Bencoolen House

Bencoolen House is a building in Singapore. Bencoolen House is situated nearby to Rendezvous Hotel Singapore, as well as near the shopping center Bencoolen Underground Mall.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Museum of Singapore and Masjid Bencoolen.

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 300 metres southwest of Bencoolen House.

Masjid Bencoolen

Mosque

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Masjid Bencoolen is a historic mosque located along Bencoolen Street in Singapore. It was originally built in 1824 by Indian Muslim immigrants from Bengkulu.

Maghain Aboth Synagogue

Synagogue

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The Maghain Aboth Synagogue is a Hasidic Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 24/26 Waterloo Street in Rochor, within the Central Area of Singapore. Maghain Aboth Synagogue is situated 110 metres southeast of Bencoolen House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bras Basah and Dhoby Ghaut.

Bras Basah

Neighborhood

Photo: Erwin Soo, CC BY 2.0.

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.

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.