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Queen Street. Queen Street (Chinese: 奎因街; Malay: Lebuh Queen) is one of the oldest streets in Singapore and once had a very strong Eurasian presence.Beginning at Arab Street, Queen Street forms major junctions with Ophir Road, Rochor Road, Middle Road and Bras Basah Road before ending at the junction of Stamford Road.
The National Museum of Singapore is a public museum dedicated to Singaporean art, culture and history.Located within the country's Civic District at the Downtown Core area, it is the oldest museum in the country, with its history dating back to when it was first established in 1849, starting out as a section of a library at the Singapore Institution [d] as the Raffles Library and Museum.
The old town in Phuket has a history as the center of a tin mining and trading province. In the era of Western imperialism, after 1511 (2054 BE), Portuguese settlers came to Phuket and to the trade port of Malacca. The settlers brought Western culture with them, including their technologies, religion, and their own architectural styles.
The Malay Heritage Centre (Malay: Taman Warisan Melayu; Jawi: تامن واريثن ملايو ) is a cultural centre and museum located at Sultan Gate off Beach Road in Kampong Glam, Singapore. Its primary focus is to showcase the heritage and history of Malay Singaporeans.
Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum (National University of Singapore) Little Mori's Silkworm Museum; Madame Tussauds Singapore (Sentosa) Mint Museum of Toys; NUS Museum (National University of Singapore) Red Dot Design Museum Singapore [2] The Republic of Singapore Navy Museum [3] Sports Museum; The Gem Museum; Trick Eye Museum [4]
The Singapore History Gallery is a 2,800-square-metre (30,000 sq ft) gallery located within the vicinity of the National Museum of Singapore. The gallery adopts a story-telling approach, unveiling different perspectives through tales of the past.
For historical significance (World War II, self-independence of Singapore, transformation and the oldest memories of the structure), these buildings are not allowed to be demolished. The Preservation of Monuments Act gives the board authority to order the preservation of such sites and promote research and public interest in the monuments.
When Sir Stamford Raffles founded Singapore in 1819, he attracted the Arab traders to his new city. By 1824, there were 15 Arabs out of a population of 10,683 and Raffles anticipated a rapid growth in Arab immigration. His blueprint for Singapore included plans for an Arab district.