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National Monuments of Singapore

1 The Preservation of Monuments Board (PMB), a statutory board within the ________ under the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts (MICA), has so far gazetted 58 buildings and structures in Singapore as the National Monuments of Singapore.

💡 Interesting Facts

  • the National Art Gallery of Singapore will incorporate two national monuments — the Old Supreme Court Building and the City Hall (both pictured)?
  • the Old Admiralty House, a national monument in Singapore, was used by the British Armed Forces for strategic planning during World War II?
  • the Old Ministry of Labour Building (pictured) in Singapore housed the Chinese Protectorate before World War II, and has since been gazetted as a national monument?
  • the statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary at the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a national monument in Singapore, was given by Sultan Ibrahim of Johor in Malaysia?
  • Ying Fo Fui Kun was the first Hakka clan association in Singapore, and its clan house at Telok Ayer (pictured) was gazetted as a national monument in 1998?
  • CHIJMES, a historic building complex in Singapore, began life as a Catholic convent in the 1850s and has been gazetted as a national monument?
  • Hong San See, a Chinese temple and national monument in Singapore, was sited on a small hill for good feng shui and once commanded a good view of the sea?
  • Tan Teck Guan Building (pictured) was the site of Singapore's first medical school, and has been conserved as a national monument?
  • Singapore's Museum Planning Area contains ten national monuments?
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