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The Former City Hall building in Singapore is a national monument gazetted on 14 February 1992. It can be found in front of the historical Padang and adjacent to the Former Supreme Court of Singapore , it was designed and built by the architects of the Singapore Municipal Commission , A. Gordans and F. D. Meadows from 1926 to 1929.
Singapore is governed as a unitary state without provinces or states. However, for the purposes of administration and urban planning, it has been subdivided in various ways throughout its history. As of 2022, Singapore has a total land area of about 753 km 2 (291 sq mi), not including its sea area.
Before 1951, the City Council was known as the Municipal Commission. [1] The rest of the crown colony was under the authority of the Singapore Rural Board. The city served as the capital of Colony of Singapore, and the State of Singapore from 1951 until its abolishment in 1965. [1] [2]
An aerial view of the Civic District of Singapore. The Civic District [1] is a district located near the Singapore River in the Central Area of Singapore. [2]It contains historical buildings and museums such as The Arts House (the former Parliament House), National Gallery Singapore (consisting of the Former Supreme Court Building and Former City Hall), National Museum of Singapore (the former ...
The Government of Singapore consists of several departments, known as ministries and statutory boards in Singapore.Ministries are led by a member of the Cabinet and deal with state matters that require direct political oversight.
The City Council of Singapore was the administrative council of the City of Singapore responsible for the provision of water, electricity, gas, roads and bridges and street lighting. [ 1 ] It was dissolved in 1959 when Singapore attained self-governance from the British Empire , and it was subsequently abolished upon Singapore's independence ...
One Marina Boulevard was designed by DP Architects, and completed in 2004. Other firms involved in the development include Singapore Labour Foundation Management Services, Samsung Corporation, Beca Carter Hollings and Ferner, Hyder Consulting, Arup Singapore, Davis Langdon & Seah Singapore, Sika Services AG, Building Systems, and National Trades Union Congress.
mTower, formerly known as PSA Building, is an integrated development in Singapore, comprising a 40-storey office building and a 3-storey retail centre, Alexandra Retail Centre. It is located at Alexandra Road, Singapore. The building also houses Singapore's Ministry of Transport and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore.