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Katong Park is neighborhood park located in Katong, Singapore at the junction of Meyer Road and Fort Road. Built in the 1930s above the buried remains of Fort Tanjong Katong , it was one of Singapore’s oldest parks with the first public bathing pagar (sea swimming enclosure) and was highly popular with families during the weekends.
Katong (commonly referred to as Tanjong Katong) is a residential neighbourhood in the eastern portion of the Central Region of Singapore, within the Marine Parade planning area. The Katong district stretches from Fort Road area to the Joo Chiat area .
Arguably, one of the most famous landmarks connecting to Meyer Road is Katong Park. Katong Park was initially built by the British in 1879 as a coastal fortress to defend against sea attacks. However, in 1901, it was abandoned and buried. Subsequently, Katong Park was built over the buried fort and was opened on 19 December 1931. [5]
Fort Tanjong Katong, which stood from 1879 to 1901, was one of the oldest military forts built by the former British colonial government of Singapore. The fort gave its name to today's Fort Road, [ 1 ] and it used to stand on the grounds of the present Katong Park .
Katong Park Hotel was a prominent hotel on the corner of Meyer Road and Arthur Road in Singapore. Opened as the Embassy Hotel in 1953, it was the "biggest" hotel in Malaya to have been opened following the end of World War II at the time.
Japanese Garden (Japanese: 星和園, romanized: Seiwa-en, Chinese: 星和园) is a park and garden located in Jurong East, Singapore. Built in 1974 by JTC Corporation , it covers 13.5 hectares (135,000 m 2 ) of land.
Completed in late 1983 as Katong People's Complex, it had an exterior facade resembling a prison cell, such as having exposed blue pipes. It was a strata titled mall back then, comprising a department store and various shops and eateries. There are also numerous medical clinics inside the mall.
Katong Park MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Thomson–East Coast line (TEL). Situated along Meyer Road and adjacent to Katong Park , the station serves Dunman High School and Singapore Swimming School alongside nearby residential developments.