National monuments of Singapore

Last updated May 16, 2024

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.

List of national monuments

Building name	Current usage	Address	Date gazetted	National Monument #
Anderson Bridge (1910)	Bridge	Singapore River	15 October 2019	73^[2]
Armenian Church (1835–1836)	Church	Hill Street 006060 Hill Street	28 June 1973	2^[3]
Bowyer Block, Singapore General Hospital (29 March 1926)	Museum	Third Hospital Avenue 0011 11 Third Hospital Avenue	11 November 2009	61^[3]
Caldwell House, currently part of CHIJMES (1840–1841)	Wedding venue	Victoria Street 003030 Victoria Street	26 October 1990	23^[3]
Cathay Building (1939)	Commercial	Handy Road 00022 Handy Road	10 February 2003	48^[3]
Cathedral of the Good Shepherd (1843–1847)	Church	Queen Street 0000AA Queen Street	28 June 1973	8^[3]
Cavenagh Bridge (1869)	Bridge	Singapore River	15 October 2019	73^[2]
The Cenotaph (1922)	Wartime memorial	Connaught Dr Connaught Dr	28 December 2010	63^[4]
Central Fire Station (1908)	Fire Station	Hill Street 006262 Hill Street	18 December 1998	41^[3]
Changi Prison, Old Entrance Gate, Turret and Wall (1936)	Prison	Upper Changi Road North Upper Changi Road North	15 February 2016	72^[5]
Chesed-El Synagogue (1905)	Synagogue	Oxley Road 00022 Oxley Rise	18 December 1998	38^[3]
Chinese High School Clock Tower Building (1925)	School	Bukit Timah Road 0673673 Bukit Timah Road	19 March 1999	43^[3]
Chung Cheng High School (Main) (1965)	School	Goodman Road 003050 Goodman Road	10 July 2014	66^[6]
Church of Our Lady of Lourdes (1888)	Church	Ophir Road 005050 Ophir Road	14 January 2005	52^[3]
Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (1869–1870)	Church	Queen Street 0225A225A Queen Street	10 February 2003	49^[3]
Church of St Teresa (7 April 1929)	Church	Bukit Purmei 00022 Bukit Purmei	11 November 2009	57^[3]
Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (1901)	Church	Upper Serangoon Road 12591259 Upper Serangoon Road	14 January 2005	53^[3]
Civilian War Memorial (1967)	Wartime memorial	War Memorial Park, Singapore	15 August 2013	65^[7]
City Hall (1926–1929), currently part of the National Gallery Singapore	Art Gallery	Saint Andrew's Road 00033 Saint Andrew's Road	14 February 1992	25^[3]
College of Medicine Building (1926)	Government	College Road 001616 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 003030 Victoria Street	26 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 00011 Empress Place	14 February 1992	29^[3]
Former Admiralty House (1940)	School	Old Nelson Road 0345345 Old Nelson Road	2 December 2002	45^[3]
Former Attorney-General's Chambers, currently part of Parliament House of Singapore	Government	1 Parliament Place	14 February 1992	32^[3]
Former Command House (1937–1938)	University	Kheam Hock Road 001717 Kheam Hock Road	11 November 2009	59^[3]
Former Ford Factory (1941)	Museum	Upper Bukit Timah Road 0315315 Upper Bukit Timah Road	15 February 2006	55^[3]
Former Raffles College (1920s)	School	Waterloo Street 0024469E Bukit Timah Road	11 November 2009	56^[3]
Former Tanjong Pagar railway station (1932)	Transportation	Keppel Road 003030 Keppel Road	9 April 2011	64^[8]
Fort Siloso (1878)	Wartime museum	Sentosa	15 February 2022	74^[9]
Fullerton Building (1928) currently The Fullerton Hotel Singapore (1867)	Hotel	Fullerton Square 00011 Fullerton Square	7 December 2015	71^[10]
Goodwood Park Hotel (Tower Block) (1900)	Hotel	Scotts Road 002222 Scotts Road	23 March 1989	22^[3]
Hill Street Police Station, Old (1934)	Government	Hill Street 0140140 Hill Street	18 December 1998	39^[3]
Hong San See (1908–1913)	Temple	Mohamed Sultan Road 003131 Mohamed Sultan Road	10 November 1978	16^[3]
House of Tan Yeok Nee (1885)	University	Clemenceau Avenue 0207207 Clemenceau Avenue	19 November 1974	11^[3]
The Istana (1867–1869)	Government	Orchard Road Orchard Road	14 February 1992	24^[3]
Istana Kampong Glam, currently Malay Heritage Centre (1839–1843)	Museum	Sultan Gate85 Sultan Gate	6 August 2015	70^[11]
Jurong Town Hall (1971–1974)	Commercial	Jurong Town Hall Road9 Jurong Town Hall Road	2 June 2015	69^[12]
Keng Teck Whay (1847–1875)	Temple	Telok Ayer Street 0150150 Telok Ayer Street	11 November 2009	58^[3]
Lim Bo Seng Memorial (1954)	Wartime memorial	Connaught Dr Connaught Dr	28 December 2010	63^[4]
MacDonald House (1949)	Commercial	Orchard Road 0040A40A Orchard Road	10 February 2003	50^[3]
Maghain Aboth Synagogue (1878)	Synagogue	Waterloo Street 002424 Waterloo Street	27 February 1998	35^[3]
Masjid Abdul Gaffoor (1907)	Mosque	Dunlop Street 004141 Dunlop Street	5 July 1979	18^[3]
Masjid Al-Abrar (1829)	Mosque	Telok Ayer Street 0192192 Telok Ayer Street	19 November 1974	10^[3]
Masjid Alkaff Upper Serangoon (1932)	Mosque	Pheng Geck Avenue 6666 Pheng Geck Avenue	18 December 2014	68^[13]
Masjid Hajjah Fatimah (1846)	Mosque	Beach Road 40014001 Beach Road	28 June 1973	7^[3]
Masjid Jamae (1830)	Mosque	South Bridge Road 0218218 South Bridge Road	19 November 1974	13^[3]
Masjid Sultan (1928)	Mosque	Muscat Street 00033 Muscat Street	8 March 1975	14^[3]
Ministry of Labour Building, Old, currently the Subordinate Courts Family and Juvenile Division (1928)	Government	Havelock Square 00033 Havelock Square	27 February 1998	36^[3]
Nagore Durgha (1893)	Shrine	Telok Ayer Street 0140140 Telok Ayer Street	19 November 1974	9^[3]
Nanyang University Arch, Nanyang University Memorial and Nanyang University Library and Administration Building, currently the Chinese Heritage Centre	Arch, Memorial, Museum	Yunnan CrescentYunnan Crescent, 42 Nanyang Avenue and 22 Nanyang Drive	18 December 1998	42^[3]
National Museum of Singapore (1887)	Museum	Stamford Road 009393 Stamford Road	14 February 1992	30^[3]
Parliament House and Annex Building, Old, currently The Arts House at the Old Parliament (1827)	Arts	Empress Place 001010 Empress Place	14 February 1992, and 3 July 1992	27^[3]
Padang (1820s)	Multi-Purpose Venue	Connaught Dr	9 August 2022	75^[1]
Prinsep Street Presbyterian Church (1931)	Church	Princep Street 007777 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 0469469 Bukit Timah Road	11 November 2009	56^[3]
Raffles Hotel (1887)	Hotel	Beach Road 00011 Beach Road	4 March 1987, and 3 June 1995	20^[3]
Saint Andrew's Cathedral (1856–1861)	Church	Saint Andrew's Road 001111 Saint Andrew's Road	28 June 1973	3^[3]
Saint George's Church (1910–1913)	Church	Minden Road 001010 Minden Road	10 November 1978	15^[3]
Saint James Power Station (1926)	Office	Sentosa Gateway 00033 Sentosa Gateway	11 November 2009	60^[3]
Saint Joseph's Church (1906–1912)	Church	Victoria Street 0143143 Victoria Street	14 January 2005	51^[3]
Saint Joseph's Institution, Former, now the Singapore Art Museum (1867)	Museum	Bras Basah Road 007171 Bras Basah Road	14 February 1992	31^[3]
Singapore Conference Hall (Oct 1965)	Multi-Purpose Venue	Shenton Way 0007 7 Shenton Way	28 December 2010	62^[4]
Siong Lim Temple (1902)	Temple	Jalan Toa Payoh 0184184 Jalan Toa Payoh	14 October 1980	19^[3]
Sri Mariamman Temple (1827)	Temple	South Bridge Road 0244244 South Bridge Road	28 June 1973	6^[3]
Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple (1855)	Temple	Serangoon Road 0397397 Serangoon Road	10 November 1978	17^[3]
Sri Temasek (1867–1869)	Government	Orchard Road Orchard Road	14 February 1992	24^[3]
Sri Thendayuthapani Temple (1859)	Temple	Tank Road 003015 Tank Road	20 October 2014	67^[3]^[14]
Sun Yat Sen Villa, currently the Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall (1880)	Museum	Tai Gin Road 001212 Tai Gin Road	28 October 1994	33^[3]
Supreme Court, Old, currently the National Gallery Singapore (1937–1939)	Government	Saint Andrew's Road 00011 Saint Andrew's Road	14 February 1992	28^[3]
Tan Kim Seng Fountain (1882)	Wartime memorial	Connaught Dr Connaught Dr	28 December 2010	63^[4]
Tan Si Chong Su (1876–1878)	Temple	Magazine Road 001515 Magazine Road	19 November 1974	12^[3]
Tan Teck Guan Building (1911)	Government	College Road 001616 College Road	2 December 2002	46^[3]
Tao Nan School, Old, currently the Peranakan Museum (1906)	Museum	Armenian Street 003939 Armenian Street	27 February 1998	37^[3]
Telok Ayer Chinese Methodist Church (1924)	Church	Telok Ayer Street 0235235 Telok Ayer Street	23 March 1989	21^[3]
Telok Ayer Market, Former, currently Lau Pa Sat (1894)	Food centre	Raffles Quay 001818 Raffles Quay	28 June 1973	4^[3]
Thian Hock Keng (1839–1842)	Temple	Telok Ayer Street 0158158 Telok Ayer Street	28 June 1973	5^[3]
Thong Chai Medical Institution, Old (1892)	Commercial	Eu Tong Sen Street 005050 Eu Tong Sen Street	28 June 1973	1^[3]
Tou Mu Kung Temple (1881)	Temple	Upper Serangoon Road 0779A779A Upper Serangoon Road	14 January 2005	54^[3]
Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall (1862)	Arts	Empress Place 00099 Empress Place	14 February 1992	26^[3]
Ying Fo Fui Kun (1881–1882)	Clan	Telok Ayer Street 009898 Telok Ayer Street	18 December 1998	40^[3]
Yueh Hai Ching Temple (1895)	Temple	Philip Street 0030B30B Philip Street	28 June 1996	34^[3]

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1 2 3 "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.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 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. Scroll below for 1st to 67th National Monuments
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[padang-1] 1 2 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.

[73rd-2] 1 2 3 "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.

[1st_to_67-3] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 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. Scroll below for 1st to 67th National Monuments

[63rd-4] 1 2 3 4 Yen Feng (28 December 2010). "Singapore Conference Hall a national monument". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 23 December 2021.

[5] 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.

[6] Andrea Ong (11 July 2014). "Chung Cheng High School gazetted as national monument". www.straitstimes.com. Archived from the original on 16 March 2018.

[7] "Civilian War Memorial gazetted as Singapore's 65th national monument". www.todayonline.com. 16 August 2013. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014.

[8] "Tanjong Pagar station a national monument". www.straitstimes.com. 9 April 2011. Archived from the original on 16 February 2022.

[siloso-9] 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.

[10] Melody Zaccheus (7 December 2015). "Fullerton Hotel building is Singapore's 71st national monument | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com.

[11] 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.

[12] 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.

[13] 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.

[14] 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.

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