This 1995 photograph shows the façade of the former Hill Street Police Station, at Hill Street. Some of the neo-classical style building's architectural features include cantilevered balconies and rusticated façade. Opened in 1934, it was the largest government building in Singapore during the 1930s. Today, it is home to the Ministry of Information, Communication and the Arts (M.I.C.A). This six-storey building was gazetted as a national monument on 18 December 1998. Title devised by Library staff.

Credit Line

All rights reserved. Lee Kip Lin and National Library Board, Singapore 2009.

Subjects

• Architecture and Landscape>>Building Types>>Civic and Administrative Buildings
• Architecture and Landscape>>Building Types>>Monuments
• Public buildings--Singapore--Photographs
• Architecture--Singapore--Details--Photographs
• National monuments--Singapore--Photographs