David Elias Building
The David Elias Building is a building located on the corner of Short Street and Middle Road in Singapore. It was built by Jewish merchant David J. Elias to house his trading company.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Prinsep Street Presbyterian Church and National Museum of Singapore.
Prinsep Street Presbyterian Church
Church
Christians in Singapore constitute 19% of the country's resident population, as of the most recent census conducted in 2020. Christianity is the second largest religion in the country, after Buddhism and before Islam.
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 620 metres south of David Elias Building.
Masjid Bencoolen
Mosque
Photo: Robertsky, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Masjid Bencoolen is a historic mosque located along Bencoolen Street in Singapore. It was originally built in 1824 by Indian Muslim immigrants from Bengkulu. Masjid Bencoolen is situated 270 metres south of David Elias Building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rochor and Bras Basah.
Rochor
Suburb
Rochor is a planning area located within the Central Area of the Central Region of Singapore. Rochor shares boundaries with the following planning areas – Kallang to the north and east, Newton to the west, as well as Museum and the Downtown Core to the south.
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.
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.
David Elias Building
- Type: Building
- Description: building in Singapore
- Location: Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
1.30174° or 1° 18′ 6″ northLongitude
103.85038° or 103° 51′ 1″ eastOpen location code
6PH58V22+M5OpenStreetMap ID
way 880870251OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q113245143
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