Vanguard Building
The Vanguard Building, formerly known as the Malaysia Publishing House Building, or simply the MPH Building, is a historic building on the corner of Armenian Street and Stamford Road.- Type: University building
- Description: building built in 1908 by Swan & MacLaren in the Edwardian style
- Also known as: “Former MPH Building”, “Malayan Press Holdings Building”, and “Malaysia Publishing House Building”
- Address: 71 Stamford Road, Singapore, 178895
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Marina Bay and Peranakan 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.
Peranakan Museum
Museum
Photo: Sengkang, Copyrighted free use.
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.
National Museum of Singapore
Museum
Photo: Sengkang, Copyrighted free use.
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 270 metres northwest of Vanguard Building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bras Basah and Civic District.
Bras Basah
Neighborhood
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.
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.
Vanguard Building
- Categories: building and education
- Location: Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
1.29463° or 1° 17′ 41″ northLongitude
103.84983° or 103° 50′ 59″ eastInception
1908Levels
3Height
30 metres (98 feet)Open location code
6PH57RVX+VWOpenStreetMap ID
way 127348516OpenStreetMap feature
building=universityWikidata ID
Q119039630
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