Parliament House : Oldest Government Building
School of Parliamentary Democracy and Rule of Law in the Republic. Oldest government building in Singapore. Parliament House (after extensive renovations) was originally built as the residence of John Argyle Maxwell a Java merchant and was bought ...

Pearl’s Hill
Chinese had spice plantations on Pearl’s Hill before the arrival of Stanmford Raffles in 1819 Pearl’s Hill was named after Lieutenant James Pearl Royal Navy owner and commander of the ship “Indiana” which brought Stamford Raffles to Singapore in ...


People’s Association
The first civil airport; The last operational Royal Air Force Base before British Surrender to the Japanese; The first Central Manpower Base, Singapore Armed Forces; Presently the headquarters of the People's Association. The first aeroplane land ...

Peranakan Place
The Peranakan Chinese (The Babas and Nonyas) are an Indigenous community evolved over the centuries in Melaka, Penang and Singapore. They were an affluent community and Contributed substantially to the social and economic development Of Singapore. ...

Po Chek Kiong "Tan Si Chong Su"
Early Assembly Hall and Temple of the TAN élan in Singapore, Clan Association still play a significant role in Singapore. It was gazetted as a national monument on 29 November 1974. In 1876 through the efforts of Tan Kim Ching (eldest son of Tan ...

Raffles Hotel : Architectural rarity built in the French Renaissance style
A symbol of British Colonial ambience but built by Armenian pioneers The Hotel was gazetted as a national monument on 6 March 1987 Built in the old French Renaissance style, Raffles Hotel is one of the most famous hotels in the world; it r ...

Raffles Institution : Once Oldest Government School founded in 1823
(Old buildings at Bras Basah Road demolished and now occupied by Raffles City) Oldest government School founded in 1823 by Sir Stamford Raffles Foresight and concern for education of the 'natives' by a colonialist to set up a 'native college' which b ...

Raffles Place (Commercial Square), How It came about
Earliest commercial centre - Offices of Agency Houses and Department Stores Soon after the founding of Singapore in 1819 traders from South-east Asia, the Middle East, Europe, China and India began to arrive. Agency Houses were established. Stamf ...

Raffles Statue (Opposite Victoria Memorial Concert Hall)
To commemorate the founder of modern Singapore; The inscription on the statue was written By Lim Koon Tye, an old Rafflesian. The inscription on the statue of Raffles reads as follows : This tablet to the memory of Sir Stamford Raffles to ...

Read Bridge
An old map in 1881 shows Merchant Bridge later replaced by Read Bridge to give greater height over the Singapore Rover to allow “tongkangs” (boats) to pass beneath it during high tide. W.H.M. Read Singapore’s pioneer and businessman laid the first cy ...

Roman Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart - Most beautiful Church in Singapore
Once the Church with a large Chinese congregation One of the most beautiful Churches in Singapore is the Church of the Sacred Heart built in 1906 by the Society of St Vincent de Paul. This Church was built largely for a Chinese (Cantonese) co ...

Saint Andrew’s School
Contribution of the Anglican Mission to education;; school started by Asians unlike other Mission and government school in Singapore Anglican Chaplains like Rev R.S. Hutchings and Rev F.J. Darral played a significant role in setting up Government ...

Saint Joseph’s Church
Expansion of Portuguese Roman Catholic Mission in Singapore. The first Church of St Joseph was erected on a site chosen as early as 1822. Rev Father Vincentre de Santo Catharina used the funds left for constructing the Church by Rev Francisco de ...

Salvation Army Headquarters Building
Former house of Towkay Tan Yeok Nee; Only remaining house in Singapore built in the traditional Chinese architecture; Tan Yeok Nee - a merchant pioneer of Singapore. It was gazetted as a national monument on 29 November 1974. The house of Tan Yeo ...

Shuang Lin Temple "Siong-Lim-Si" - The oldest Buddhist Temple in Singapore
(This Temple was gazetted a national monument on 17 october 1980) The oldest Buddhist Temple in Singapore - reflects our cultural Heritage and the large number of Buddhists in early Singapore. Shuang Lin Temple is the oldest Buddhist Temple in ...

Silat Road Sikh Temple (Gurdwara)
The first Sikh Temple to be constructed in the visible shape of a Temple with a dome and arches was completed in 1924 in Silat Road. In the 1930s the Temple was neglected because of dissension in its congregation. During the Japanese Occupation ...