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 Downtown Core, within the Central Area, Singapore's central business district.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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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.
Marina Bay
Photo: Erwin Soo, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Marina Bay is Singapore's newest district, created on reclaimed land just east of Riverside. It includes the areas east of Shenton Way and Esplanade Dr.
Raffles City Shopping Centre
Shopping center
Photo: Merlion444, Public domain.
Raffles City is a large complex located in the Civic District within the Downtown Core of the city-state of Singapore. 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. Raffles City Shopping Centre is situated 190 metres southeast of Chijmes.
CHIJMES Hall
Church
Photo: Sengkang, Copyrighted free use.
CHIJMES Hall was the former Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus Chapel located at the CHIJMES complex in Singapore. The former chapel was designed by Father Charles Benedict Nain, it currently serves as a function hall venue for weddings and corporate events.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bras Basah and Civic District.
Bras Basah
Suburb
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.
Civic District
Suburb
Photo: William Cho, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Civic District is a district located near the Singapore River in the Central Area of Singapore. It contains historical buildings and museums such as The Arts House, National Gallery Singapore, National Museum of Singapore, and Asian Civilisations Museum.
Bugis
Photo: dionhinchcliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bugis and Kampong Glam are districts of Singapore, just to the east of the central business district.
Chijmes
- Categories: building complex and tourist attraction
- Location: Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
1.29516° or 1° 17′ 43″ northLongitude
103.85215° or 103° 51′ 8″ eastElevation
16 metres (52 feet)Inception
1841Open location code
6PH57VW2+3VOpenStreetMap ID
way 172999759OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=retailGeoNames ID
6951473Wikidata ID
Q1072593
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Satellite Map
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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”
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