National Monuments of Singapore
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The Preservation of Monuments Board (PMB), a
statutory board within the
Government of Singapore 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. These buildings are deemed to be of special historic, traditional, archaeological, architectural or artistic value.
Protection of National Monuments
Under [
section 9] of the [
Preservation of Monuments Act], buildings gazetted as National Monuments cannot be "
demolished, removed, altered or renovated or have any addition made" without the prior written permission of the PMB, "
except in case of urgent and immediate necessity for the safety of persons or property." The penalty for breaking this law is a fine of up to SGD$1,000.
List of National Monuments
| Building name
| Current usage
| Address
| Date gazetted
|
| Admiralty House, Old
| Government
| 345 Nelson Road
| 2 December 2002
|
| Armenian Church
| Church
| 60 Hill Street
| 6 July 1973
|
| Attorney-General’s Chambers, Old
| Government
| 3 High Street
| 14 February 1992
|
| Caldwell House
| Art gallery
| 30 Victoria Street
| 26 October 1990
|
| Cathay Building
| Commercial
| 2 Handy Road
| 10 February 2003
|
| Cathedral of the Good Shepherd
| Church
| A Queen Street
| 6 July 1973
|
| Central Fire Station
| Government
| 62 Hill Street
| 18 December 1998
|
| Chesed-El Synagogue
| Synagogue
| 2 Oxley Rise
| 18 December 1998
|
| Chinese High School Clock Tower Building, The
| School
| 673 Bukit Timah Road
| 19 March 1999
|
| Church of Our Lady of Lourdes
| Church
| 50 Ophir Road
| 14 January 2005
|
| Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul
| Church
| 225A Queen Street
| 10 February 2003
|
| Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
| Church
| 1259 Upper Serangoon Road
| 10 February 2003
|
| City Hall
| Government
| 3 Saint Andrew's Road
| 14 February 1992
|
| College of Medicine Building
| Medical
| 16 College Road
| 2 December 2002
|
Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus Chapel
now CHIJMES Hall
| Multi-purpose hall
| 30 Victoria Street
| 26 October 1990
|
Empress Place Building
now Asian Civilisations Museum Empress Place
| Museum
| 1 Empress Place
| 14 February 1992
|
| Ford Motor Factory, Old
| Museum
| 315 Upper Bukit Timah Road
| 15 February 2006
|
| Goodwood Park Hotel (Tower Block)
| Hotel
| 22 Scotts Road
| 23 March 1989
|
Hill Street Police Station, Old
now the MICA Building
| Government
| 140 Hill Street
| 18 December 1998
|
| Hong San See
| Temple
| 31 Mohamed Sultan Road
| 10 November 1978
|
| House of Tan Yeok Nee
| University
| 207 Clemenceau Avenue
| 29 November 1974
|
| Istana
| Government
| Orchard Road
| 14 February 1992
|
| MacDonald House
| Commercial
| 40A Orchard Road
| 10 February 2003
|
| Maghain Aboth Synagogue
| Synagogue
| 24 Waterloo Street
| 27 February 1998
|
| Masjid Abdul Gaffoor
| Mosque
| 41 Dunlop Street
| 10 November 1979
|
| Masjid Al-Abrar
| Mosque
| 192 Telok Ayer Street
| 29 November 1974
|
| Masjid Hajjah Fatimah
| Mosque
| 4001 Beach Road
| 6 July 1973
|
| Masjid Jamae
| Mosque
| 218 South Bridge Road
| 29 November 1974
|
| Masjid Sultan
| Mosque
| 3 Muscat Street
| 14 March 1975
|
Ministry of Labour Building, Old
now the Subordinate Courts Family and Juvenile Division
| Government
| 3 Havelock Square
| 27 February 1998
|
| Nagore Durgha
| Shrine
| 140 Telok Ayer Street
| 29 November 1974
|
| Nanyang University Arch
| Arch
| Yunnan Crescent
| 18 December 1998
|
Nanyang University Library and Administration Building
now the Chinese Heritage Centre
| Arts
| 22 Nanyang Drive
| 18 December 1998
|
| Nanyang University Memorial
| Memorial
| 42 Nanyang Avenue
| 18 December 1998
|
National Museum
now the Singapore History Museum
| Arts
| 93 Stamford Road
| 14 February 1992
|
Parliament House and Annex Building, Old
now The Arts House at the Old Parliament
| Arts
| 10 Empress Place
| 14 February 1992, 3 July 1992
|
| Prinsep Street Presbyterian Church
| Church
| 77 Prinsep Street
| 12 January 2000
|
| Raffles Hotel
| Hotel
| 1 Beach Road
| 6 March 1987, 3 June 1995
|
| Saint Andrew's Cathedral
| Church
| 11 Saint Andrew’s Road
| 6 July 1973
|
| Saint George's Church
| Church
| 10 Minden Road
| 10 November 1978
|
| Saint Joseph's Church
| Church
| 143 Victoria Street
| 14 January 2005
|
Saint Joseph’s Institution, Former
now the Singapore Art Museum
| Museum
| 71 Bras Basah Road
| 14 February 1992
|
| Siong Lim Temple
| Temple
| 184 Jalan Toa Payoh
| 17 October 1980
|
| Sri Mariamman Temple
| Temple
| 244 South Bridge Road
| 6 July 1973
|
| Sri Perumal Temple
| Temple
| 397 Serangoon Road
| 10 November 1978
|
| Sri Temasek
| Government
| Orchard Road
| 14 February 1992
|
Sun Yat Sen Villa
now the Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall
| Memorial hall
| 12 Tai Gin Road
| 28 October 1994
|
| Supreme Court, Old
| Government
| 1 Saint Andrew's Road
| 14 February 1992
|
| Tan Si Chong Su
| Temple
| 15 Magazine Road
| 29 November 1974
|
| Tan Teck Guan Building
| Medical
| 16 College Road
| 2 December 2002
|
Tao Nan School, Old
now Asian Civilisations Museum Armenian Street
| Museum
| 39 Armenian Street
| 27 February 1998
|
| Telok Ayer Chinese Methodist Church
| Church
| 235 Telok Ayer Street
| 23 March 1989
|
Telok Ayer Market
now Lau Pa Sat
| Food centre
| 18 Raffles Quay
| 6 July 1973
|
| Thian Hock Keng
| Temple
| 158 Telok Ayer Street
| 6 July 1973
|
| Thong Chai Medical Institution, Old
| Commercial
| 50 Eu Tong Sen Street
| 6 July 1973
|
| Tou Mu Kung Temple
| Temple
| 779A Upper Serangoon Road
| 14 January 2005
|
| Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall
| Arts
| 9 Empress Place
| 14 February 1992
|
| Ying Fo Fui Kun
| Clan
| 98 Telok Ayer Street
| 18 December 1998
|
| Yueh Hai Ching Temple
| Temple
| 30B Philip Street
| 28 June 1996
|
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