Sri Temasek
Sri Temasek is a two-storey detached house built in 1869 which is sited within the grounds of the Istana in Singapore. During the island's colonial era, it served as the residence of the Chief Secretary.Photo: Sengkang, Copyrighted free use.
- Type: Castle
- Description: official residence of the Prime Minister of Singapore, designated a national monument in 1992
- Also known as: “Colonial Secretary’s Bungalow”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Museum of Singapore and Plaza Singapura.
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 1 km southeast of Sri Temasek.
Plaza Singapura
Shopping center
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Plaza Singapura is a contemporary shopping mall located along Orchard Road, Singapore, next to Dhoby Ghaut MRT station. The mall is managed by CapitaLand and owned by CapitaMall Trust. Plaza Singapura is situated 450 metres southeast of Sri Temasek.
The Centrepoint
Shopping center
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The Centrepoint is a shopping mall in Singapore which opened in 1983 as Centrepoint Shopping Centre until its renaming in 2006 as The Centrepoint. The Centrepoint is situated 420 metres southwest of Sri Temasek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Emerald Hill and Dhoby Ghaut.
Emerald Hill
Neighborhood
Emerald Hill is a neighbourhood and a conservation area located in the planning areas of Newton and Orchard in Singapore. Former home to many members of the city-state's wealthy Peranakan community, it is located near Orchard Road.
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.
Newton
Suburb
Newton is a town that is located within the Central Area of the Central Region of Singapore. The planning area is bounded by the following planning areas - Orchard and Museum to the south, Tanglin to the west, Novena to the north, Kallang to the northeast and Rochor to the east.
Sri Temasek
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
1.3039° or 1° 18′ 14″ northLongitude
103.84304° or 103° 50′ 35″ eastOpen location code
6PH58R3V+H6OpenStreetMap ID
way 172413996OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q7586295
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Urdu—“Sri Temasek” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Sri Temasek”
- Balinese: “Sri Temasek”
- Bengali: “শ্রী টেমাসেক”
- Central Bikol: “Sri Temasek”
- Chinese: “斯里淡馬錫”
- Chinese: “斯里淡马锡”
- Hebrew: “סרי טמסק”
- Indonesian: “Sri Temasek”
- Japanese: “スリ・テマセク”
- Javanese: “Sri Temasek”
- Javanese: “ꦯꦼꦫꦶꦡꦼꦩꦱꦺꦏ꧀”
- Korean: “스리 테마섹”
- Minangkabau: “Sri Temasek”
- Sundanese: “Sri Temasek”
- Sundanese: “Sri Temasék”
- Urdu: “سری ٹیماسیک (سنگا پور)”
- Urdu: “سری ٹیماسیک”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sri Temasek: Official Residence of the Prime Minister and Villa.
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