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The ground floor housed the Parochial Library and the Parish Canteen, with the latter opening in 1960. In 1965, the canteen hosted a wedding reception for the first time. [3] It continued to serve as the mission's headquarters until 1981, and then as the residence of the Bishop of Macau until 1999, when the mission left Singapore. [4]
Bugis Junction, formerly known as Parco Bugis Junction is an integrated development located at Victoria Street, Middle Road and North Bridge Road in Bugis, Downtown Core in Singapore. The development consists of a shopping mall, an office tower and the InterContinental Singapore Hotel. [1]
Victoria Street (Chinese: 维多利亚街) is a major two-way road in Singapore. It links Kallang Road in the northeast with Hill Street in the southwest. En route, Victoria Street passes through the planning areas of Kallang , Rochor , Downtown Core and Museum .
The Leaky Cauldron is described as a dark and shabby pub and inn, located on the Muggle street Charing Cross Road in London. The Leaky Cauldron is a way of entering Diagon Alley from the Muggle world. The rear of the pub opens onto a courtyard, in which a particular brick must be tapped three times to open a path to Diagon Alley.
In April 2011, Brady MacDonald of the Los Angeles Times speculated that an area expansion would include the addition of Diagon Alley and a Gringotts-themed dark ride in place of the Lost Continent themed area in the park. [9] On December 6, 2011, Universal park officials confirmed that an expansion would take place and described it as ...
The market was previously known as Newgate Market, after the street on which it is located, but was renamed in 2015. [6] The Shambles is one of a number of locations, along with streets in Chepstow, Edinburgh, Exeter and London, for which claims have been made to have been the inspiration for Diagon Alley in the Harry Potter franchise. [9]
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A section of Victoria Street between Rochor Road and Cheng Yan Road was realigned for six months from June to December 1986 to allow the implementation of diaphragm walls at the station site. [8] In response to a suggestion by the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board , the station was renamed Bugis in November 1986 after Bugis Street, a tourist ...