Chijmes

CHIJMES is a historic building complex in Singapore, which began life as a Catholic convent known as the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus. The complex is located at Victoria Street in the , within the Central Area, Singapore's central business district.
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  • Type: Commercial area
  • Description: convent and shopping district in Singapore
  • Also known as: “CHIJMES”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Marina Bay and Raffles City Shopping Centre.

Photo: Erwin Soo, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is 's newest district, created on reclaimed land just east of . It includes the areas east of Shenton Way and Esplanade Dr.

Shopping center
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Raffles City is a large complex located in the Civic District within the of the city-state of . Occupying an entire city block bounded by Stamford Road, Beach Road, Bras Basah Road and North Bridge Road, it houses two hotels and an office tower over a podium which contains a shopping complex and a convention centre. is situated 190 metres southeast of Chijmes.

Church
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was the former Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus Chapel located at the CHIJMES complex in . The former was designed by Father Charles Benedict Nain, it currently serves as a venue for weddings and corporate events.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bras Basah and Civic District.

Neighborhood
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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
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The is a district located near the in the Central Area of . It contains historical buildings and museums such as , , , and .

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and Kampong Glam are districts of , just to the east of the central business district.

Chijmes

Latitude
1.29516° or 1° 17′ 43″ north
Longitude
103.85215° or 103° 51′ 8″ east
Elevation
16 metres (52 feet)
Inception
1841
Open location code
6PH57VW2+3V
Open­Street­Map ID
way 172999759
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­retail
Geo­Names ID
6951473
Wiki­data ID
Q1072593
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Satellite Map

Discover Chijmes from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Tamil—“Chijmes” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “赞美坊”
  • Chinese: “赞美广场”
  • German: “Chijmes”
  • Tamil: “ஷைம்ஸ்”
  • “Chijmes”

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