Lim Bo Seng Memorial

The Lim Bo Seng Memorial is a war memorial in Esplanade Park, Singapore. It was erected in 1954 in honour of resistance fighter Lim Bo Seng for his acts during World War II.

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Type: Memorial
Description: war memorial in Singapore
Inscription: “1909-1944. Major-General Lim Bo Seng was born on 27th April, 1909 in Nan-An, Fukien, China. He came to Singapore at the age of 16. After studying at Raffles Institution and Hong Kong University he inherited his father’s business in Malaya. Since 1937 ...”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Marina Bay and Asian Civilisations Museum.

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.

The Asian Civilisations Museum is an institution which forms a part of the four museums in Singapore, the other three being the Peranakan Museum, the National Museum of Singapore and the Singapore Art Museum. Asian Civilisations Museum is situated 220 metres southwest of Lim Bo Seng Memorial.

National Gallery Singapore

Museum

Photo: Jacklee, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The National Gallery Singapore, often known exonymously as the National Gallery, is a public institution and national museum dedicated to art and culture located in the Civic District of Singapore. National Gallery Singapore is situated 260 metres northwest of Lim Bo Seng Memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown Core and Clifford Pier.

Downtown Core

Suburb

The Downtown Core is the historic urban centre of Singapore and the country's primary commercial district. It contains the main central business district, with a high concentration of skyscrapers in Raffles Place, Tanjong Pagar and Marina Bay.

Clifford Pier

Neighborhood

Clifford Pier was a former pier located beside Collyer Quay at Marina Bay within the Downtown Core of the Central Area, Singapore. The pier, which opened in 1933, ceased operations in 2006.