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Pages in category "Government buildings in Singapore" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. F.
5.1 Former government buildings. 6 Health specialist centres. 7 Hotels. 8 Libraries. 9 Military. ... Old Supreme Court Building, Singapore; Health specialist centres
The building continued to be used by governors of the newly created Crown Colony of Singapore. When Singapore attained self-rule in 1959, the building was handed over to the Government of Singapore. It was then renamed the Istana. Yusof Ishak was appointed the first local head of state, the Yang di-Pertuan Negara, and took up office at the Istana.
The building's grand foyer is topped by the timber atrium, seen from the outside as the building's signature prism-shaped pinnacle. With 100 seats and room for 20 more, the new Chamber features contemporary IT features like an electronic voting system, an integrated congress system, IT terminals and so on.
Pages in category "Buildings and structures in Singapore" The following 120 pages are in this category, out of 120 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Government buildings in Singapore (5 C, 5 P) H. Hawker centres in Singapore (8 P) Hospitals in Singapore (2 C, 41 P, 7 F) Hotels in Singapore (2 C, 44 P) I.
The Government House had a clear view of the settlement around Singapore River and was featured in many paintings of the area. In 1858, the Government House was eventually demolished and the site handed to the British military for the construction of a fort in 1859 known as the Fort Canning which was completed in 1861. [ 4 ]
The HDB consists of a 12-member board and three departments, the Building, Estate and Corporate departments. Besides the provision of public housing, the HDB handles land reclamation works in Singapore and maintains the infrastructure of Singapore's national resource stockpiles.