- National Monuments of Singapore
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National Monuments of Singapore are buildings and structures in Singapore that have been designated by the Preservation of Monuments Board (or PMB) as being of special historic, traditional, archaeological, architectural or artistic value.
The PMB is a statutory board within the Government of Singapore, under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts, and it has so far gazetted 63 buildings and structures as National Monuments.
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Preservation of Monuments Act
Under section 9 of the Preservation of Monuments Act,[1] 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 S$1,000.
List of National Monuments
Building name Current usage Address Date gazetted Admiralty House, Old (1939) Government 345 Old Nelson Road 2 December 2002 Armenian Church (1835–1836) Church 60 Hill Street 6 July 1973 Attorney-General's Chambers, Old Government 3 High Street 14 February 1992 Bowyer Block at the Singapore General Hospital (29 March 1926) Museum 11 Third Hospital Avenue 11 November 2009 Caldwell House Arts gallery 30 Victoria Street 26 October 1990 Cathay Building (1939) Commercial 2 Handy Road 10 February 2003 Cathedral of the Good Shepherd (1843–1847) Church A Queen Street 6 July 1973 Central Fire Station (1908) Government 62 Hill Street 18 December 1988 Chesed-El Synagogue (1905) Synagogue 2 Oxley Rise 18 December 1988 Chinese High School Clock Tower Building, The(1925) School 673 Bukit Timah Road 19 March 1999 Church of Our Lady of Lourdes (1888) Church 50 Ophir Road 14 January 2005 Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (1869–1870) Church 225A Queen Street 10 February 2003 Church of St Teresa (7 April 1929) Church 2 Bukit Purmei 11 November 2009 Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (1901) Church 1259 Upper Serangoon Road 10 February 2003 City Hall (1926–1929) Government 3 Saint Andrew's Road 14 February 1992 College of Medicine Building (1926) Government 16 College Road 2 December 2002 Command House, Former (1930s) - 17 Kheam Hock Road 11 November 2009 Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus Chapel
now CHIJMES Hall (1840–1841, chapel 1904)Multi-purpose hall 30 Victoria Street 26 October 1990 Empress Place Building
now Asian Civilisations Museum (1864–1920)Museum 1 Empress Place 14 February 1992 Ford Motor Factory, Old (1941) Museum 315 Upper Bukit Timah Road 15 February 2006 Goodwood Park Hotel (Tower Block) (1900) Hotel 22 Scotts Road 23 March 1989 Hill Street Police Station, Old
now the MICA Building (1845–1856)Government 140 Hill Street 18 December 1998 Hong San See (1908–1913) Temple 31 Mohamed Sultan Road 10 November 1978 House of Tan Yeok Nee (1885) University 207 Clemenceau Avenue 29 November 1974 Istana (1867–1869) Government Orchard Road 14 February 1992 Keng Teck Whay (1847–1875) Temple 150 Telok Ayer Street 11 November 2009 MacDonald House (1949) Commercial 40A Orchard Road 10 February 2003 Maghain Aboth Synagogue (1878) Synagogue 24 Waterloo Street 27 February 1998 Masjid Abdul Gaffoor (1907) Mosque 41 Dunlop Street 13 July 1979 Masjid Al-Abrar (1829) Mosque 192 Telok Ayer Street 29 November 1974 Masjid Hajjah Fatimah (1846) Mosque 4001 Beach Road 6 July 1973 Masjid Jamae (1830) Mosque 218 South Bridge Road 29 November 1974 Masjid Sultan (1928) Mosque 3 Muscat Street 14 March 1975 Ministry of Labour Building, Old
now the Subordinate Courts Family and Juvenile Division (1928)Government 3 Havelock Square 27 February 1998 Nagore Durgha (1893) 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 CentreArts 22 Nanyang Drive 18 December 1998 Nanyang University Memorial Memorial 42 Nanyang Avenue 18 December 1998 National Museum of Singapore (1887) Arts 93 Stamford Road 14 February 1992 Parliament House and Annex Building, Old
now The Arts House at the Old Parliament (1827)Arts 10 Empress Place 14 February 1992, and 3 July 1992 Prinsep Street Presbyterian Church (1931) Church 77 Prinsep Street 12 January 2002 Raffles College, Former (22 July 1929) University (NUS) 469 Bukit Timah Road 11 November 2009 Raffles Hotel Hotel (1887) 1 Beach Road 6 March 1987, and 3 June 1995 Saint Andrew's Cathedral (1856–1861) Church 11 Saint Andrew's Road 6 July 1973 Saint George's Church (1910–1913) Church 10 Minden Road 10 November 1978 Saint James Power Station (1926) Nightlife Venue 3 Sentosa Gateway 11 November 2009 Saint Joseph's Church (1906–1912) Church 143 Victoria Street 14 January 2005 Saint Joseph's Institution, Former
now the Singapore Art Museum (1867)Museum 71 Bras Basah Road 14 February 1992 Siong Lim Temple (1902) Temple 184 Jalan Toa Payoh 17 October 1980 Sri Mariamman Temple (1827) Temple 244 South Bridge Road 6 July 1973 Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple (1855) Temple 397 Serangoon Road 10 November 1978 Sri Temasek (1869) Government Orchard Road 14 February 1992 Sun Yat Sen Villa
now the Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall (1880)Memorial hall 12 Tai Gin Road 28 October 1994 Supreme Court, Old(1937–1939) Government 1 Saint Andrew's Road 14 February 1992 Tan Si Chong Su (1876–1878) Temple 15 Magazine Road 29 November 1974 Tan Teck Guan Building (1911) Government 16 College Road 2 December 2002 Tao Nan School, Old
now Peranakan Museum (1906)Museum 39 Armenian Street 27 February 1998 Telok Ayer Chinese Methodist Church (1924) Church 235 Telok Ayer Street 23 March 1989 Telok Ayer Market, Former
now Lau Pa Sat (1894)Food centre 18 Raffles Quay 6 July 1973 Thian Hock Keng (1839–1842) Temple 158 Telok Ayer Street 6 July 1973 Thong Chai Medical Institution, Old (1892) Commercial 50 Eu Tong Sen Street 6 July 1973 Tou Mu Kung Temple (1881) Temple 779A Upper Serangoon Road 14 January 2005 Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall (1862) Arts 9 Empress Place 14 February 1992 Ying Fo Fui Kun (1881–1882) Clan 98 Telok Ayer Street 18 December 1998 Singapore Conference Hall (Oct 1965) Government 7 Shenton Way 27 December 2010 Lim Bo Seng Memorial, Tan Kim Seng Fountain and The Cenotaph (various) Monuments Connaught Dr 27 December 2010 Yueh Hai Ching Temple (1895) Temple 30B Philip Street 28 June 1996 Former Tanjong Pagar railway station (1932) - 9 April 2011 Notes
- ^ Preservation of Monuments Act (Cap. 239, 1985 Rev. Ed.).
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