Kreta Ayer Road Kreta Ayer is the most important road that defines Chinatown. Since there is no word colloquially in Chinese for...

Originally called Salinter (or Salintar), Tanjong Pagar in Malay means "cape of stakes", a name that reflects its origins as a fishing...

View of Anson Road, Singapore, with Phoenix Building that houses an aerated water factory on the left. 1930s. Source:...

Waterloo Street No. 42 Waterloo Street, June 2022 No. 48 Waterloo Street, June 2022 No. 54 to 58 Waterloo Street, June 2022 No. 60...

Fort Canning Green, Canning Rise Fort Canning Hill, formerly Government Hill, Singapore Hill and Bukit Larangan (Forbidden Hill in...

Chijmes November 2019 Originally known as the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus (CHIJ), which was a premier girls’ school established in...

Belilios Road Named after Raphael Belilios (died 1910, Jewish) a wealthy cattle trader. He once owner a large parcel of land in the...

Dalhousie Obelisk November 2019 The Dalhousie Obelisk commemorates the visit of then governor-general of India (1848–1856), the Marquis...

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...

Historical sites in the Singapore Civic District