Fort Canning
Fort Canning is a fort in Singapore. Fort Canning is situated nearby to the mosque Masjid Bencoolen, as well as near Maghain Aboth Synagogue.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Masjid Bencoolen and National Museum of Singapore.
Masjid Bencoolen
Mosque
Photo: Robertsky, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Masjid Bencoolen is a mosque in Bencoolen Street, Singapore. Masjid Bencoolen can accommodate 1,100 worshipers. The mosque is co-located and integrated with a 12-storey Somerset Bencoolen serviced apartment tower.
National Museum of Singapore
Museum
Photo: Sengkang, Copyrighted free use.
The National Museum of Singapore is a public museum dedicated to Singaporean art, culture and history. Located within the country's Civic District at the Downtown Core area, it is the oldest museum in the country, with its history dating back to when it was first established in 1849, starting out as a section of a library at the Singapore Institution as the Raffles Library and Museum. National Museum of Singapore is situated 420 metres southwest of Fort Canning.
Maghain Aboth Synagogue
Synagogue
The Maghain Aboth Synagogue is a Hasidic Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 24/26 Waterloo Street in Rochor, within the Central Area of Singapore. Maghain Aboth Synagogue is situated 210 metres south of Fort Canning.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bras Basah and Dhoby Ghaut.
Bras Basah
Neighborhood
Bras Basah is a district located in the Museum Planning Area of the Central Area of Singapore. Bras Basah means "wet rice" in Malay – beras means harvested rice with husk removed, and basah means wet.
Dhoby Ghaut
Neighborhood
Dhoby Ghaut is a place in Singapore that often refers to the MRT station of the same name, which is a major interchange station on Singapore's Mass Rapid Transit network connecting the North-South Line, North East Line, and the Circle Line.
Rochor
Suburb
Rochor is a planning area located within the Central Area of the Central Region of Singapore. Rochor shares boundaries with the following planning areas – Kallang to the north and east, Newton to the west, as well as Museum and the Downtown Core to the south.
Fort Canning
- Type: Fort
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
1.3° or 1° 18′ northLongitude
103.85° or 103° 51′ eastElevation
13 metres (43 feet)Open location code
6PH57VX2+X2GeoNames ID
1880726
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