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, transformation and the oldest memories of the structure), these buildings are not allowed to be demolished. The Preservation of Monuments Act gives the board authority to order the preservation of such sites and promote research and public interest in the monuments.
The NHB is a statutory board within the Government of Singapore, under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth, and it has so far gazetted 82 sites, buildings and structures, officially listed as 75 national monuments. The latest addition to the list is Padang.[1]
The full list and description of the national monuments are listed on NHB's website Roots.SG.
List of national monuments
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| Anderson Bridge (1910) | Bridge | Singapore River | 15 October 2019 | 73[2]
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| Armenian Church (1835–1836) | Church | 60 Hill Street | 28 June 1973 | 2[3]
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| Bowyer Block, Singapore General Hospital (29 March 1926) | Museum | 11 Third Hospital Avenue | 11 November 2009 | 61[3]
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| Caldwell House, currently part of CHIJMES (1840–1841) | Wedding venue | 30 Victoria Street | 26 October 1990 | 23[3]
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| Cathay Building (1939) | Commercial | 2 Handy Road | 10 February 2003 | 48[3]
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| Cathedral of the Good Shepherd (1843–1847) | Church | A Queen Street | 28 June 1973 | 8[3]
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| Cavenagh Bridge (1869) | Bridge | Singapore River | 15 October 2019 | 73[2]
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| The Cenotaph (1922) | Wartime memorial | Connaught Dr | 28 December 2010 | 63[4]
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| Central Fire Station (1908) | Fire Station | 62 Hill Street | 18 December 1998 | 41[3]
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| Changi Prison, Old Entrance Gate, Turret and Wall (1936) | Prison | Upper Changi Road North | 15 February 2016 | 72[5]
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| Chesed-El Synagogue (1905) | Synagogue | 2 Oxley Rise | 18 December 1998 | 38[3]
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| Chinese High School Clock Tower Building (1925) | School | 673 Bukit Timah Road | 19 March 1999 | 43[3]
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| Chung Cheng High School (Main) (1965) | School | 50 Goodman Road | 10 July 2014 | 66[6]
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| Church of Our Lady of Lourdes (1888) | Church | 50 Ophir Road | 14 January 2005 | 52[3]
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| Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (1869–1870) | Church | 225A Queen Street | 10 February 2003 | 49[3]
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| Church of St Teresa (7 April 1929) | Church | 2 Bukit Purmei | 11 November 2009 | 57[3]
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| Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (1901) | Church | 1259 Upper Serangoon Road | 14 January 2005 | 53[3]
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| Civilian War Memorial (1967) | Wartime memorial | War Memorial Park, Singapore | 15 August 2013 | 65[7]
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| City Hall (1926–1929), currently part of the National Gallery Singapore | Art Gallery | 3 Saint Andrew's Road | 14 February 1992 | 25[3]
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| College of Medicine Building (1926) | Government | 16 College Road | 2 December 2002 | 47[3]
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| Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus Chapel, currently known as CHIJMES Hall, part of CHIJMES (1904) | Wedding venue, function hall | 30 Victoria Street | 26 October 1990 | 23[3]
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| Elgin Bridge (1929) | Bridge | Singapore River | 15 October 2019 | 73[2]
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| Empress Place Building, currently Asian Civilisations Museum (1864–1920) | Museum | 1 Empress Place | 14 February 1992 | 29[3]
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| Former Admiralty House (1940) | School | 345 Old Nelson Road | 2 December 2002 | 45[3]
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| Former Attorney-General's Chambers, currently part of Parliament House of Singapore | Government | 1 Parliament Place | 14 February 1992 | 32[3]
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| Former Command House (1937–1938) | University | 17 Kheam Hock Road | 11 November 2009 | 59[3]
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| Former Ford Factory (1941) | Museum | 315 Upper Bukit Timah Road | 15 February 2006 | 55[3]
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| Former Raffles College (1920s) | School | 469E Bukit Timah Road | 11 November 2009 | 56[3]
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| Former Tanjong Pagar railway station (1932) | Transportation | 30 Keppel Road | 9 April 2011 | 64[8]
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| Fort Siloso (1878) | Wartime museum | Sentosa | 15 February 2022 | 74[9]
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| Fullerton Building (1928) currently The Fullerton Hotel Singapore (1867) | Hotel | 1 Fullerton Square | 7 December 2015 | 71[10]
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| Goodwood Park Hotel (Tower Block) (1900) | Hotel | 22 Scotts Road | 23 March 1989 | 22[3]
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| Hill Street Police Station, Old (1934) | Government | 140 Hill Street | 18 December 1998 | 39[3]
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| Hong San See (1908–1913) | Temple | 31 Mohamed Sultan Road | 10 November 1978 | 16[3]
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| House of Tan Yeok Nee (1885) | University | 207 Clemenceau Avenue | 19 November 1974 | 11[3]
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| The Istana (1867–1869) | Government | Orchard Road | 14 February 1992 | 24[3]
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| Istana Kampong Glam, currently Malay Heritage Centre (1839–1843) | Museum | 85 Sultan Gate | 6 August 2015 | 70[11]
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| Jurong Town Hall (1971–1974) | Commercial | 9 Jurong Town Hall Road | 2 June 2015 | 69[12]
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| Keng Teck Whay (1847–1875) | Temple | 150 Telok Ayer Street | 11 November 2009 | 58[3]
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| Lim Bo Seng Memorial (1954) | Wartime memorial | Connaught Dr | 28 December 2010 | 63[4]
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| MacDonald House (1949) | Commercial | 40A Orchard Road | 10 February 2003 | 50[3]
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| Maghain Aboth Synagogue (1878) | Synagogue | 24 Waterloo Street | 27 February 1998 | 35[3]
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| Masjid Abdul Gaffoor (1907) | Mosque | 41 Dunlop Street | 5 July 1979 | 18[3]
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| Masjid Al-Abrar (1829) | Mosque | 192 Telok Ayer Street | 19 November 1974 | 10[3]
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| Masjid Alkaff Upper Serangoon (1932) | Mosque | 66 Pheng Geck Avenue | 18 December 2014 | 68[13]
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| Masjid Hajjah Fatimah (1846) | Mosque | 4001 Beach Road | 28 June 1973 | 7[3]
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| Masjid Jamae (1830) | Mosque | 218 South Bridge Road | 19 November 1974 | 13[3]
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| Masjid Sultan (1928) | Mosque | 3 Muscat Street | 8 March 1975 | 14[3]
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| Ministry of Labour Building, Old, currently the Subordinate Courts Family and Juvenile Division (1928) | Government | 3 Havelock Square | 27 February 1998 | 36[3]
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| Nagore Durgha (1893) | Shrine | 140 Telok Ayer Street | 19 November 1974 | 9[3]
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| Nanyang University Arch, Nanyang University Memorial and Nanyang University Library and Administration Building, currently the Chinese Heritage Centre | Arch, Memorial, Museum | Yunnan Crescent, 42 Nanyang Avenue and 22 Nanyang Drive | 18 December 1998 | 42[3]
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| National Museum of Singapore (1887) | Museum | 93 Stamford Road | 14 February 1992 | 30[3]
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| Parliament House and Annex Building, Old, currently The Arts House at the Old Parliament (1827) | Arts | 10 Empress Place | 14 February 1992, and 3 July 1992 | 27[3]
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| Old Tao Nan School, currently the Peranakan Museum (1906) | Museum | 39 Armenian Street | 27 February 1998 | 37[3]
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| Old Thong Chai Medical Institution (1892) | Commercial | 50 Eu Tong Sen Street | 28 June 1973 | 1[3]
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| Padang (1820s) | Multi-Purpose Venue | Connaught Dr | 9 August 2022 | 75[1]
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| Prinsep Street Presbyterian Church (1931) | Church | 77 Prinsep Street | 12 January 2002 | 44[3]
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| Raffles College, Former, currently the Bukit Timah campus of National University of Singapore (22 July 1929) | University | 469 Bukit Timah Road | 11 November 2009 | 56[3]
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| Raffles Hotel (1887) | Hotel | 1 Beach Road | 4 March 1987, and 3 June 1995 | 20[3]
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| Saint Andrew's Cathedral (1856–1861) | Church | 11 Saint Andrew's Road | 28 June 1973 | 3[3]
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| Saint George's Church (1910–1913) | Church | 10 Minden Road | 10 November 1978 | 15[3]
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| Saint James Power Station (1926) | Office | 3 Sentosa Gateway | 11 November 2009 | 60[3]
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| Saint Joseph's Church (1906–1912) | Church | 143 Victoria Street | 14 January 2005 | 51[3]
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| Saint Joseph's Institution, Former, now the Singapore Art Museum (1867) | Museum | 71 Bras Basah Road | 14 February 1992 | 31[3]
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| Singapore Conference Hall (Oct 1965) | Multi-Purpose Venue | 7 Shenton Way | 28 December 2010 | 62[4]
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| Siong Lim Temple (1902) | Temple | 184 Jalan Toa Payoh | 14 October 1980 | 19[3]
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| Sri Mariamman Temple (1827) | Temple | 244 South Bridge Road | 28 June 1973 | 6[3]
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| Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple (1855) | Temple | 397 Serangoon Road | 10 November 1978 | 17[3]
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| Sri Temasek (1867–1869) | Government | Orchard Road | 14 February 1992 | 24[3]
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| Sri Thendayuthapani Temple (1859) | Temple | 15 Tank Road | 20 October 2014 | 
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| Sun Yat Sen Villa, currently the Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall (1880) | Museum | 12 Tai Gin Road | 28 October 1994 | 33[3]
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| Supreme Court, Old, currently the National Gallery Singapore (1937–1939) | Government | 1 Saint Andrew's Road | 14 February 1992 | 28[3]
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| Tan Kim Seng Fountain (1882) | Wartime memorial | Connaught Dr | 28 December 2010 | 63[4]
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| Tan Si Chong Su (1876–1878) | Temple | 15 Magazine Road | 19 November 1974 | 12[3]
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| Tan Teck Guan Building (1911) | Government | 16 College Road | 2 December 2002 | 46[3]
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| Telok Ayer Chinese Methodist Church (1924) | Church | 235 Telok Ayer Street | 23 March 1989 | 21[3]
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| Telok Ayer Market, Former, currently Lau Pa Sat (1894) | Food centre | 18 Raffles Quay | 28 June 1973 | 4[3]
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| Thian Hock Keng (1839–1842) | Temple | 158 Telok Ayer Street | 28 June 1973 | 5[3]
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| Tou Mu Kung Temple (1881) | Temple | 779A Upper Serangoon Road | 14 January 2005 | 54[3]
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| Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall (1862) | Arts | 9 Empress Place | 14 February 1992 | 26[3]
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| Ying Fo Fui Kun (1881–1882) | Clan | 98 Telok Ayer Street | 18 December 1998 | 40[3]
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| Yueh Hai Ching Temple (1895) | Temple | 30B Philip Street | 28 June 1996 | 34[3]
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Ng Keng Gene (8 August 2022). "Padang to be gazetted as national monument on National Day". AsiaOne. Archived from the original on 8 August 2022.
- ^ a b c "Singapore River Bridges Gazetted As The Nation's 73rd National Monument". www.placestovisitasia.com. 24 October 2019. Archived from the original on 16 February 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm Melody Zaccheus (21 October 2014). "Sri Thendayuthapani Temple joins 66 others on list of Singapore's national monuments". www.straitstimes.com. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021.
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- ^ a b c d Yen Feng (28 December 2010). "Singapore Conference Hall a national monument". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 23 December 2021.
- ^ Lee Min Kok (15 February 2016). "Changi Prison's entrance gate, wall, turrets gazetted as Singapore's 72nd national monument". www.straitstimes.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2020.
- ^ Andrea Ong (11 July 2014). "Chung Cheng High School gazetted as national monument". www.straitstimes.com. Archived from the original on 16 March 2018.
- ^ "Civilian War Memorial gazetted as Singapore's 65th national monument". www.todayonline.com. 16 August 2013. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014.
- ^ "Tanjong Pagar station a national monument". www.straitstimes.com. 9 April 2011. Archived from the original on 16 February 2022.
- ^ Ng Keng Gene (15 February 2022). "Fort Siloso gazetted as Singapore's 74th national monument, first site to be preserved". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 16 February 2022.
- ^ Melody Zaccheus (7 December 2015). "Fullerton Hotel building is Singapore's 71st national monument | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com.
- ^ Yeo Sam Jo (28 January 2016). "National monument plaque unveiled at Istana Kampong Gelam". www.straitstimes.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020.
- ^ Laura Elizabeth Philomin (2 June 2016). "Jurong Town Hall gazetted as 69th National Monument". www.todayonline.com. Archived from the original on 25 May 2016.
- ^ Lim Yi Han (18 December 2014). "Alkaff Upper Serangoon Mosque gazetted as national monument". www.straitstimes.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016.
- ^ Melody Zaccheus (20 October 2014). "Sri Thendayuthapani Temple is Singapore's 67th national monument". www.straitstimes.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2022.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to National monuments of Singapore.
- Official website of the Preservation of Sites and Monuments of the National Heritage Board
- List of national monuments on the Roots.Sg portal of the National Heritage Board
- Singapore's National Monuments – National Library Singapore Resource Guides
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