Kampong Bugis
Early settlement of the Bugis From Macassar, Celebes The home of the Bugis is Macassar, Celebes, They played an important part in the political development of the Malay Peninsula in the 18th century. They were great warriors and this enabled them ...

Keramat Iskandar Shah : King of Temasek
Evidence that Fort Canning (Bukit Larangan) was not only where the palace of anchient rulers of Singapore (Temasek) was but also their tombs. It is strongly believed that the 'Keramat' (the tomb of a holy person) found after the hill was cleared ...


Kranji War Memorial - Resting Place of Many Allied Soldiers
Resting place for many of the Allied Soldiers including Singaporeans who died defending Singapore, Malaya and neighbouring lands and seas. The Memorial designed like an aerofoil with 12 broad columns and the inscription in the main memorial reads ...

Long Shan Si "Leong San See Temple" - The Temple that resembles a Chinese palace
One of our oldest Buddhist Temple The original Long Shan Si was in Anping District in Fukien. Its Abbot Chun Wu came to Singapore carrying with him an urn and a statue of Kuan Yin. He bought a plot of land in Race Course Road and built a small te ...

Madrasah Aljunied and Madrasah Alsagoff
Learning of Malay and Arabic is basic in inculcating Islamic values and culture To Malay pupils. Other than Malay Schools Madrasahs continued to Serve Malays and Muslims in Singapore Even before Stamford Raffles landed in Singapore a few Koran sc ...

Majestic Theatre
Tien Yien Moh Toi Theatre for Cantonese Operas built in 1927 by Eu Tong Sen converted into a Cinema The Majestic Theatre in New Bridge Road was built by the rich philanthropist Eu Tong Sen in 1927 as the Tien Yien Moh Toi Theatre for Cantonese op ...

Makam Habib Noh
Habib Noh was born in Penang. He settled in Singapore in 1819. He was revered as a holy man and credited with supernatural powers; he could be present in more that one place at the same time. Habib Nor showed compassion to the poor and it is said th ...

Manmatha Karuneshvarar Temple
Temple started by Hindu workers in the Gas Depot nearby and Later managed bye trustees and finally V. Pakirisamy and his Brother Narayanasamy. The Manmatha Karuneshvarar Temple was established soon after the Municipal Gasworks of depot was set up ...

Ministry of Information, Communications and The Arts (MICA)
The first high rise building in Singapore and symbolizes the modernizing of the Singapore police Force. Opposite stood the Old Ice House of Hoo Ah Kay (Whampoa) Hill Street Police Station is the first high rise building in Singapore. It symbolise ...

Ministry Of Labour Building
The building housed the Chinese Protectorate which supervised and protected Chinese immigrants. It formed a link between the Chinese masses and the Colonial government. Large scale Chinese migration to Singapore from South China occurred during t ...

Mount Faber
Formerly Telok Blangah Hill Old Signal Station, Observatory and half Completed fortress Telok Blangah Hill is close to the old village of Temenggong Abdul Rahman who was resettled there by Stamford Raffles and became known as Kampong Bahru (new v ...

Nagore Dhurga Shrine
Old Tamil Mosque built by Early Tamil immigrants in Chinatown; a cultural centre, a Meeting place and house of worship by pioneers. Built nest To the Thian Hock Keng Temple - a unique Feature even in early Singapore - religious an racial harmony. Thi ...

Nanyang Cho Clanmen's Association Singapore
First number of the Cho clan was Cho Ah Chee the ship's carpenter of 'S.S Indiana' in which Raffles travelled to Singapore in 1819 No.1 Lavender Street was the attap house of Cho Ah Chee the carpenter of the ship 'S.S Indiana' in which Sir Stamfo ...

Old National Library @ Stamford Road Singapore
Pioneers set up its predecessor the Raffles Library and today it is a very modern National Library with branches. Those pioneers of Singapore who were interested in setting up a public library met in 1844; however, the proposal dates back to 1823 ...

Old Thong Chai Medical Institution
The oldest charitable Medical Institution in Singapore catering to all ethnic groups and core social organisation within the Chinese community in early Singapore. It was gazzeted as a national monument on 6 july 1973 by the Preservation of National M ...

Oranjie Building - Stamford House
Built for firm whiteaway Laidlaw and upper floors as annex to Raffles Hotel and later Orange Hotel Stamford House was built by architects Swan and MacLaren in 1900 for the firm of Whiteaway Laidlaw and Co. Seth Paul called the building Oranjie Bu ...