Albert Street, located in the Rochore area of the Central Region begins from the junction of Queen Street and New Bugis Street and ends at Selegie Road. On 8 March 1858, it was named after Prince Albert, the consort of Queen Victoria of England. Hindus performed ...

Alexandra Road, street, connecting Pasir Panjang and River Valley Road. The road was completed in 1864 and named after Queen Alexandra, consort of King-Emperor Edward VII.

Aljunied Road stretches from Macpherson Road to Geylang Road. It was named after an Arab, Syed Ali bin Mohamed Al-Junid, by Muslim community leader Dr Munshi on 28 May 1926. A now prominent landmark on Aljunied Road is the Aljunied MRT Station. After the junction ...

The Alkaff Lake Gardens, part of the vanished landmarks of our national heritage, was located off MacPherson Road, what would be now the Willow Avenue area. Slight vestiges of this once magnificent garden can be found on the grounds of the Cedar Girls' Secondary ...

Amber Road is an L-shaped road that connects the junction of Haig Road and Mountbatten Road to Tanjong Katong Road. The road was named after Amber Elias, an early 20th-century property owner. Popular landmarks on this road include the Chinese Swimming Club.

Amoy Street begins at the junction of McCallum Street and Telok Ayer Street and ends at Pekin Street. Developed in the 1830s, the street, probably named after Amoy in China, has many buildings of historical interest.

Built on the corner of Clemenceau Avenue and River Valley Road, the National Theatre was a significant cultural icon for Singapore in the nation's fledgling years. The National Theatre was opened on 8 August 1963 despite being only partially complete.

Anderson Bridge, crosses the mouth of the Singapore River, connects Empress Place with Collyer Quay, and is in the Downtown Core located in the Central Region. Governor Sir John Anderson, K.C.M.G. Commander-in-Chief of the Straits Settlements, for which it was ...

Ang Mo Kio is located within the north-eastern region. The name Ang Mo Kio which in Hokkien literally translates as "red-haired man's bridge", where ang mo was a colloqial term for a Caucasian person. Development of Ang Mo Kio as we know it today began in 1973 ...

Ann Siang Road, in Chinatown, begins from a road known as Ann Siang Hill and ends near the Ann Siang Building and the historical site of Anglo-Chinese School. Named after Chia Ann Siang (1832 - 1892) who was a businessman, both the roads are situated atop a hill ...

Anson Road, located in the Central Business District, it begins near a carpark around Keppel Road then it bifurcates into two roads, one road merges into Keppel Road while the other proceeds as a one-way road to connect to the junction of Robinson Road and Maxwell ...

Arab Street, lies between Victoria Street and Beach Road in the Kampong Glam area, located in the Rochore Planning Area of the Central Region in Singapore. Sir Stamford Raffles designated the Kampong Glam area as the most appropriate area for Arabs in Singapore ...

Armenian Street begins at the junction of Coleman Street and Stamford Road and ends at the point where Canning Rise and Coleman Street meet. The street has one bylane, the Loke Yew Street which connects Armenian Street to Hill Street. Named after the Armenians' ...

Balestier Road is a street located in the Kallang Area of the Central Region, running from Serangoon Road to Thomson Road junction. It was named after Joseph Balestier, the first American Consul in Singapore, an enterprising and perservering gentleman, who also ...

Banda Street, a very short one-way road in Chinatown, connects Sago Street to Dickenson Road. It was probably named after Indonesian places of Banda Acheh (Aceh) in Sumatra or Banda Besar in Molucca Islands.

Battery Road, street, located in the Downtown Core of the Central Region, running from Fullerton Square to Bonham Street/Chulia Street. Battery Road has remained the street where key banks and businesses set up their commerce.

Beach Road, street, originally called Beach Street, bounded by North Bridge Road, Tan Quee Lan Street, Beach Road and Seah Street, was historically designated a part of the European Town. Once lined with beautiful villas on its western side, today Beach Road marks ...

Bedok, estate within the East region, is today bounded by the Siglap Canal, Marine Parade Road, Still Road, Jalan Eunos, Eunos Link and Airport Road to the west, the Paya Lebar Airport boundary to the north and the Bedok Canal to the east. Bedok sounds like the ...

Bencoolen Street, a street in the Rochore Area located in the Central Region, stretches between Rochor Canal Road/Rochor Road junction and Stamford Road. Bencoolen Street was named after the Bencoolen Muslims who settled here between 1825 to 1828. Their burial ...

Bishan, estate, located in the Central Region, lies between Ang Mo Kio Town, Toa Payoh Town and the Central Water Catchment area. It is a young housing estate made up of two older villages, namely Kampong San Theng and Soon Hock Village. Bishan with three sub-zones, ...

Boat Quay, a river embankment on the Singapore River, is one of the oldest and most historical areas in the Central Region. From early times, and for more than 150 years, warehouses (or godowns) thriving with economic activity, lined the banks of North and South ...

Boon Tat Street is a one-way street located in the Central Business District (CBD). It connects Amoy Street to the junction of Shenton Way and Raffles Quay. The street was named in 1945 after Ong, Boon Tat (b. 1888 - d. 1941), a Singapore-born businessman and former ...

Braddell Road, street, stretches between Upper Serangoon Road to Thomson Road. It is partly located south in the Central Region from Thomson Road to Lorong Chuan, and south in the north-eastern Region from Lorong Chuan to Upper Serangoon Road. The road was named ...

Bras Basah Road (old spelling Brass Bassa), street, one part in the Museum precinct from Handy Road to Victoria Street, and the other part in the Downtown Core from Victoria Street to Beach Road. The road was constructed by convict labour. Bras Basah Road is steeped ...

Bugis Street, street, in Rochore area of the central region. Bugis Street was originally between North Bridge Road and Victoria Street, which is today the entrance to Bugis Junction. The name could possibly have come from the original Bugis Kampong settlement which ...

Bukit Batok is an estate located in the west of Singapore. Bukit Batok literally means "Coughing Hill". It is bounded by Upper Bukit Timah Road, Old Jurong Road to the east; Pan Island Expressway to the south; Bukit Batok Road to the west and Chua Chu kang Road ...

Constructed from a disused granite quarry, Bukit Batok Town Park is commonly known as "Little Guilin" or "Xiao Guilin", after the scenic spot in China. Comprising 42 ha of land, it is located at Bukit Batok East Avenue 5. The name "Bukit Batok" has been suggested ...

The Bukit Brown Municipal Cemetery, located between Lornie Road and Mount Pleasant Road, was officially opened on 1 January 1922. Previously a 211 acre of land that belonged to the Hokkien Ong clan, the Municipality had acquired a section of it in 1918-1919 to ...

Bukit Merah, estate, is located within the Central Region of Singapore. Bukit Merah is Malay for "Red Hill". Based on the "Sejarah Melayu ", legend has it that a holy man had been executed on this hill because he had offended the queen of the 4th king of Singapore ...

Bukit Timah, estate, located in the Central Region. The name Bukit Timah came about from a corruption of the name of the Temak tree which grows in the area. Bukit is Malay for "hill"; and Timah is Malay for "tin" and thus the often mistaken belief that the hill ...

The Cairnhill estate is a sub-zone in the Newton area of the Central Region. Charles Carnie had a nutmeg plantation and built his residence on the hill in 1840. The hill was named Carnie's Hill. From the turn of the 20th century, Cairnhill was seen as an ideal ...

Cecil Street begins at Maxwell Road and runs parallel with Robinson Road before merging with it at Collyer Quay. The street is one of the major arteries in the heart of the Central Business District.

Ceylon Road, in Katong, connects East Coast Road and Crane Road. The road was named after the island Ceylon (now known as Sri Lanka) because a large number of Ceylonese settled down around the area in the 19th century.

Change Alley, alley way, located in the Downtown Core of the Central Region. The original narrow spot stretched from Raffles Place to Collyer Quay. Unlike its namesake in London where stockbrokers congregated, Change Alley was world famous for its money-changers ...

Changi is an estate that is located at the easternmost part of Singapore. Its name is believed to have derived from the Chengai tree, a type of tall tree that used to grow in the district. The estate has several landmarks including Changi Village, Changi Prison ...

Chek Jawa, a biological treasure discovered only in December 2000, is located off the eastern coast of Pulau Ubin, an offshore island northeast of mainland Singapore.

Chin Chew Street, in Chinatown, connects South Bridge Road and China Street. This was an Indian residential area in the 1820s. Later it became synonymous with the Samsui women who made this street their living quarters.

China Street connects Cross Street to the junction of Pickering Street and Church Street. Located in Chinatown, the street probably makes reference to the ancestral homeland of Chinese Singaporeans. The street was notorious in the past for its gambling dens and ...

Chinatown, estate, a great part located in the Outram area in the Central Region. In his 1822 master "Town Plan", Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles had envisaged the Chinese people to form the bulk of the future town dwellers and allocated the whole area west of the ...

Several Chinese villages in the northern part of Singapore, from Kranji through Woodlands to Yishun.

Choa Chu Kang, estate, located within the West Region. The once rural area of many kampong villages and plantations is today a modern housing and industrial development town with seven sub-zones covering a total area of approximately 630 ha. It is bounded by Sungei ...

Chulia Street is a street in the downtown core, located in the central area. It used to be called Kling Street, which was regarded as derogatory leading to the street being renamed Chulia Street, after the Chulias who migrated to Singapore from Southern India.

Clarke Quay, river embankment, part of the Singapore River area, located in the Central Region. Clarke Quay stretches from Read Bridge at North Boat Quay to Ord Road/Ord Bridge and right towards River Valley Road. It was named after Lieutenant-General Sir Andrew ...

Clemenceau Avenue, road, is located in the central region area. It is named after Monsieur Georges Clemenceau, who served as the Premier of France between 1917-1919. Originally running between Netwon Circus to the Singapore River, it is today cut by the CTE h ...

Clementi New Town is located in the southwestern part of mainland Singapore and takes its name from Clementi Road, which also marks the new town’s eastern boundary. Landmarks in the area include the five-storey Clementi Mall which was officially opened in May 2011, ...

Clifford Pier, an embarkation and disembarkation pier, on Collyer Quay located in the Downtown Core of the Central Region. It was named after Sir Hugh Charles Clifford, Governor of the Straits Settlements (1927 - 1929), and was officially opened by Governor Sir ...

Coleman Street,part of Singapore city's original town, is located in the Downtown Core section within the Central area, and stretches from Armenian Street to St. Andrews Road. It was named after G. D. Coleman, the first architect in Singapore, Overseer of Convicts, ...

Collyer Quay, street and seawall, is located in Singapore's Downtown Core in the Central Area. Built by convict labour, Collyer Quay stretches from the Fullerton Road and Battery Road junction to the junction of D'Almeida Street. It served as an important landing ...

Craig Road begins from the junction of Neil Road and Keong Saik Road and ends at Tanjong Pagar Road. Named after Captain James Craig, an officer in the Merchant Service Guild and member of Freemason's Zetland Lodge, the road was the living quarters of Chinatown's ...

Cross Street is a one-way street beginning from Raffles Quay. After meeting with South Bridge Road, the street becomes Upper Cross Street. Upper Cross Street then branches into 2 points, one to connect to Havelock Road, and the other to the junction of Havelock ...

Dempsey Road, also known as Dempsey Hill and Tanglin Village, is located across from the Singapore Botanic Gardens, close to the U.S. Embassy. It was originally a nutmeg plantation and later became Tanglin Barracks, the headquarters of the Far East British Forces. ...

Desker Road, a street in the Rochore Area located in the Central Region which runs from Serangoon Road to Jalan Besar. It is named after Andre Filipe Desker, a noted philanthropist and one of the first butchers in Singapore.

Dhoby Ghaut, street, a sub-zone of the historical Museum Area in the Central Region. The road was named after the Indian dhobies, who provided laundry services at the upper end of Bras Basah Road, and also from the end of Orchard Road to Selegie Road. Pieces of ...

Dunearn Road starts at the junction of Clementi Road and Jalan Anak Bukit. The road runs parallel to Bukit Timah Road with a canal separating the two long stretches of roads. Near Adam Road, the road divides to form an underpass and a flyover - the Dunearn underpass ...

Dunlop Street is in Little India, a one-way road connecting Jalan Besar to Serangoon Road. It is believed to be named after Colonel Samuel Dunlop, although others suggest A. E. Dunlop could also be its namesake. The most significant landmark along this street is ...

Duxton Road, a one-way street, connects Neil Road to Craig Road. Situated on Duxton Hill, this road was infamous in the 19th and early 20th centuries for its opium and gambling dens.

East Coast Road, beginning at the junction of Tanjong Katong Road and Mountbatten Road, is a thoroughfare along the east. It extends as Upper East Coast Road after it forms a junction with Siglap Road and continues before ending sharply at a bend into Bedok Road. ...

Elgin Bridge, which crosses the Singapore River and links North and South Bridge Roads, is located in the Downtown Core of the Central Region. In 1863, the iron bridge originally named Thomson's Bridge was renamed Elgin Bridge, after Lord James Bruce Elgin, the ...

Ellenborough Market, market and trading centre in Ellenborough Street by the Singapore River, located in the Central Region of Singapore. It was named after Ellenborough, Lord, the Governor-General of India (1841-1844). The original Ellenborough Market was first ...

Ellenborough Street, street, short stretch of road between New Bridge Road and Boat Quay, located in the Singapore River area of the Central Region, laid and named in 1845. It was named after Lord Ellenborough Governor-General of India (1841 - 1844). Ellenborough ...

Enggor Street is a one-way road within the Central Business District in the Tanjong Pagar area. It is bound by Tanjong Pagar Road and Anson Road, and joins up to Hoe Chiang Road. The street was named after a town in Perak, Malaya (what is now Malaysia).

Eu Tong Sen Street begins from a stretch of road formed by the meeting of two roads, Jalan Bukit Merah and Kampong Bahru Road, and ends at the junction of Hill Street, Fort Canning Rise and Coleman Street. An artery of the Chinatown hub and a shopping haven, the ...

Finlayson Green, the name of both a traffic island and a street, is located in the Downtown Core of the Central Area Region. The green lung served as a road divider in the busy city centre although little is left of it.

It was an unnamed footbridge that provided the crossing, immortalised in illustrations of old Singapore and the River.

Flint Street, in the downtown core within the central area, was named after Captain William Flint, the brother-in-law of Sir Stamford Raffles and Singapore's first Harbour-Master Attendant. The original Flint Street was renamed Prinsep Street according to the Municipal ...

Food courts in Singapore are air-conditioned food centres that serve inexpensive cooked food, drinks and desserts. Each food court houses an array of standalone food stalls that are managed and rented out by a food court operator. Food courts serve predominantly ...

The former Telok Ayer Market (now known as Lau Pa Sat, meaning “old market”) at Raffles Quay was completed in 1894 to replace an earlier market that had been demolished for the Telok Ayer Basin land reclamation. It was gazetted as a national monument on 28 June ...

Fort Canning Cemetery was the first burial ground for Europeans in Singapore. Located on Fort Canning Hill, the grounds encompassed two cemetery sites. The first site was used from 1819 to 1822, and the second from 1822 to 1865. Fort Canning Cemetery was closed ...

Fort Road connects Mountbatten Road to Tanjong Rhu Flyover. Named in the 1920s after the now demolished Katong Fort, this road presently is a quiet residential place made popular by the presence of the historic Katong Park.

Fullerton Square, estate, in the Downtown Core of the Central Region. It was named in honour of Robert Fullerton, the first Governor of the United Settlements (1826 -1830). Fullerton Square is today a busy thoroughfare leading to the business hub of Raffles Place. ...

The Gardens by the Bay are three public gardens with a total land area of 1,010,000 m2 in Marina Bay. Built on reclaimed land, the three gardens of Bay South, Bay East and Bay Central are managed by the National Parks Board (NParks). The Gardens include cooled ...

Geylang (early name Gaylang, Geylang Kelapa), estate, located within the Central Region. The estate of Geylang was extended to approximately 962 ha with five sub-zones (Kallang Way, MacPherson, Kampong Ubi, Aljunied, and Geylang East) in the 1994 Geylang Planning ...

Geylang Serai, estate, in the Geylang East sub-zone and part of the Geylang area located in the Central Region. Some suggest that the name Geylang is a corruption of the Malay kilang meaning "press", "mill" or "factory", probably a reference to the presses and ...

Gillman Village, located at Lock Road off Alexandra Road, was formerly known as Gillman Barracks, which used to house the British army and later some units of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF), including the School of Combat Engineers and the SAF 3rd Transport Battalion. ...

Gilstead Road, which connects Dunearn Road and Buckley Road, is lined with old residential units, some dating back to the 1920s.

Glutton's Square was one of the most popular street dining areas in Singapore in the 1970s. Located at the Orchard Road carpark adjacent to Specialists' Shopping Centre, it was one of the few open-air street dining areas in Orchard Road. It was also infamously ...

Grange Road begins at the junction of Cairnhill Road and Orchard Road and ends at the junction of Napier Road and Tanglin Road. Constructed in 1866, the road was named after Grange House in Thomas Oxley's estate.

The Gurdwara Sahib Silat Road, a.k.a Silat Road Temple, takes its name from its location which is in Silat Road, now renamed Jalan Bukit Merah. Silat Avenue is still available as a short road nearby. It houses the samadh (tombstone) of Bhai Maharaj Singh Ji, the ...

Haig Road connects Geylang Road and East Coast Road. The road is named after Douglas 1st Earl Bemersyde, Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force in France from 1915 - 1918. Located in the former Katong district, the road was part of Kampong Seran ...

Havelock Road, street, located in the Central Region. The road stretch starts where Kim Seng runs into Outram Road,goes down along and almost parallel to the Singapore River and runs till Eu Tong Sen Street. It was named after Major-General Sir Henry Havelock (b. ...

Hawker centres or cooked food centres, are open-air complexes that comprise many stalls selling a wide variety of mostly local food that are affordably priced. They are mostly conveniently located at the heart of housing estates, usually with adjourning wet markets. ...

Henderson Waves and Alexandra Arch are two key linkages that form part of the Southern Ridges walking trail connecting Mount Faber, Telok Blangah Hill and Kent Ridge, in the southwestern part of Singapore. Spanning Henderson Road and Alexandra Road respectively, ...

High Street, located in the downtown core of the central region, stretches from Hill Street to the current St. Andrew's Road. Carved from the undergrowth in 1819, High Street was the first street built in Singapore, and was constructed in 1821 by manual convict ...

On 31 January 1974, two Japanese claiming to be members of the Japanese Red Army and two Arabs from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine attacked oil storage tanks at Pulau Bukom. They had united as an act of

Hill Street begins at the junction of Victoria Street and Stamford Road and extends to the edge of Chinatown area. It is one of Singapore's first roads and derives its name from its close association to Government Hill (Fort Canning Hill). The buildings that line ...

Hokien Street, a.k.a. Hokkien Street, is a one-way street connecting China Street to South Bridge Road. After crossing South Bridge Road, it becomes Upper Hokien Street and ends near New Bridge Road. Both streets are named after the Hokkiens who settled along it ...

Holland Village, estate, located in the Bukit Timah Area of the Central Region. Holland Village is a misnomer as it has little to do with a Dutch community. Holland Village derives its name from Holland Road which in turn was named after Hugh Holland, R. A., an ...

Hongkong Street is a one-way road leading from South Bridge Road to New Bridge Road. It is named after the island city of Hongkong.

Jalan Besar, parallels Serangoon Road, cutting through Little India. Its name literally means wide road. Beginning as a road through the Norris brothers' plantation, Jalan Besar soon developed into a major highway in early Singapore, along which multiracial communities ...

Jalan Eunos marks the eastern boundary of the Geylang area located in the Central Region. It starts from Changi Road and is cut off at the expressway-flyover at Eunos Link, while the unconnected stretch of Jalan Eunos is linked with Bedok Reservoir Road, accessible ...

The Japanese Cemetery Park at 22 Chuan Hoe Avenue was established in 1891 to serve the burial needs of Japanese residents in Singapore. Said to be the largest and best-preserved Japanese cemetery in Southeast Asia, the site measures 30,000 square meters and has ...

Johnston's Pier, a jetty, landing-platform for the convenient arrival and departure of sea travellers. It once stood opposite Fullerton Square, and Hong Kong Bank Building at Battery Road and Collyer Quay. Built by the Municipal Commissioners, construction started ...

Joo Chiat is an area in the east of Singapore known for its multicultural heritage. Its name derives from a number of roads in the area named after plantation owner and philanthropist Chew Joo Chiat. In the early 20th century, significant Peranakan and Eurasian ...

Jurong was a mangrove swamp before it was developed into an industrial estate in 1961. Residential and recreational amenties were built in the next two decades to attract workers and to facilitate the expansion of the estate. Jurong has since developed into a self-sufficient ...

Jurong Island was officially declared opened by Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong on 14 October 2000. The opening marks the completion of a plan by the government to develop Jurong Island into a premier hub for the chemical industry in the Asia Pacific. So far, the ...

Kallang, estate, located within the Central Region, and bounded by the north-eastern boundary of the Central Area, the Central Expressway, the Pan Island Expressway, the proposed Kallang Expressway, Mountbatten Road and the East Coast Parkway; covering 9 subzones, ...

Kampong Chai Chee, estate, part of Bedok area, located within the East Region of Singapore. Chai Chee was originally a village of attap-hut dwellings surrounded by vast plantations. It is today an HDB Estate and home to several large electronics factories.

Kampong Java Road (a.k.a. Kg. Java Road) connects Bukit Timah Road to Newton Circus. Newton Circus is a circular road where Thomson Road, Norfolk Road, Keng Lee Road and Kampong Java Road meet at different points.

Kampung Lorong Buangkok, located off Sengkang East Avenue, is the last rural village on mainland Singapore. Originally a swamp, the land was bought in 1956 by Sng Teow Koon, then a traditional Chinese medicine seller, who rented the space to Malay and Chinese families ...

Karikal Lane is a short stretch of road that connects St. Patrick's Road and East Coast Road. Named after the South Indian town Karikal, the road is parallel to Still Road.

Kent Ridge Park is a 47-hectare public park located in southwest Singapore, on Vigilante Drive off South Buona Vista Road. Situated between the Singapore Science Park and the National University of Singapore, the park honours the Duchess and Duke of Kent. Bukit ...

Keong Saik Road, in Chinatown, connects New Bridge Road to Neil Road. It was named after Tan Keong Saik, a prominent businessman and community leader. The road has seen itself transformed from a residential area to a red-light area to the current commercial area ...

Keppel Road, street, major road thoroughfare in the Tanjong Pagar sub-zone of the Bukit Merah area, located within the Central Region. The road was developed by reclaiming mangrove swamps and mudflats from Tanjong Pagar to Telok Blangah. Opened on 3 May 1886, it ...

Keramat Habib Noh, located at 37 Palmer Road, is the largest and most highly regarded Muslim shrine (where a saint's remains are preserved) in Singapore with pilgrims visiting it from as far as China.

Kim Seng Constituency, estate, in the Bukit Merah area, located within the Central Region. It was named after Tan Kim Seng, a successful businessman, philanthropist and community leader. Today, the boundaries of Kim Seng division are: Indus Road and Alexandra Canal ...

Kim Seng Road, street, the east boundary of the Bukit Merah area, is located within the Central Region. It was named after Peranakan philanthropist Tan Kim Seng.

Koon Seng Road, a two-way road, begins at the junction of Pennefather Road and Joo Chiat Road and ends at the junction of Lorong J and Still Road. Named in 1934 after Cheong Koon Seng, a businessman, this road is popular for some beautiful residences found along ...

Kranji is located in the northwestern coast of the island. It forms a large part of the Sungei Kadut Planning Area as earmarked by the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Singapore (URA). Both Sungei Kadut and Kranji are adjoining industrial estates and are centres ...

Kranji Road, a two-way road, begins from the junction of Woodlands Road and Turf Club Avenue and ends near Kranji Loop. Named after the Kranji tree, the street is now famous for the horse races at the Singapore Turf Club.

Kreta Ayer Road, a one-way road in the heart of Chinatown, connects Neil Road to New Bridge Road. The road is historically important as it was the prosperous half, the 'greater town district', of 19th century Chinatown.

Kusu Island, island, located 5.6 km south-west of Singapore. A Chinese Temple and a Malay Keramat ("shrine") attracts thousands of multi-religious pilgrims annually, especially on the 9th lunar month. Original it was named Pulau Sakijang Pelepah, and was sometimes ...

Labrador Park/Fort Pasir Panjang, former defence battery, nature park and designated reserve area, in the Bukit Merah area, located in the Central Region. Known as Fort Pasir Panjang during colonial times, it was one of 11 coastal artillery forts built by the British ...

Lavender Street connects the junction of Balestier Road and Serangoon Road to the junction of Kallang Road and Crawford Street. The street was officially named so on 8 March 1858. The name "Lavender", suggested by residents of the street, was quite a misnomer as ...

Liang Seah Street, in the Civic District links North Bridge Road with Beach Road. Built in the old European town, was named in 1927 after the well-known Teochew millionaire, Seah Liang Seah of Chin Choon, later Chin Giap, a pineapple canning venture.

As its name suggests, Little India is the heart of Singapore’s Indian community. Bordered by Selegie Road and Lavender Street, Little India’s main stretch of commercial activity can be found along Serangoon Road which was once known as “The road leading across ...

The road was named after Lieutenant Colonel Ronald Macpherson (b. 14 June 1817 - d. 6 December 1869), Lieutenant Governor and the first Colonial Secretary of the Straits Settlements in 1867 and builder of the present St. Andrew's Cathedral. In 1854, the Singapore ...

Magazine Road connects Havelock Road and Merchant Road. The road probably got its name due to its association with the old ammunition storage ground of Havelock Road.

Malacca Street, a one-way road in Raffles Place, connects D'Almeida Street to Market Street. Named after the Malaysian city of Malacca, it is one of the older streets of Singapore, existing before 1836.

Several Malay villages that used to exist in the northern part of Singapore, from Kranji through Woodlands to Yishun. The villages were Kampong Jalan Mata Ayer, Kampong Wak Hassan, Sungei Seletar villages, Kampung Wak Selat and Kampong Lorong Fatimah.

Mandai Road, a two-way road, connects Woodlands Road to the junction of Upper Thomson Road and Sembawang Road. The road was paved in 1855 and is named after the Mandai tree. Located along this road are landmarks such as the Singapore Zoo and the Mandai Orchid ...

Marine Parade has the distinction of being Singapore’s first residential estate built entirely on reclaimed land. Sited in the east of Singapore, Marine Parade has a wide array of social amenities and recreational facilities, including the beaches on the east coast ...

Market Street is made up of two one-way roads. One road connects Church Street to Chulia Street while the other connects Cecil Street to the junction of Cross Street and Robinson Road. The street probably got its name from the nearby Telok Ayer Market or Lau Pa ...

Marshall Road, in Katong, runs parallel to Ceylon Road and connects Pennefather Road to East Coast Road. After its junction with Fowlie Road, it becomes a one-way road leading away from East Coast Road. It was named in 1934 after Captain H.T.Marshall, the first ...

Marsiling Road, a two-way street, connects Woodlands Centre Road and Riverside Road. Once a part of rural Singapore, the community spirit of Marsiling residents was well-known, a solidarity typical of kampongs in Singapore.

McCallum Street is named after Major Sir Henry Edward McCallum (b. 28 October 1852, d. 24 November 1919) who served in Singapore as a colonial engineer in the 1890s and designed the National Museum. In 1895, McCallum Street, then a new street, was declared a public ...

McNair Road is a short stretch of road that lies adjacent to Towner Road. It was named after Major J.F.A. McNair who served as colonial engineer and comptroller of convicts in the Straits Settlement from 1857-77.

Merchant Road connects New Bridge Road and Clemenceau Avenue. At Merchant Road's junction with Keng Cheow Street, it bifurcates into 4 one-way roads. Two roads lead into highways, while the other two connect Clemenceau Avenue and Eu Tong Sen Street.

Meyer Road stretches from Tanjong Rhu Road to Tanjong Katong Road. Meyer Road today, is a prime residential district with private houses as well as condominiums. A stone's throw away from the East Coast Park, Meyer Road is easily accessible by the East Coast Expressway ...

Minden Road connects Harding Road and Napier Road. The road was named in commemoration of the battle of the Malborough's wars. Once a nutmeg estate, Minden Road is now home to the Tanglin Golf Course, St. George's Church and several high commissions and embass ...

Mohamed Sultan Road stretches from the junction of Saiboo Street and Martin Road to River Valley Road. The road is a major access point for the Robertson Quay area. A popular night-spot with around 30 watering holes, the road is also home to some conserved shophouses ...

Mosque Street, a one-way street in Chinatown, connects New Bridge Road to South Bridge Road. It was named after the Jamae Mosque situated at the junction of Mosque Street and South Bridge Road.

Mount Faber, hill, is located in the Bukit Merah area of the Central Region. Telok Blangah Hill was the original name for Mount Faber, and it was renamed Mount Faber in July 1845, in honour of Captain Charles Edward Faber, Madras Engineers, who built a narrow winding ...

Mount Palmer, later a.k.a. Mount Parsee (Parsi) or Parsee Hill, hill, located near Tanjong Pagar and the bay of the early 19th century Telok Ayer Street. In 1853, Mount Palmer, the largest of the hills on that coastal stretch had a height estimated at 119 ft. John ...

Mount Sophia, street and name of hill, in the Rochore Area located in the Central Region. Access to Mount Sophia is by Sophia Road. In early colonial times it was commonly referred to as Flint's Hill, after Captain William Flint, the first resident there since ...

Mountbatten estate, with a total area of 161 ha, is one of 5 subzones in the Marine Parade area, located within the central region. It is named after Lord Louis Mountbatten who later became Earl Mountbatten of Burma. Today Mountbatten estate is described as being ...

Mouth of the Singapore River, river/estate, located within the Central Region. The early inhabitants around the river mouth were the Orang Laut or "Sea Gypsies", and Malays. In the early 1800s, Temenggong Abdul Rahman, had his settlement near the river mouth; after ...

Nankin Street, a one-way street in Chinatown, connects South Bridge Road to China Street. Named after the city of Nanking in China, it was associated with Samsui women who lived here and tinsmiths who set up shop on this street during the 19th century.

Nee Soon Road runs between Sembawang Road and Springleaf Road. The road was officially named after a prominent rubber planter and merchant, Lim Nee Soon, in 1950.

Neil Road, a one-way road, begins from South Bridge Road and ends at two points -- one leads to the New Bridge Road and the other to the junction of New Bridge Road, Eu Tong Sen Street and Kampong Bahru Road. Originally known as Silat, Selat or Salat Road, it was ...

New Bridge Road, a one-way road, begins from the junction of Hill Street, River Valley Road and the Promenade, and ends at the junction of Eu Tong Sen Street and Kampong Bahru Road. Built in 1842, it is named after Coleman's New Bridge which was constructed over ...

Newton Circus, estate and a street island. Today, one of 6 subzones in the Newton area, located in the central area. The total Newton Circus area is 22.3 ha. With some very exclusive old houses and good quality high-rise residential developments, it is now a prime ...

North Bridge Road is one of the earliest and longest roads in Singapore. Today it runs through the downtown core, Rochore and Kallang areas in the central region. North Bridge Road, with reference to Elgin Bridge over the Singapore River, stood to its north. The ...

On 12 November 1960, the Yang Di-Pertuan Negara Inche Yusof bin Ishak officially opened the new National Library building at Stamford Road, marking the physical beginning of the National Library of Singapore. This historic day was to be the start of

Ophir Road begins as an offshoot from Rochor Canal Road and ends at Republic Boulevard at one point and East Coast Parkway at another point. Synonymous with some popular landmarks such as the Raffles Hospital and the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes, the road is named ...

Orchard Road, street, located in the Central Region. It runs 2.5 km from Tanglin Road/Orange Grove Road to Dhoby Ghaut. Orchard Road supposedly got its name from the orchards and plantations that existed in the area until the turn of the 20th century. Today it ...

On 14 July 1971, Singapore opened its first and to date only open-air drive-in cinema. Called Jurong Drive-In, the cinema was located at Yuan Ching Road, next to the Japanese Garden. Owned and managed by Cathay Organisation, the S$1.5 million cinema

Outram, estate, located in the Outram area of the Central Region in Singapore. Outram Road stretches from Havelock Road to New Bridge Road, and was once known as Cantonment Road. Outram Road is named after 1857 Indian Mutiny hero, Lieutenant-General Sir James Outram ...

Outram Road, part of the Outram Estate, begins at two places, one at the junction of Kim Seng Road and Havelock Road and the other at the junction of Havelock Road and Saiboo Street. It ends at the junction of Cantonment Road and New Bridge Road. Named after Sir ...

Pagoda Street, in Chinatown, links New Bridge Road and South Bridge Road. Popular for its Jamae Mosque and Sri Mariamman Temple, the whole of Pagoda Street, along with a portion of Trengganu Street, is currently a pedestrian mall.

Palmer Road begins at the junction of Enggor Street and Anson Road and ends near Keppel Road. It is named after John Palmer who owned the area from the early 1820s to 1828. Mount Palmer was located here before it was levelled.

The Parsi burial ground was located at Mount Palmer since 1828. It came under the administration of Parsi trustees in 1889 but the Trust was transferred to the Mohammedan and Hindu Endowment Board when the last two Parsi trustees left Singapore for India. With ...

Parsi Road connects Anson Road and Shenton Way. The road, a part of the Central Business District, is associated with the early Parsi community which settled in Singapore as early as 1829. It is closely associated with Palmer Road which had been the site of the ...

Pasir Ris is located in the east of Singapore. It was originally a low-lying, undeveloped area with kampongs and villages. The beach was a popular resort for water skiing, parties and picnics in the 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s. Today, the new landmarks in the ...

Paya Lebar (c. 1820s - 1830s Pyah Laebar District), estate, located within the East Region of Singapore. The name Paya Lebar comes from the Malay words paya meaning "swamp" and lebar meaning "wide" - thus "the big swamplands", an apt description of the area in ...

Pearl's Hill a.k.a. Mount Stamford hill, located in the Central Region of Singapore and at 56.4 ha, is the largest sub-zone of the Outram area. Initially the location of Chinese-owned spice plantations, the hill was first called Mount Stamford, after Sir Stamford ...

Pekin Street, in Chinatown, connects China Street and Telok Ayer Street. A common misspelling of Peking or Beijing, the capital city of China, this street was well known for furniture-makers who lived and worked along this street in the 19th century. It is no longer ...

Penang Road begins as an offshoot from Orchard Road and ends at the junction of Somerset Road and Killiney Road. Named after a city in the Northeast of Peninsular Malaysia, the road is the location of several buildings of historical value. Significant among them ...

Peranakan Place, estate, a conservation area in the Orchard district and located within the Central Area. The entrance is on Emerald Hill Road, at the Orchard Road junction. In August 1985, the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) announced that Emerald Hill Road ...

Philip Street, a short one-way street in Chinatown, connects Chulia Street to Church Street. It was probably named either after W.E. Phillips, the Governor of Penang from 1820 to 1826 or after Charles Phillip, a Superintendent of the Sailor's Home. Also known as ...

Pickering Street, a street in the Downtown Core, is located in the Central Region. It is named after William Alexander Pickering C.M.G., first Protector of the Chinese, and head of the Chinese Protectorate. He was popular with the Chinese population for his ability ...

Presentment Bridge, the first named footbridge over the Singapore River, was located where Elgin Bridge now stands. It replaced an unnamed narrow, wooden footbridge built in 1819, the first bridge over the Singapore River. The Presentment Bridge was the only crossing ...

Pulau Ubin, (Pulo Obin) island, located in the north-eastern coast of Singapore, with Selat Johore to the north and Serangoon Harbour to the south. Its name is derived from its original Malay name, Pulau Batu Jubin meaning "Island of Granite Stones". Granite quarries ...

Punggol (Ponggol) estate, is in the north-east region of Singapore. Once a large kampong and a fishing village, today it has been earmarked to become the "Waterfront Town", the 21st century housing estate for yuppies in Singapore. Bounded by three rivers, the Sungei ...

Punggol is situated in the northeast of Singapore, bordered by the Tampines Expressway, Sungei Punggol, Straits of Johor, Serangoon Harbour, and Sungei Serangoon. The Punggol planning area as outlined by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) of Singapore also ...

Queen Street is located in the Civic District and is a one-way street that connects Arab Street to the junction of Stamford Road and Armenian Street. Named after Queen Victoria, the street was part of the European enclave in Singapore's past and had several distinguished ...

Queenstown, one of the earliest housing estates to be built by the Singapore Improvement Trust (SIT), the predecessor of the Housing and Development Board of Singapore (HDB). It also has the distinction of being the first satellite town in Singapore.

Raffles Place, the heart of the central business district, is located in the downtown core of the central region. Originally called Commercial Square, the original centre for commerce on the west bank of the Singapore River, it was renamed Raffles Place (after ...

Robinson Road is a street in the Downtown Core of the Central Area, stretching from Maxwell Road to Finlayson Green. It is a significant part of Singapore's commercial centre. It was named after Sir Francis William Robinson, Governor of the Straits Settlements ...

Sago Lane, a one-way road, connects South Bridge Road to Banda Street. The street got its name from the many sago factories that used to be there in the 1840s. A part of Chinatown, Sago Lane was also known for the Chinese "death houses".

Sago Street, a one way road, connects South Bridge Road to Trengganu Street. The street, named so because many sago factories were located on it in the 1840s, is part of Chinatown.

The Satay Club was an open-air food centre filled with hawkers selling satay, a popular local food. It was located at the Queen Elizabeth Walk and was demolished in 1995 to make way for the Esplanade Theatres on the Bay and the Nicoll Highway extension. The Satay ...

Scotts Road is located in the central region of Singapore. It stretches from its junction with Orchard Road till it meets with Newton Circus. It was named after Captain William G. Scott, Harbour Master and Post Master of Singapore in 1836, who owned property and ...

Located at 155 Middle Road, Sculpture Square is a venue in Singapore dedicated to the exhibition and promotion of three-dimensional art. Housed in a historic nineteenth-century church building, exhibitions have been held every month at the arts venue since its ...

Selegie Road lies between Prinsep Street and Serangoon Road. The word "selegie" is believed to be a Malay word that refers to a wooden spear sharpened and hardened by fire. A Bugis pirate race known as Orang Selegie were said to have lived on a hill known as Mount ...

Seletar Market and Food Centre, now demolished, was located at Block 5 Seletar Road. It served the mature estate in the Seletar and Jalan Kayu area and, more recently before its closure, the newer Sengkang estate. The market and the surrounding housing blocks ...

Seletar Reservoir, managed by the Public Utilities Board, is located within Singapore's Central Water Catchment area, bound by Mandai Road and Seletar Expressway. Built in 1920, soon after the First World War, it is Singapore's third impounding reservoir to be ...

Sembawang Road, a two-way road, begins from the junction of Mandai Road and Upper Thomson Road. It ends near the Sembawang Road End Bus Terminal at former Kampong Wak Hassan. Home to many kampongs in the past, the road today is most sought after for the only hot ...

Sengkang, estate located within the North-East Region. Sengkang derived its name from a road called Lorong Sengkang, off Lorong Buangkok.

Senoko Fishing Port (SFP) is located in the Northern end of Singapore, in Woodlands, at 31, Attap Valley Road. It was officially opened on the 6 December 1997 by Koo Tsai Kee, Parliamentary Secretary for National Development. The 3.24 ha port has the capacity to ...

Serangoon is an estate located within the north-east region. The Serangoon area is made up of four sub-zones; Seletar Hills, Serangoon North, Serangoon Gardens, Serangoon Central. It is bounded by Yio Chu Kang Road to the north, Braddell Road and Bartley Road to ...

Serangoon Road is a major thoroughfare, cutting through Singapore's Little India. It serves as the centre of commercial, cultural and religious activities for both the local and foreign Indian community in Singapore. It one of the earliest road built in Singapore, ...

Shenton Way was named after Sir Shenton Whitelegge Thomas (b. 10 October 1879 - d. 15 January 1962, London) who was the Governor of Singapore (1934-1946). Built on reclaimed land in the 1930s, the road was not officially opened until 1951. It was not till the 1960s ...

Short Street connects Selegie Road to Rochor Canal Road. The name is apt, as the street itself is not very long. However, it was probably named after Septimus Short, a speaker who spoke on public issues related to the railways and docks. Buildings that dot this ...

Sims Avenue, street, located in the Geylang Area of the Central Region. Today the road starts at Kallang River crossing and stretches to Kembangan MRT Station, and continues as Sims Avenue East. It is named after Sim Kia Jan, an influential and successful businessman, ...

Sir Stamford Raffles established the first Botanic Gardens in Singapore in 1822 along the slopes of Fort Canning Hill. With Nathaniel Wallich as the first superintendent of the gardens, plants indigenous to Singapore were cultivated and their suitability as cash ...

Singapore River, river/waterway, is located within the Central Region. The 3.2 km long river has been the lifeline of Singapore for more than 150 years. Proof of its ancient beginnings may be monumented on the Singapore Stone with undecipherable inscriptions found ...

Singapore River communities were people living by or around the Singapore River. In ancient times Singapore known as Temasek, was a fishing village. The Orang Laut ("Sea-Gypsies"), were the earliest known inhabitants here; and later in the early 1800s, Temenggong ...

Singapore Strait, sea channel, an ancient trade route known for more than a thousand years. The Arabs, the Chinese and the Portuguese were the earliest known seafarers to use this convenient connection on their voyages between the Malacca Strait and the South China ...

Smith Street lies between South Bridge Road and New Bridge Road, located at the centre of Chinatown. It is well known for its good eats and unique Chinese produce sold there. The street is believed to be named after Sir Cecil Clementi Smith, Governor and High Commissioner ...

Source of the Singapore River, upper reaches of the 3.2 km Singapore River, in the Central Region of Singapore. Before modern developments, many river sites upstream were swampy fields overrun by tidal currents. By 1850 most of these swampy areas were filled, and ...

South Bridge Road, street, located in the Outram and Singapore River areas of the Central Region, in Singapore. One of the thriving centres of the city in the heart of Chinatown, South Bridge Road has been an important street, and one of the main thoroughfares ...

The Speakers' Corner was established on 1 September 2000 at Hong Lim Park. The idea of having such a corner similar to the one at Hyde Park, London, was first suggested by Senior Minister, Lee Kuan Yew during his interview with the New York Times in February of ...

Spring Street, a short one-way road, connects the junction of South Bridge Road and Neil Road to Banda Street. A water source used to be located here from which water was drawn and transported by bullock carts to different parts of early 20th century Singapore ...

Stamford Road, street, in the Museum Precinct of the Central Region. It is named after the Founder of Singapore, Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles. Part of Stamford Road was once called Hospital Street. In a later period, Stamford House and Shaw Building on the street ...

Still Road connects Changi Road to East Coast Road. After its junction with East Coast Road, Still Road continues as Still Road South which joins East Coast Parkway. Both roads are named after Alexander William Still who was Chief Editor of the Straits Times from ...

Strait of Johor, or Johor Straits, is a waterway or strait, located north of Singapore, dividing mainland Peninsula Malaysia and Singapore, and marking the border between the two countries. A 1927 "Territorial Waters Agreement" specified an 'imaginary line' in ...

Sultan Gate, street, roadway and main entrance to Istana Kampong Glam or the "Sultan's Palace", original home for Singapore's Malay Royal Family, in the Kampong Glam Conservation area of the Rochore area located in the central region. The Istana Kampong Glam and ...

Sungei Road begins at the junction of Selegie Road and Serangoon Road and runs along the Rochor Canal. Literally translated, it means "River Road", a reference to Rochor River that flowed alongside the road. This road is parallel to the Rochor Canal Road. From ...

Tampines, estate, in the East Region of Singapore. Tampines is the Romanised version of the Malay word Tempinis referring to the Riau ironwood tree, heavily harvested for its timber. Tampines New Town is Singapore's first regional town centre. With five sub-zones, ...

Tanglin Estate, estate, is located in the Central region next to Orchard Road. It is bounded by Bukit Timah Road to the north, Kay Siang Road in the south and Farrer Road to the west. Upmarket residences and consulates dot the estate.

Tanjong Katong, estate, the old Tanjong Katong was the coastal stretch from Upper East Coast Road to Tanjong Rhu. Tanjong Katong translated means "turtle point". Katong was a species of sea-turtle which is now extinct. It also means "the rippling effect of a ...

Tanjong Pagar (original name Salintar or Selintar), street, located in the Central Region. The once fishing village became a vibrant business location, and today, Tanjong Pagar has one of the world's most famous ports.

Tanjong Rhu Road begins from the junction of Fort Road and Meyer Road. A convoluted road with a few branches, it ends near the Kallang basin near the Benjamin Sheares Bridge. This road was a marine yard and the centre point of ship building and repairing in Singapore ...

Telok Ayer Street extends from Market Street to Anson Road. Telok Ayer was designated a Chinese district by Raffles in 1822 and gained prominence in the 1820s because it served as the landing ground for the early immigrants. This also led to a concentration of ...

Telok Kurau Road connects Changi Road to Marine Parade Road. Named after a fishing village called Telok Kurau on East Coast Road, the road has been a popular middle-class residential district since the 1960s.

Temple Street is a one-way street connecting South Bridge Road to New Bridge Road. It is flanked on either side by and runs parallel to Pagoda Street and Smith Street. Its name was derived from the Sri Mariamman Temple located nearby. Temple Street lies in the ...

The Arcade or the Alkaff Arcade was built in 1909 by the Alkaff family, one of three great Arab property owners in Singapore. The Alkaff sold the Arcade in 1962 to Singapura Developments for $12 million. Hailed as Singapore's best-known waterfront landmark, it ...

The Chinese Garden, located in Jurong, was built in 1975 as part of Jurong Town Corporation (JTC)'s plan to bring greenery to the industrial landscape of Jurong. The garden provides a peaceful refuge to Singaporeans who go there for walks amidst the landscaped ...

The Esplanade, long open stretch of ground/field, originally by the sea, is located in the downtown core of the central region. Sitting on the left bank of the Singapore River, it was originally called "the Plain" or the Padang which is Malay for "field" or "open ...

Up until 1973, Jalan Besar Stadium was considered the only proper stadium in Singapore (Chua, 1998, p. 104). The other stadiums such as the Farrer Park Sports Complex had hard cinder tracks which were unsuitable for athletes to train on. Even then,

The old racecourse at Farrer Park, or the Serangoon Road Race Course, was built in 1842. The racecourse became a sports and recreational hub for the Europeans and created employment for the early settlers from Java and India. The racecourse also witnessed significant ...

The Tiger Balm Gardens a.k.a. Haw Par Villa is an oriental theme park located off Pasir Panjang Road, on the Southwestern side of Singapore. It is famed for depicting traditional Chinese legends, in particular the unforgettable 10 Courts of Hell. A similar garden ...

Tiong Bahru is a town in Singapore with architectural, cultural and historic significance. It was developed in the 1920s as Singapore’s first public housing estate, and remains the only existing public housing not built by the Housing & Development Board. In 2003, ...

Tras Street runs between Enggor Street and Cook Street. A portion of the street, from its junction with Wallich Street until its end at Cook Street, is a one-way road. Named in 1898 after a Malaysian town Tras, the street lies in Chinatown and is a part of the ...

Trengganu Street, in Chinatown, connects Sago Street and Pagoda Street. Named after the state of Trengganu in Malaysia, the street is unique as it connects four popular streets of Chinatown: Pagoda Street, Temple Street, Smith Street and Sago Street.

Tuas, estate, an area located in the West Region. The name is derived from a daytime fishing method used in the past. The area was swamp land which was later cleared for squatter settlement. It became a popular fishing village, and, in the old days, it was not ...

Waterloo Street begins as an offshoot from Stamford Road and ends around Bencoolen Link. It crosses paths with Bras Basah Road and Middle Road and forms junctions at the places they meet. It was named Waterloo in commemoration of the 1815 Battle of Waterloo. Religious ...

Woodlands derives its name, possibly from the rubber trees that once dominated the landscape in the past. Its name is also reminiscent of a rural outpost in urban Singapore. Today, however, Woodlands is one of the most densely populated housing and industrial estates ...

Yan Kit Road, a one-way street, connects Craig Road to Cantonment Road. Named after a noted Dentist Look Yan Kit, it lies in the Central Business District and is also a part of Chinatown. It was considered a safe residential area in the late 19th and early 20th ...

Yio Chu Kang Road, a major road in the north, connecting Upper Thomson Road to Upper Serangoon Road. Associated with gambier and pepper plantations and kampongs or villages in the 19th century, the road today reflects the urban development of 20th century Singapore. ...

Yishun New Town, one of the first comprehensive urban developments in the northern part of Singapore, is located within Yishun Ring Road. The road, a two-way street, is a self-contained road that begins and ends within itself in a distorted circular structure. ...