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.

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[edit] Protection of National Monuments

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 SGD$1,000.

[edit] List of National Monuments

Building name Current usage Address Date gazetted
Admiralty House, Old Government 345 Old 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 Government 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 13 July 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 of Singapore 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 Srinivasa 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 Government 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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