Built in 1909 by the Alkaff family, one of three prominent Arab property owners in Singapore at the time, Alkaff Arcade was designed by Donald McLeod Craik of architectural firm Swan and MacLaren. Known for its unique Moorish style, particularly its two onion domes ...

Bugis Street, street, in Rochore area of the central region. Bugis Street was originally between North Bridge Road and Victoria Street, which is today the entrance to Bugis Junction. The name could possibly have come from the original Bugis Kampong settlement which ...

The former Telok Ayer Market (now known as Lau Pa Sat, meaning “old market”) at Raffles Quay was completed in 1894 to replace an earlier market that had been demolished for the Telok Ayer Basin land reclamation. It was gazetted as a national monument on 28 June ...

Orchard Road is a major tourist and shopping belt in central Singapore. It runs 2.2 km from the junction of Tanglin Road and Orange Grove Road to Dhoby Ghaut. Orchard Road is said to have obtained its name from the orchards and plantations that existed in the area ...

Tampines estate is located in the eastern region of Singapore. Since its beginnings as a farming village, Tampines has seen massive development in recent decades to become one of Singapore’s modern new towns. Tampines is also a popular retail and leisure destination ...

Woodlands is a planning area in the north of Singapore. During the early colonial period, Woodlands was an agricultural area with plantation estates. It then became a major transport link between Singapore and Johor, and in the 1970s, the area was developed as ...