Somerset Bencoolen

Somerset Bencoolen is a building in . Somerset Bencoolen is situated nearby to the mosque , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Masjid Bencoolen and National Museum of Singapore.

Mosque
Photo: Robertsky, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Bencoolen Mosque alternatively known as the Hanafi Mosque, is a congregational mosque located along Bencoolen Street between and , .

Museum
Photo: Sengkang, Copyrighted free use.
The is a public dedicated to art, culture and history. Located within the country's at the 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. is situated 410 metres southwest of Somerset Bencoolen.

Synagogue
Photo: Chainwit., CC BY 4.0.
The is a Hasidic Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 24/26 Waterloo Street in , within the Central Area of . is situated 150 metres south of Somerset Bencoolen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bras Basah and Rochor.

Neighborhood
Photo: Erwin Soo, CC BY 2.0.
is a district located in the Museum Planning Area of the Central Area of . means "wet rice" in Malay – beras means harvested rice with husk removed, and basah means wet.

Suburb
is a planning area located within the Central Area of the of Singapore. shares boundaries with the following planning areas – to the north and east, to the west, as well as Museum and the to the south.

Neighborhood
is a place in Singapore that often refers to the , 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.

Somerset Bencoolen

Latitude
1.29955° or 1° 17′ 58″ north
Longitude
103.85056° or 103° 51′ 2″ east
Elevation
11 metres (36 feet)
Inception
2004
Height
40 metres (131 feet)
Open location code
6PH57VX2+R6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 172596738
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Geo­Names ID
6528287
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