Fort Canning Park

Fort Canning Park is in Singapore. Fort Canning Park is situated nearby to the theater building Fort Canning Open Air Green, as well as near Wesley Methodist Church.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Museum of Singapore and Peranakan Museum.

National Museum of Singapore

Museum

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The National Museum of Singapore is a public museum dedicated to Singaporean art, culture and history. Located within the country's Civic District at the Downtown Core 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. National Museum of Singapore is situated 120 metres northeast of Fort Canning Park.

Peranakan Museum

Museum

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The Peranakan Museum is a museum and gallery in the Museum district of Singapore that specialises in the country's Peranakan culture. It is the sister museum of the Asian Civilisations Museum. Peranakan Museum is situated 280 metres southeast of Fort Canning Park.

Fort Canning Hill

Park

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Fort Canning Hill, or simply known as Fort Canning, is a prominent hill, about 48 metres high, in the southeast portion of Singapore, within the Central Area that forms Singapore's central business district.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dhoby Ghaut and Bras Basah.

Dhoby Ghaut

Neighborhood

Dhoby Ghaut is a place in Singapore that often refers to the MRT station of the same name, 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.

Bras Basah

Neighborhood

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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.