Munshi Abdullah
Munshi Abdullah is a memorial in Singapore. Munshi Abdullah is situated nearby to the government building Chamber, as well as near the arts center The Arts House.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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.
Asian Civilisations Museum
Museum
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 150 metres southeast of Munshi Abdullah.
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 northeast of Munshi Abdullah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Civic District and Downtown Core.
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.
Downtown Core
Suburb
The Downtown Core is the historical and downtown centre of the city-state of Singapore and the main commercial area in Singapore excluding reclaimed lands with two integrated resorts such as the Marina Bay Sands, one of the most expensive buildings in the world, with a luxurious standalone casino at Bayfront Avenue.
Raffles Place
Quarter
Raffles Place is the centre of the Financial District of Singapore and is located south of the mouth of the Singapore River. It was first planned and developed in the 1820s as Commercial Square to serve as the hub of the commercial zone of Singapore in Raffles Town Plan.
Munshi Abdullah
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “Munshi Abdullah set foot in Singapore in 1819 as interpreter to Sir Stamford Raffles. A gifted linguist and the first published local Malay writer, his autobiography gave a direct account of 19th-century life in Singapore, earning him the title ‘the ...”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
1.28822° or 1° 17′ 18″ northLongitude
103.8503° or 103° 51′ 1″ eastOpen location code
6PH57VQ2+74OpenStreetMap ID
node 6354392234OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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