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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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.
| Building name | Current usage | Address | Date gazetted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Admiralty House, Old (1939) | Government | 345 Old Nelson Road | 2002 2 December |
| Armenian Church (1835-1836) | Church | 60 Hill Street | 1973 6 July |
| Attorney-General’s Chambers, Old | Government | 3 High Street | 1992 14 February |
| Bowyer Block at the Singapore General Hospital (29 March 1926) | Museum | - | 2009 11 November |
| Caldwell House | Art gallery | 30 Victoria Street | 1990 26 October |
| Cathay Building (1939) | Commercial | 2 Handy Road | 2003 10 February |
| Cathedral of the Good Shepherd (1843-1847) | Church | A Queen Street | 1973 6 July |
| Central Fire Station (1908) | Government | 62 Hill Street | 1998 18 December |
| Chesed-El Synagogue (1905) | Synagogue | 2 Oxley Rise | 1998 18 December |
| Chinese High School Clock Tower Building, The(1925) | School | 673 Bukit Timah Road | 1999 19 March |
| Church of Our Lady of Lourdes (1888) | Church | 50 Ophir Road | 2005 14 January |
| Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (1869-1870) | Church | 225A Queen Street | 2003 10 February |
| Church of St Teresa (7 April 1929) | Church | - | 2009 11 November |
| Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (1901) | Church | 1259 Upper Serangoon Road | 2003 10 February |
| City Hall (1926-1929) | Government | 3 Saint Andrew's Road | 1992 14 February |
| College of Medicine Building (1926) | Government | 16 College Road | 2002 2 December |
| Convent of the Holy Infant
Jesus Chapel now CHIJMES Hall (1840–1841, chapel 1904) |
Multi-purpose hall | 30 Victoria Street | 1990 26 October |
| Empress Place Building now Peranakan Museum (1864-1920) |
Museum | 1 Empress Place | 1992 14 February |
| Ford Motor Factory, Old (1941) | Museum | 315 Upper Bukit Timah Road | 2006 15 February |
| Former Command House (1930s) | - | 17 Kheam Hock Road | 2009 11 November |
| Former Raffles College (22 July 1929) | NUS Campus | - | 2009 11 November |
| Former St James Power Station (1926) | St James Power Station (Nightlife Venue) | 3 Sentosa Gateway | 2009 11 November |
| Goodwood Park Hotel (Tower Block) (1900) | Hotel | 22 Scotts Road | 1989 23 March |
| Hill Street Police Station,
Old now the MICA Building (1845-1856) |
Government | 140 Hill Street | 1998 18 December |
| Hong San See (1908-1913) | Temple | 31 Mohamed Sultan Road | 1978 10 November |
| House of Tan Yeok Nee (1885) | University | 207 Clemenceau Avenue | 1974 29 November |
| Istana (1867-1869) | Government | Orchard Road | 1992 14 February |
| Keng Teck Whay (1847-1875) | Temple | - | 2009 11 November |
| MacDonald House (1949) | Commercial | 40A Orchard Road | 2003 10 February |
| Maghain Aboth Synagogue (1878) | Synagogue | 24 Waterloo Street | 1998 27 February |
| Masjid Abdul Gaffoor (1907) | Mosque | 41 Dunlop Street | 1979 13 July |
| Masjid Al-Abrar (1829) | Mosque | 192 Telok Ayer Street | 1974 29 November |
| Masjid Hajjah Fatimah (1846) | Mosque | 4001 Beach Road | 1973 6 July |
| Masjid Jamae (1830) | Mosque | 218 South Bridge Road | 1974 29 November |
| Masjid Sultan (1928) | Mosque | 3 Muscat Street | 1975 14 March |
| Ministry of Labour
Building, Old now the Subordinate Courts Family and Juvenile Division (1928) |
Government | 3 Havelock Square | 1998 27 February |
| Nagore Durgha (1893) | Shrine | 140 Telok Ayer Street | 1974 29 November |
| Nanyang University Arch | Arch | Yunnan Crescent | 1998 18 December |
| Nanyang University Library and Administration Building now the Chinese Heritage Centre |
Arts | 22 Nanyang Drive | 1998 18 December |
| Nanyang University Memorial | Memorial | 42 Nanyang Avenue | 1998 18 December |
| National Museum of Singapore (1887) | Arts | 93 Stamford Road | 1992 14 February |
| Parliament House and Annex
Building, Old now The Arts House at the Old Parliament (1827) |
Arts | 10 Empress Place | 1992 14 February, and 1992 3 July |
| Prinsep Street Presbyterian Church (1931) | Church | 77 Prinsep Street | 2000 12 January |
| Raffles Hotel | Hotel (1887) | 1 Beach Road | 1987 6 March, and 1995 3 June |
| Saint Andrew's Cathedral (1856-1861) | Church | 11 Saint Andrew’s Road | 1973 6 July |
| Saint George's Church (1910-1913) | Church | 10 Minden Road | 1978 10 November |
| Saint Joseph's Church (1906-1912) | Church | 143 Victoria Street | 2005 14 January |
| Saint
Joseph’s Institution, Former now the Singapore Art Museum (1867) |
Museum | 71 Bras Basah Road | 1992 14 February |
| Siong Lim Temple (1902) | Temple | 184 Jalan Toa Payoh | 1980 17 October |
| Sri Mariamman Temple (1827) | Temple | 244 South Bridge Road | 1973 6 July |
| Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple (1855) | Temple | 397 Serangoon Road | 1978 10 November |
| Sri Temasek (1869) | Government | Orchard Road | 1992 14 February |
| Sun Yat Sen Villa now the Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall (1880) |
Memorial hall | 12 Tai Gin Road | 1994 28 October |
| Supreme Court, Old(1937-1939) | Government | 1 Saint Andrew's Road | 1992 14 February |
| Tan Si Chong Su (1876-1878) | Temple | 15 Magazine Road | 1974 29 November |
| Tan Teck Guan Building (1911) | Government | 16 College Road | 2002 2 December |
| Tao
Nan School, Old now Asian Civilisations Museum Armenian Street (1906) |
Museum | 39 Armenian Street | 1998 27 February |
| Telok Ayer Chinese Methodist Church (1924) | Church | 235 Telok Ayer Street | 1989 23 March |
| Telok
Ayer Market now Lau Pa Sat (1894) |
Food centre | 18 Raffles Quay | 1973 6 July |
| Thian Hock Keng (1839-1842) | Temple | 158 Telok Ayer Street | 1973 6 July |
| Thong Chai Medical Institution, Old (1892) | Commercial | 50 Eu Tong Sen Street | 1973 6 July |
| Tou Mu Kung Temple (1881) | Temple | 779A Upper Serangoon Road | 2005 14 January |
| Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall (1862) | Arts | 9 Empress Place | 1992 14 February |
| Ying Fo Fui Kun (1881-1882) | Clan | 98 Telok Ayer Street | 1998 18 December |
| Yueh Hai Ching Temple (1895) | Temple | 30B Philip Street | 1996 28 June |
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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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.
| Building name | Current usage | Address | Date gazetted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Admiralty House, Old (1939) | Government | 345 Old Nelson Road | 2002 2 December |
| Armenian Church (1835–1836) | Church | 60 Hill Street | 1973 6 July |
| Attorney-General’s Chambers, Old | Government | 3 High Street | 1992 14 February |
| Bowyer Block at the Singapore General Hospital (29 March 1926) | Museum | - | 2009 11 November |
| Caldwell House | Art gallery | 30 Victoria Street | 1990 26 October |
| Cathay Building (1939) | Commercial | 2 Handy Road | 2003 10 February |
| Cathedral of the Good Shepherd (1843–1847) | Church | A Queen Street | 1973 6 July |
| Central Fire Station (1908) | Government | 62 Hill Street | 1998 18 December |
| Chesed-El Synagogue (1905) | Synagogue | 2 Oxley Rise | 1998 18 December |
| Chinese High School Clock Tower Building, The(1925) | School | 673 Bukit Timah Road | 1999 19 March |
| Church of Our Lady of Lourdes (1888) | Church | 50 Ophir Road | 2005 14 January |
| Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul (1869–1870) | Church | 225A Queen Street | 2003 10 February |
| Church of St Teresa (7 April 1929) | Church | - | 2009 11 November |
| Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (1901) | Church | 1259 Upper Serangoon Road | 2003 10 February |
| City Hall (1926–1929) | Government | 3 Saint Andrew's Road | 1992 14 February |
| College of Medicine Building (1926) | Government | 16 College Road | 2002 2 December |
| Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus Chapel now CHIJMES Hall (1840–1841, chapel 1904) | Multi-purpose hall | 30 Victoria Street | 1990 26 October |
| Empress Place Building now Asian Civilisations Museum (1864–1920) | Museum | 1 Empress Place | 1992 14 February |
| Ford Motor Factory, Old (1941) | Museum | 315 Upper Bukit Timah Road | 2006 15 February |
| Former Command House (1930s) | - | 17 Kheam Hock Road | 2009 11 November |
| Former Raffles College (22 July 1929) | NUS Campus | - | 2009 11 November |
| Former St James Power Station (1926) | St James Power Station (Nightlife Venue) | 3 Sentosa Gateway | 2009 11 November |
| Goodwood Park Hotel (Tower Block) (1900) | Hotel | 22 Scotts Road | 1989 23 March |
| Hill Street Police Station, Old now the MICA Building (1845–1856) | Government | 140 Hill Street | 1998 18 December |
| Hong San See (1908–1913) | Temple | 31 Mohamed Sultan Road | 1978 10 November |
| House of Tan Yeok Nee (1885) | University | 207 Clemenceau Avenue | 1974 29 November |
| Istana (1867–1869) | Government | Orchard Road | 1992 14 February |
| Keng Teck Whay (1847–1875) | Temple | - | 2009 11 November |
| MacDonald House (1949) | Commercial | 40A Orchard Road | 2003 10 February |
| Maghain Aboth Synagogue (1878) | Synagogue | 24 Waterloo Street | 1998 27 February |
| Masjid Abdul Gaffoor (1907) | Mosque | 41 Dunlop Street | 1979 13 July |
| Masjid Al-Abrar (1829) | Mosque | 192 Telok Ayer Street | 1974 29 November |
| Masjid Hajjah Fatimah (1846) | Mosque | 4001 Beach Road | 1973 6 July |
| Masjid Jamae (1830) | Mosque | 218 South Bridge Road | 1974 29 November |
| Masjid Sultan (1928) | Mosque | 3 Muscat Street | 1975 14 March |
| Ministry of Labour Building, Old now the Subordinate Courts Family and Juvenile Division (1928) | Government | 3 Havelock Square | 1998 27 February |
| Nagore Durgha (1893) | Shrine | 140 Telok Ayer Street | 1974 29 November |
| Nanyang University Arch | Arch | Yunnan Crescent | 1998 18 December |
| Nanyang University Library and Administration Building now the Chinese Heritage Centre | Arts | 22 Nanyang Drive | 1998 18 December |
| Nanyang University Memorial | Memorial | 42 Nanyang Avenue | 1998 18 December |
| National Museum of Singapore (1887) | Arts | 93 Stamford Road | 1992 14 February |
| Parliament House and Annex Building, Old now The Arts House at the Old Parliament (1827) | Arts | 10 Empress Place | 1992 14 February, and 1992 3 July |
| Prinsep Street Presbyterian Church (1931) | Church | 77 Prinsep Street | 2000 12 January |
| Raffles Hotel | Hotel (1887) | 1 Beach Road | 1987 6 March, and 1995 3 June |
| Saint Andrew's Cathedral (1856–1861) | Church | 11 Saint Andrew’s Road | 1973 6 July |
| Saint George's Church (1910–1913) | Church | 10 Minden Road | 1978 10 November |
| Saint Joseph's Church (1906–1912) | Church | 143 Victoria Street | 2005 14 January |
| Saint Joseph’s Institution, Former now the Singapore Art Museum (1867) | Museum | 71 Bras Basah Road | 1992 14 February |
| Siong Lim Temple (1902) | Temple | 184 Jalan Toa Payoh | 1980 17 October |
| Sri Mariamman Temple (1827) | Temple | 244 South Bridge Road | 1973 6 July |
| Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple (1855) | Temple | 397 Serangoon Road | 1978 10 November |
| Sri Temasek (1869) | Government | Orchard Road | 1992 14 February |
| Sun Yat Sen Villa now the Sun Yat Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall (1880) | Memorial hall | 12 Tai Gin Road | 1994 28 October |
| Supreme Court, Old(1937–1939) | Government | 1 Saint Andrew's Road | 1992 14 February |
| Tan Si Chong Su (1876–1878) | Temple | 15 Magazine Road | 1974 29 November |
| Tan Teck Guan Building (1911) | Government | 16 College Road | 2002 2 December |
| Tao Nan School, Old now Peranakan Museum (1906) | Museum | 39 Armenian Street | 1998 27 February |
| Telok Ayer Chinese Methodist Church (1924) | Church | 235 Telok Ayer Street | 1989 23 March |
| Telok Ayer Market now Lau Pa Sat (1894) | Food centre | 18 Raffles Quay | 1973 6 July |
| Thian Hock Keng (1839–1842) | Temple | 158 Telok Ayer Street | 1973 6 July |
| Thong Chai Medical Institution, Old (1892) | Commercial | 50 Eu Tong Sen Street | 1973 6 July |
| Tou Mu Kung Temple (1881) | Temple | 779A Upper Serangoon Road | 2005 14 January |
| Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall (1862) | Arts | 9 Empress Place | 1992 14 February |
| Ying Fo Fui Kun (1881–1882) | Clan | 98 Telok Ayer Street | 1998 18 December |
| Yueh Hai Ching Temple (1895) | Temple | 30B Philip Street | 1996 28 June |
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