There is an overlap between the areas of China Square, Kreta Ayer (Hokkien) Area https://www.marcs.studio/post/singapore-chinatown-kreta-...

Parts of 1898 map showing Perseverance Estate and Confederate Estate Before 1917, Joo Chiat Road was known as the Confederate Estate...

The origins of Ludwigsburg date from the beginning of the 18th century (1718–1723) when the largest baroque castle in Germany,...

New Bridge Road This street was laid in 1842. The Chinese call it "Sin Pa Sat Ma Chu Cheng" (Front of New Market), or "Ji Ma Lo" (Number...

Before the time of Stamford Raffles and William Farquhar, Emerald Hill was believed to be fully covered in primary rainforest. However,...

Chinese New Year, February 2020 South Bridge Road had been known in the early 1820s by this name, before a proper road was constructed....

There is an overlap between the areas of Kreta Ayer (Hokkien) Area and China Square https://www.marcs.studio/post/singapore-chinatown-chi...

Indian influence in Southeast Asia dates back to classical antiquity, with ancient and continual trade relations existing between the...

Beach Road Area In the Jackson Plan, which was based on Stamford Raffles’s vision of Singapore laid out in 1822, much of Beach Road was...

Mosque street It was named thus due to the presence of Jamae Mosque (also known as Chulia Mosque), which is situated near the junction of...

Carpenter Street Carpenter Street might be named after Percy Carpenter or after the many Chinese craftsman who used to work in the area....

Eu Tong Sen Street (and former Wayang Street) Eu Tong Sen (1877-1944, Cantonese) was the King of Tin. His assets included tin mines,...

1972 Map of the Clarke Quay area Source: https://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/maps_building_plans/record-details/faacd540-115c-11e3-83d5...

View of Telok Ayer Bay from nearby Mount Wallich prior to the start of land reclamation in the 1880's. Clearly visible is Nagore Dargah,...

The Chinese had been known in the islands of the Malay Archipelago for more than 1,000 years, ever since the southern kilns of the Tang...

Walking along West Coast Highway to WCP Inchcape Centre Entering WCP View of Seahill, Vision and Blue Horizon Pasir Panjang Terminal To...

Farquhar and Raffles were employees of the powerful East India Company (EIC), formed at the turn of the 17th century ostensibly to trade...

Historical sites in the Singapore Civic District