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The Singapore National Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Kallang, Singapore. It serves as the country's national stadium . Opened in 2014, it was constructed on the site of the former National Stadium , which stood from 1973 to 2010.
The Singapore Indoor Stadium, known exonymously as the Indoor Stadium, is an indoor arena located in Kallang, Singapore. It is within walking distance of the Singapore National Stadium, and collectively form a part of the wider Singapore Sports Hub. It has a maximum total capacity of 15,000 depending on configuration, with an all-seating ...
In June 1963, the Singapore government announced plans to build a national stadium in Kallang Park, and a 19-member committee was formed to oversee planning and fund-raising for the project. [1] Comprising two outdoor stadiums, a covered stadium, and a swimming complex, and intended to be large enough to host the South East Asia Peninsular ...
It also includes the Singapore Sports Museum, [22] the Sports Hub Library, [20] Shimano Cycling World (a cycling museum operated by bike manufacturer Shimano), [23] and Kallang Wave Mall (a shopping centre attached to the National Stadium featuring stores, restaurants, a 16 m (52 ft) climbing wall, and a children's water park on its roof).
The Singapore Sports Hub is located on the eastern bank of the Kallang Basin. In 1977, the Singapore government embarked on a ten-year-long clean-up project for the Kallang Basin and the nearby Singapore River, transforming them into the clean waterways of today. [20]
Opened on 27 June 2014, Kallang Wave Mall is part of the Singapore Sports Hub and is integrated into the National Stadium. [2]Business at the Kallang Wave Mall was poor with original major tenants such as fashion retailer Forever 21 and electronics chain store Harvey Norman and NTUC Foodfare food court exiting the shopping mall by 2018.
The Marina Channel connects the Kallang Basin with the Singapore Straits. At present, the Kallang Basin forms part of the Marina Reservoir, so do the rivers that flow into the Kallang Basin and their tributaries. The reservoir has a catchment size of nearly one-sixth of mainland Singapore's land area. [1] The Kallang Basin is a popular location ...
The founder of modern Singapore, Stamford Raffles, could have originally landed on Singapore in the Kallang Riverside Park, instead of the Raffles' Landing Site on the Singapore River. Based on the Cho Clan Archives, Raffles ordered his ship's carpenter, Chow Ah Chi, to lead the way in posting the British East India Company flag on mainland ...