore > Category:National monuments of Singapore | Fort Siloso is a decommissioned coastal artillery battery in Sentosa, Singapore. It consists of 12 such batteries which made up "Fortress Singapore" at the start of World War II, and saw action during the Battle of Singapore. The fort is now a military museum open to the public. The Surrender Chambers in Fort Siloso re... | 7 | 230 | 80 |
singaporean | landmarks | Fort Tanjong Katong | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Historic sites in Singapore > Category:Forts in Singapore | Fort Tanjong Katong, which stood from 1879 to 1901, was one of the oldest military forts built by the former British colonial government of Singapore. The fort gave its name to today's Fort Road, and it used to stand on the grounds of the present Katong Park. Fort Tanjong Katong, the only one of its kind on the eastern... | 2 | 154 | 81 |
singaporean | landmarks | List of Heritage Roads in Singapore | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Historic sites in Singapore > Category:Heritage registers in Singapore | The Heritage Roads scheme was implemented in 2001 by the Singapore government to identify and protect roads whereby there are lush road-side trees, often so dense that they create "green walls" and even "green tunnels". Concerns that rapid urban development will result in the removal of these trees especially due to th... | 0 | 16 | 82 |
singaporean | landmarks | National monuments of Singapore | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Monuments and memorials in Singapore > Category:National monuments of Singapore | National monuments of Singapore are sites, buildings and structures in Singapore that have been designated by the National Heritage Board (NHB) as being of special historic, traditional, archaeological, architectural or artistic value. For historical significance (World War II, self-independence of Singapore, transform... | 7 | 141 | 83 |
singaporean | landmarks | Heritage trees in Singapore | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Historic sites in Singapore > Category:Heritage registers in Singapore | Heritage trees in Singapore are individual mature trees specially selected for protection by law under the Heritage Trees Scheme adopted on 17 August 2001. Implemented at the same time as the Heritage Roads scheme, it is part of a nationwide drive in tree conservation efforts not just within nature reserves, parks, and... | 0 | 13 | 84 |
singaporean | landmarks | Singapore Botanic Gardens | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Historic sites in Singapore > Category:World Heritage Sites in Singapore | The Singapore Botanic Gardens is a 165-year-old tropical garden located at the fringe of the Orchard Road shopping district in Singapore. It is one of three gardens, and the only tropical garden, to be honoured as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Botanic Gardens has been ranked Asia's top park attraction since 2013, b... | 39 | 352 | 85 |
singaporean | landmarks | List of memorials in Singapore | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Monuments and memorials in Singapore > Category:National monuments of Singapore | This is a list of memorials in Singapore:
Bukit Batok Memorial
The Cenotaph
Civilian War Memorial
Merlion
Elephant statue at the Old Parliament House
Dalhousie Obelisk
Former Indian National Army Monument
Kranji War Memorial
Lim Bo Seng Memorial
Nanyang University Memorial
Raffles' Landing Site Statue
Sun Yat Sen Nan... | 0 | 23 | 86 |
singaporean | landmarks | Bukit Batok Memorial | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Monuments and memorials in Singapore | The Bukit Batok Memorial is located on top of the tranquil Bukit Batok Hill upon which once stood two war memorials built by Australian POWs to commemorate the war dead of the Japanese and the Allies who fought during the decisive Battle of Bukit Timah in Singapore during the Second World War. The two memorials were de... | 2 | 148 | 87 |
singaporean | landmarks | Early Founders Memorial Stone | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Monuments and memorials in Singapore | The Foundation Stone of the Monument of the Early Founders of Singapore, usually called the Early Founders Memorial Stone, is a national memorial that is dedicated to the early founders ("Unknown Immigrants") of Singapore. The original idea was raised by a graduates' association, and an open design competition was held... | 0 | 140 | 88 |
singaporean | landmarks | Former Indian National Army Monument | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Monuments and memorials in Singapore > Category:National monuments of Singapore | The Former Indian National Army Monument (Chinese: 印度国民军纪念碑) is a historical site and a demolished war memorial at the Esplanade Park located at Connaught Drive within the downtown of Singapore. | 0 | 251 | 89 |
singaporean | landmarks | Japanese Cemetery Park | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Monuments and memorials in Singapore > Category:Cemeteries in Singapore | The Japanese Cemetery Park (Japanese: 日本人墓地公園; rōmaji: Nihonjin bochi kōen) is a Japanese cemetery and park in Hougang, Singapore. It is the largest Japanese cemetery in Southeast Asia at 29,359 square metres, consisting of 910 tombstones that contain the remains of members of the Japanese community in Singapore, inclu... | 2 | 264 | 90 |
singaporean | landmarks | Kranji War Memorial | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Monuments and memorials in Singapore | The Kranji War Memorial (Chinese: 克兰芝阵亡战士公坟; Malay: Tanah Perkuburan Perang Kranji; Tamil: கிராஞ்சி போர் நினைவு) is located at 9 Woodlands Road, in Kranji in northern Singapore. Dedicated to the men and women from the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Sri Lanka, India, Malaya, the Netherlands and New Zealand who died ... | 6 | 142 | 91 |
singaporean | landmarks | SGH War Memorial | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Monuments and memorials in Singapore | The SGH War Memorial is located within the grounds of the Singapore General Hospital (SGH) in Outram. This memorial marked the tragedy and the burial site of a group of medical students from the King Edward VII College of Medicine, who were killed during the Second World War in Singapore. In 2005, the memorial, along w... | 1 | 154 | 92 |
singaporean | landmarks | German Girl Shrine | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Monuments and memorials in Singapore > Category:Burial monuments and structures in Singapore | The German Girl Shrine is a shrine on the island of Pulau Ubin in Singapore. It marks the site of the burial of an unknown 18-year-old girl who died on the island in 1914 after falling from a cliff while fleeing from British forces who sought to detain a number of German nationals then resident on the island. Her body ... | 1 | 12 | 93 |
singaporean | landmarks | Keramat Habib Noh | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Monuments and memorials in Singapore > Category:Burial monuments and structures in Singapore > Category:Mausoleums in Singapore | Masjid Haji Muhammad Salleh & Maqam Habib Noh (Jawi: مسجد حاج محمد صالح دان مقام حبيب نوح; Malay for Haji Muhammad Salleh Mosque & Maqam of Habib Noh) is a mosque and Muslim mausoleum respectively located at 37 Palmer Road, top of Mount Palmer, in Singapore. The mausoleum and its adjacent mosque are under the purview o... | 1 | 73 | 94 |
singaporean | landmarks | Bidadari Cemetery | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Monuments and memorials in Singapore > Category:Cemeteries in Singapore | Bidadari Cemetery (Malay: Perkuburan Bidadari, lit. Cemetery of the Angels, Chinese: 比达达利坟场) is a defunct cemetery in Singapore. It used to serve the Christian, Muslim, Hindu and Sinhalese communities, and accepted burials between 1907 and 1972. The site of Bidadari Cemetery used to be Istana Bidadari, the home of Che ... | 1 | 59 | 95 |
singaporean | landmarks | British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Monuments and memorials in Singapore > Category:Cemeteries in Singapore | British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia (BACSA) is an organisation founded in 1977 that seeks to maintain and record for posterity European cemeteries in former Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia territories of the East India Company such as India, Sri Lanka, Burma and Malaysia. It is based in London. | 0 | 63 | 96 |
singaporean | landmarks | Bukit Brown Cemetery | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Monuments and memorials in Singapore > Category:Cemeteries in Singapore | Bukit Brown Cemetery, also known as the Bukit Brown Municipal Cemetery or the Bukit Brown Chinese Cemetery, was a cemetery in Singapore. It opened in 1922 and acted as a Chinese burial ground until its closure in 1973. Bukit Brown Cemetery is the largest Chinese cemetery outside of China and is also the location of man... | 1 | 38 | 97 |
singaporean | landmarks | Choa Chu Kang Cemetery | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Monuments and memorials in Singapore > Category:Cemeteries in Singapore | Choa Chu Kang Cemetery Complex (or Chua Chu Kang Cemetery) (Chinese: 蔡厝港坟场 Malay: Kawasan Perkuburan Choa Chu Kang) is the largest cemetery in Singapore. Located in the west of the island in close proximity to the Tengah Air Base and at the confluence of the Old Choa Chu Kang Road, Lim Chu Kang Road and Jalan Bahar, it... | 3 | 26 | 98 |
singaporean | landmarks | Former cemeteries in Singapore | Landmarks_in_Singapore > Category:Monuments and memorials in Singapore > Category:Cemeteries in Singapore | A number of former cemeteries in Singapore were cleared of graves with the land redeveloped during the second half of the twentieth century. The cemeteries had closed when they were either full or were relocated. The records and histories of some of these cemeteries are now left.
Due to the problem of land scarcity in ... | 1 | 73 | 99 |
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