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Yue Hwa Building (Chinese: 裕华大厦; pinyin: Yùhuá dàshà) is a historic building located at the junction of Eu Tong Sen Street and Upper Cross Street in Chinatown, Singapore, next to Chinatown MRT station. Built by Swan and Maclaren in 1927, it was then the tallest building in Chinatown and was known as Nam Tin Building (南天大厦 ...
Hill Street Tai Hwa Pork Noodle, a Michelin starred Singaporean hawker stall. This article contains a complete list of Michelin-starred restaurants in Singapore. The 2016 edition was the first edition of the Michelin Guide for Singapore to be published. At the time, Singapore was the first country in Southeast Asia to have Michelin-starred ...
Chinatown[a] is a subzone and ethnic enclave located within the Outram district in the Central Area of Singapore. Featuring distinctly Chinese cultural elements, Chinatown has had a historically concentrated ethnic Chinese population. Chinatown is considerably less of an enclave than it once was. However, the precinct does retain significant ...
Tanjong Pagar (alternatively spelled Tanjung Pagar) is a historic district located within the Central Business District of Singapore, straddling the Outram Planning Area and the Downtown Core under the Urban Redevelopment Authority 's urban planning zones. The district has a rich history and is known for its cultural and architectural landmarks ...
For the Chinese, the Chinatown area is referred also as tua poh or "greater town" district. [citation needed] In the 1880s, Kreta Ayer was the red light district of Chinatown. [citation needed] The Chinese traveller, Li Zhongjue, observed in 1887 that the street was a place of restaurants, theatres and brothels and where "filth and dirt are ...
Pagoda Street (Chinese: 宝塔街; pinyin: bǎo tǎ jiē) is a street located in Chinatown within the Outram Planning Area in Singapore. The road links New Bridge Road and South Bridge Road, but has since been converted to a pedestrian mall to Chinatown MRT station at its New Bridge Road end. The Chinatown Heritage Centre, located on Pagoda ...
The present Bugis Street, developed from New Bugis Street. Bugis (Kampong Bugis in Malay) is an area in Singapore that covers Bugis Street, now located within the Bugis Junction shopping mall. [1][2] Bugis Street was renowned internationally from the 1950s to the 1980s for its nightly gathering of transvestites and transsexuals, a phenomenon ...
The Scarlet Singapore is a luxury boutique hotel [1] located at Erskine Road, Chinatown, Singapore. Opened in 2004, [ 2 ] The Scarlet Singapore contains 80 rooms and is managed by Singapore-based hospitality management group Grace International.