Raffles Place Park
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.- Type: Park
- Description: park in Raffles Place, Singapore
- Address: Singapore
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Marina Bay and Raffles Place.
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 Place
Metro station
Photo: Calvin Teo, CC BY 2.5.
Raffles Place MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit interchange station on the North–South Line and East–West Line in Singapore. Located in the Downtown Core, the station is underneath Raffles Place south of the Singapore River.
Merlion Park
Park
Photo: Uspn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Merlion Park is a famous Singapore landmark and a major tourist attraction, located at One Fullerton, Singapore, near the Central Business District. The Merlion is a mythical creature with a lion's head and a fish's tail that is widely used as a mascot and national personification of Singapore. Merlion Park is situated 380 metres northeast of Raffles Place Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Raffles Place and Clifford Pier.
Raffles Place
Neighborhood
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.
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.
Boat Quay
Neighborhood
Photo: MichaelJanich, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Boat Quay is a historical quay in Singapore which is situated upstream from the mouth of the Singapore River on its southern bank. It spans from the shophouses near UOB Plaza, stretching along one bank of the Singapore River, up until Elgin Bridge.
Raffles Place Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
1.28386° or 1° 17′ 2″ northLongitude
103.8515° or 103° 51′ 5″ eastOperator
National Parks BoardOpen location code
6PH57VM2+GJOpenStreetMap ID
way 106193383OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkWikidata ID
Q7282591
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Thai—“Raffles Place Park” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “莱佛士坊公园”
- Korean: “래플스 플레이스 파크”
- Thai: “สวนแรฟเฟิลส์เพลซ”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Chevron House and Change Alley.
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