The Istana
The Istana houses the offices of the President and Prime Minister of Singapore and is a venue for state events and important official functions. The Istana is also the office of the prime minister of Singapore and contains Sri Temasek, the official residence of the prime minister since Singapore's independence in 1965, though none of the prime ministers have ever lived there.- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- House
- Description: official residence and office of the President of Singapore
- Address: 1 Edinburgh Road, Singapore
- Also known as“Government House”“Istana”“Istana Main Building”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sri Temasek and National Museum of Singapore.
Sri Temasek
Castle
Sri Temasek is a two-storey detached house built… Sri Temasek is situated 360 metres south of The Istana.
National Museum of Singapore
Museum
The National Museum of Singapore is a public museum… National Museum of Singapore is situated 1¼ km southeast of The Istana.
KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital
Hospital
Kandang Kerbau Women's and Children's Hospital… KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital is situated 580 metres northeast of The Istana.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newton and Emerald Hill.
Newton
Suburb
Newton is a town that is located within the Central Area of the Central Region of Singapore.
Emerald Hill
Neighborhood
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Dhoby Ghaut
Neighborhood
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The Istana
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Latitude
1.3071° or 1° 18′ 26″ north
Longitude
103.84288° or 103° 50′ 34″ east
Open location code
6PH58R4V+R5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=house
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
OpenStreetMap feature
office=government
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In Other Languages
From Balinese to Yue Chinese—“The Istana” goes by many names.
- Balinese: “The Istana”
- Catalan: “Istana”
- Chinese: “总统府”
- Chinese: “新加坡总统府”
- Chinese: “新加坡總統府”
- Dutch: “Istana”
- Egyptian Arabic: “الاستانه”
- French: “Istana”
- German: “Istana”
- Hebrew: “האיסטנה”
- Indonesian: “Istana”
- Indonesian: “The Istana”
- Japanese: “イスタナ・シンガポール”
- Korean: “디 이스타나”
- Korean: “이스타나 왕궁”
- Malay: “Istana Singapura”
- Malay: “Istana”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Istana”
- Norwegian: “Istana”
- Russian: “Истана”
- Yue Chinese: “新加坡總統府”
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