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.
Building name | Date built | Current usage | Address | Date gazetted | National Monument # | Image |
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Anderson Bridge | 1910 | Bridge | Singapore River | 15 October 2019 | 73 [2] | |
Armenian Church | 1835–1836 | Church | Hill Street | 6028 June 1973 | 2 [3] | |
Bowyer Block, Singapore General Hospital | 29 March 1926 | Museum | 11 Third Hospital Avenue | 11 November 2009 | 61 [3] | |
Caldwell House, currently part of CHIJMES | 1840–1841 | Wedding venue | Victoria Street | 3026 October 1990 | 23 [3] | |
Cathay Building | 1939 | Commercial | 2 Handy Road | 10 February 2003 | 48 [3] | |
Cathedral of the Good Shepherd | 1843–1847 | Church | Queen Street | A28 June 1973 | 8 [3] | |
Cavenagh Bridge | 1869 | Bridge | Singapore River | 15 October 2019 | 73 [2] | |
The Cenotaph | 1922 | Wartime memorial | Connaught Dr | 28 December 2010 | 63 [4] | |
Central Fire Station | 1908 | Fire Station | Hill Street | 6218 December 1998 | 41 [3] | |
Changi Prison, Old Entrance Gate, Turret and Wall | 1936 | Prison | Upper Changi Road North | 15 February 2016 | 72 [5] | |
Chesed-El Synagogue | 1905 | Synagogue | 2 Oxley Rise | 18 December 1998 | 38 [3] | |
Chinese High School Clock Tower Building | 1925 | School | Bukit Timah Road | 67319 March 1999 | 43 [3] | |
Chung Cheng High School (Main) | 1965 | School | 50 Goodman Road | 10 July 2014 | 66 [6] | |
Church of Our Lady of Lourdes | 1888 | Church | Ophir Road | 5014 January 2005 | 52 [3] | |
Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul | 1869–1870 | Church | Queen Street | 225A10 February 2003 | 49 [3] | |
Church of St Teresa | 7 April 1929 | Church | Bukit Purmei | 211 November 2009 | 57 [3] | |
Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary | 1901 | Church | Upper Serangoon Road | 125914 January 2005 | 53 [3] | |
Civilian War Memorial | 1967 | Wartime memorial | War Memorial Park, Singapore | 15 August 2013 | 65 [7] | |
City Hall, currently part of the National Gallery Singapore | 1926–1929 | Art Gallery | 3 Saint Andrew's Road | 14 February 1992 | 25 [3] | |
College of Medicine Building | 1926 | Government | 16 College Road | 2 December 2002 | 47 [3] | |
Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus Chapel, currently known as CHIJMES Hall, part of CHIJMES | 1904 | Wedding venue, function hall | Victoria Street | 3026 October 1990 | 23 [3] | |
Elgin Bridge | 1929 | Bridge | Singapore River | 15 October 2019 | 73 [2] | |
Empress Place Building, currently Asian Civilisations Museum | 1864–1920 | Museum | Empress Place | 114 February 1992 | 29 [3] | |
Former Admiralty House | 1940 | School | 345 Old Nelson Road | 2 December 2002 | 45 [3] | |
Former Attorney-General's Chambers, currently part of Parliament House of Singapore | 1906 | Government | 1 Parliament Place | 14 February 1992 | 32 [3] | |
Former Command House | 1937–1938 | University | 17 Kheam Hock Road | 11 November 2009 | 59 [3] | |
Former Ford Factory | 1941 | Museum | Upper Bukit Timah Road | 31515 February 2006 | 55 [3] | |
Former Raffles College | c. 1920s | School | 469E Bukit Timah Road | 11 November 2009 | 56 [3] | |
Former Tanjong Pagar railway station | 1932 | Transportation | 30 Keppel Road | 9 April 2011 | 64 [8] | |
Fort Siloso | 1878 | Wartime museum | Sentosa | 15 February 2022 | 74 [9] | |
Fullerton Building, currently The Fullerton Hotel Singapore (1867) | 1928 | Hotel | 1 Fullerton Square | 7 December 2015 | 71 [10] | |
Goodwood Park Hotel (Tower Block) | 1900 | Hotel | Scotts Road | 2223 March 1989 | 22 [3] | |
Hill Street Police Station, Old | 1934 | Government | Hill Street | 14018 December 1998 | 39 [3] | |
Hong San See | 1908–1913 | Temple | 31 Mohamed Sultan Road | 10 November 1978 | 16 [3] | |
House of Tan Yeok Nee | 1885 | Under restoration | 207 Clemenceau Avenue | 19 November 1974 | 11 [3] | |
The Istana | 1867–1869 | Government | Orchard Road | 14 February 1992 | 24 [3] | |
Istana Kampong Glam, currently Malay Heritage Centre | 1839–1843 | Museum | 85 Sultan Gate | 6 August 2015 | 70 [11] | |
Jurong Town Hall | 1971–1974 | Commercial | Jurong Town Hall Road | 92 June 2015 | 69 [12] | |
Keng Teck Whay | 1847–1875 | Temple | Telok Ayer Street | 15011 November 2009 | 58 [3] | |
Lim Bo Seng Memorial | 1954 | Wartime memorial | Connaught Dr | 28 December 2010 | 63 [4] | |
MacDonald House | 1949 | Commercial | Orchard Road | 40A10 February 2003 | 50 [3] | |
Maghain Aboth Synagogue | 1878 | Synagogue | Waterloo Street | 2427 February 1998 | 35 [3] | |
Masjid Abdul Gaffoor | 1907 | Mosque | 41 Dunlop Street | 5 July 1979 | 18 [3] | |
Masjid Al-Abrar | 1829 | Mosque | Telok Ayer Street | 19219 November 1974 | 10 [3] | |
Masjid Alkaff Upper Serangoon | 1932 | Mosque | 66 Pheng Geck Avenue | 18 December 2014 | 68 [13] | |
Masjid Hajjah Fatimah | 1846 | Mosque | Beach Road | 400128 June 1973 | 7 [3] | |
Masjid Jamae | 1830 | Mosque | South Bridge Road | 21819 November 1974 | 13 [3] | |
Masjid Sultan | 1928 | Mosque | 3 Muscat Street | 8 March 1975 | 14 [3] | |
Ministry of Labour Building, Old, currently the Subordinate Courts Family and Juvenile Division | 1928 | Government | 3 Havelock Square | 27 February 1998 | 36 [3] | |
Nagore Durgha | 1893 | Shrine | Telok Ayer Street | 14019 November 1974 | 9 [3] | |
Nanyang University Arch, Nanyang University Memorial and Nanyang University Library and Administration Building, currently the Chinese Heritage Centre | 1954-1956 | Arch, Memorial, Museum | Yunnan Crescent, 42 Nanyang Avenue and 22 Nanyang Drive | 18 December 1998 | 42 [3] | |
National Museum of Singapore | 1887 | Museum | Stamford Road | 9314 February 1992 | 30 [3] | |
Parliament House and Annex Building, Old, currently The Arts House at the Old Parliament | 1827 | Arts | Empress Place | 1014 February 1992, and 3 July 1992 | 27 [3] | |
Old Tao Nan School, currently the Peranakan Museum | 1906 | Museum | Armenian Street | 3927 February 1998 | 37 [3] | |
Old Thong Chai Medical Institution | 1892 | Commercial | Eu Tong Sen Street | 5028 June 1973 | 1 [3] | |
Padang | c. 1820s | Multi-Purpose Venue | Connaught Dr | 9 August 2022 | 75 [1] | |
Prinsep Street Presbyterian Church | 1931 | Church | 77 Prinsep Street | 12 January 2002 | 44 [3] | |
Raffles College, Former, currently the Bukit Timah campus of National University of Singapore | 22 July 1929 | University | Bukit Timah Road | 46911 November 2009 | 56 [3] | |
Raffles Hotel | 1887 | Hotel | Beach Road | 14 March 1987, and 3 June 1995 | 20 [3] | |
Saint Andrew's Cathedral | 1856–1861 | Church | 11 Saint Andrew's Road | 28 June 1973 | 3 [3] | |
Saint George's Church | 1910–1913 | Church | 10 Minden Road | 10 November 1978 | 15 [3] | |
Saint James Power Station | 1926 | Office | 3 Sentosa Gateway | 11 November 2009 | 60 [3] | |
Saint Joseph's Church | 1906–1912 | Church | Victoria Street | 14314 January 2005 | 51 [3] | |
Saint Joseph's Institution, Former, now the Singapore Art Museum | 1867 | Museum | Bras Basah Road | 7114 February 1992 | 31 [3] | |
Singapore Conference Hall | October 1965 | Multi-Purpose Venue | 7 Shenton Way | 28 December 2010 | 62 [4] | |
Siong Lim Temple | 1902 | Temple | 184 Jalan Toa Payoh | 14 October 1980 | 19 [3] | |
Sri Mariamman Temple | 1827 | Temple | South Bridge Road | 24428 June 1973 | 6 [3] | |
Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple | 1855 | Temple | Serangoon Road | 39710 November 1978 | 17 [3] | |
Sri Temasek | 1867–1869 | Government | Orchard Road | 14 February 1992 | 24 [3] | |
Sri Thendayuthapani Temple | 1859 | Temple | 15 Tank Road | 20 October 2014 | ||
Sun Yat Sen Villa, currently the Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall | 1880 | Museum | 12 Tai Gin Road | 28 October 1994 | 33 [3] | |
Supreme Court, Old, currently the National Gallery Singapore | 1937–1939 | Government | 1 Saint Andrew's Road | 14 February 1992 | 28 [3] | |
Tan Kim Seng Fountain | 1882 | Wartime memorial | Connaught Dr | 28 December 2010 | 63 [4] | |
Tan Si Chong Su | 1876–1878 | Temple | 15 Magazine Road | 19 November 1974 | 12 [3] | |
Tan Teck Guan Building | 1911 | Government | 16 College Road | 2 December 2002 | 46 [3] | |
Telok Ayer Chinese Methodist Church | 1924 | Church | Telok Ayer Street | 23523 March 1989 | 21 [3] | |
Telok Ayer Market, Former, currently Lau Pa Sat | 1894 | Food centre | 18 Raffles Quay | 28 June 1973 | 4 [3] | |
Thian Hock Keng | 1839–1842 | Temple | Telok Ayer Street | 15828 June 1973 | 5 [3] | |
Tou Mu Kung Temple | 1881 | Temple | Upper Serangoon Road | 779A14 January 2005 | 54 [3] | |
Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall | 1862 | Arts | Empress Place | 914 February 1992 | 26 [3] | |
Ying Fo Fui Kun | 1881–1882 | Clan | Telok Ayer Street | 9818 December 1998 | 40 [3] | |
Yueh Hai Ching Temple | 1895 | Temple | 30B Philip Street | 28 June 1996 | 34 [3] | |
Kallang is a planning area and residential zone located in the Central Region 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 reopened in June 2017 with a refreshed exhibition and free admission.
Thian Hock Keng, is a temple built for the worship of Mazu, a Chinese sea goddess, located in Singapore. It is the oldest and most important temple of the Hokkien (Hoklo) people in the country. Another shrine at the back is Buddhist dedicated to Guanyin, the Mahayana Buddhist bodhisattva of mercy.
The Central Area, also called the City Area, and informally The City, is the main commercial and financial city centre of Singapore. Located in the south-eastern part of the Central Region, the Central Area consists of eleven constituent planning areas: the Downtown Core, Marina East, Marina South, the Museum Planning Area, Newton, Orchard, Outram, River Valley, Rochor, the Singapore River and Straits View, as defined by the Urban Redevelopment Authority. The term Central Business District (CBD) has also been used to describe most of the Central Area as well, although its boundaries lie within the Downtown Core.
The Padang 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 MRT station.
Cavenagh Bridge is the only suspension bridge and one of the oldest bridges in Singapore, spanning the lower reaches of the Singapore River in the Downtown Core. Opened in 1869 to commemorate Singapore's new Crown colony of the Straits Settlements status in 1867, it is the oldest bridge in Singapore that exists in its original form.
Elgin Bridge is a vehicular box girder bridge across the Singapore River, linking the Downtown Core to the Singapore River Planning Area located within Singapore's Central Area. It was built between 1925 and 1929.
Anderson Bridge is a pedestrian bridge that spans across the Singapore River. It is located near the river's mouth in the Downtown Core Planning Area of Singapore's Central Area.
Central Fire Station is a fire station in Hill Street, Singapore. The oldest fire station in Singapore, it is located in the Museum Planning Area, which is within the Central Area. The building currently houses the Civil Defence Heritage Gallery, the official museum of the Singapore Civil Defence Force. The fire station is gazetted as a national monument of Singapore in 1996.
Hindu religion and culture in Singapore can be traced to the 7th century AD, when Temasek was a trading post of Hindu-Buddhist Srivijaya empire. A millennium later, a wave of immigrants from southern India were brought to Singapore, mostly as coolies and indentured labourers by the British East India Company and colonial British Empire. As with Malay peninsula, the British administration sought to stabilise a reliable labour force in its regional plantation and trading activities; it encouraged Hindus to bring family through the kangani system of migration, settle, build temples and segregated it into a community that later became Little India.
The Chesed-El Synagogue is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at Oxley Rise, in River Valley, within the Central Area of Singapore. The synagogue was constructed in 1905 and in 1998 it was designated as a national monument of Singapore.
The Sri Thendayuthapani Temple, better known as the Chettiars' Temple, is one of Singapore Hindu community's most important monuments. The temple was built by the Chettiars at Tank Road in 1859 and managed by the Chettiars' Temple Society. The temple was reconstructed in 1983 and renovated in 2022. The temple was gazetted as a National monument of Singapore on 20 October 2014.
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 library at the Singapore Institution as the Raffles Library and Museum.
Queen Street is one of the oldest streets in Singapore and once had a very strong Eurasian presence. Beginning at Arab Street, Queen Street forms major junctions with Ophir Road, Rochor Road, Middle Road and Bras Basah Road before ending at the junction of Stamford Road.
The Former Admiralty House 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 November 2019 and is currently being refurbished for use as part of the Sembawang Sports and Community Hub.
The Fullerton Hotel Singapore is a five-star luxury hotel located near the mouth of the Singapore River, in the Downtown Core of the Central Area, Singapore. It was originally known as the Fullerton Building, and also as the General Post Office Building. The address is 1 Fullerton Square. The Fullerton Building was named after Robert Fullerton, the first Governor of the Straits Settlements (1826–1829). Commissioned in 1924 as part of the British colony's centennial celebrations, the building was designed as an office building by Major P.H. Keys of Keys & Dowdeswell, a Shanghai firm of architects, which won the project through an architectural design competition. The architectural firm also designed the Capitol Theatre, its adjoined Capitol Building and the Singapore General Hospital. In 2015, it was designated as a national monument of Singapore.
The Online Citizen is a blogging platform based in Taiwan. Founded in December 2006 by Andrew Loh and Remy Choo Zheng Xi in Singapore, it is known for its political activism. It describes itself as a group of advocacy journalists who report on topics not generally covered by the mainstream media.
Baey Yam Keng is a Singaporean politician who has been serving as Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Sustainability and the Environment since 2022 and Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Transport since 2018. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Tampines North division of Tampines GRC since 2011.
The Indian Heritage Centre is a cultural centre and museum in Singapore that showcases the culture, heritage and history of Indian Singaporeans. Located at the Campbell Lane thoroughfare in the Little India precinct, the 3,090 square metres (33,300 sq ft) centre was launched on 7 May 2015.
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 head start technology companies in the 2000s. The building was further developed into a new hub for trade associations with Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry as the anchor tenant by 2017. The road Jurong Town Hall Road was named after this building.
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