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Tiong Bahru is a housing estate and subzone region located within Bukit Merah planning area, in the Central Region of Singapore.Tiong Bahru was constructed in the 1920s by the Singapore Improvement Trust, the predecessor to the Housing Development Board (HDB) and an entity of the British colonial authority providing mass public housing in Singapore and is the oldest housing estate in Singapore.
The Angel Ground was a sports ground at Tonbridge in the English county of Kent. It was used as a venue for first-class cricket by Kent County Cricket Club between 1869 and 1939 and then for association football by Tonbridge Angels F.C., until 1980. It was subsequently demolished and redeveloped by Tonbridge and Malling District Council in 1980.
Tonbridge also hosts numerous community events, including a Christmas festival when the high street is closed to traffic, a firework display in November organised by Tonbridge Round Table, [54] a dragon boat race and a summer fete in the castle grounds (which is also the location of numerous musical performances in the summer months).
The skyline of Singapore in 2018. Singapore is a highly urbanised country with over 10,000 [1] completed high-rises, the majority located in the Downtown Core, its central business district (CBD). [2] In the CBD, there are over 100 skyscrapers. [3] The Guoco Tower currently holds the title of the
This is a list of flyovers, bridges and viaducts in Singapore, including those for pedestrians and vehicular traffic.. In Singapore, a "flyover" is an overpass that crosses over another road, while a "bridge" is a structure that crosses a body of water.
After Singapore's independence in 1965, the government adopted new road-naming policies as part of its nation-building effort. [11] A Street Naming Advisory Committee was appointed in February 1967 by the Minister of Finance, [12] and priority was given to local names and Malay names, while names of prominent figures and British places and people were discouraged. [11]
A model on display at the URA Singapore City Gallery The Pinnacle@Duxton seen from street level, after Singapore National Day. All seven towers in the development are collectively the world's tallest public housing residential buildings. [23] They are linked at the 26th and 50th floors by the world's two longest sky gardens of 500m each. [24]
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.