by jianyong | Oct 4, 2016 | Heritage
Once a nutmeg plantation, this area at the southern tip of South Bridge Road boasts some of Singapore’s most elegant stretches of renovated shophouses, especially along the impressive sweep of Tanjong Pagar Road and around Duxton Road. One of the first of the...
by jianyong | Oct 3, 2016 | Heritage
A legendary hotel and a national monument, Raffles, which opened in 1887, is a tranquil haven of white, veranda-enclosed, colonial-style buildings with terra-cotta tiled, pitched roofs. It was once the venue for grand colonial balls and dances, and its guest list...
by jianyong | Oct 3, 2016 | Heritage
An upscale neighborhood of traditional residences, plush boutiques, and pricey eateries today, Peranakan Place and Emerald Hill were originally granted in 1845 to Englishman William Cuppage, an officer in the postal service. Emerald Hill was later acquired by the...
by jianyong | Oct 3, 2016 | Heritage
Singapore’s oldest surviving government building, the Old Parliament House was originally built as the residence of Scottish merchant John Argyle Maxwell in the late 1820s. It was designed in Neo-Palladian style by G.D. Coleman, an architect who was to shape much of...
by jianyong | Oct 3, 2016 | Heritage
Istana Kampong Glam was the official royal residence of Sultan Hussein Shah who ceded the sovereign rights of Singapore to the British. As part of this historic agreement, the Sultan built a wooden palace in 1820 and named the area Kota Raja, or the King’s...
by jianyong | Oct 3, 2016 | Heritage
Originally the Teutonia Club for German expatriates in the early 1900s, the Goodwood Park Hotel was declared enemy property and seized by the government when World War I broke out in 1914. In 1929, the club was converted into a hotel. Designed by j. BidweII, the...
