Siakson Building

Siakson Building is a building in Singapore which is located on Miller Street. Siakson Building is situated nearby to Shifu Food Court, as well as near the arts center XM Studios.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Library and Bras Basah Complex.

National Library

Library

Photo: Nlannuzel, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The National Library is the flagship national library of Singapore. A subsidiary of the National Library Board, it consists of twin 16-storey blocks, linked by bridges on the upper floors, with three underground basements located on an 11,304-square-metre prime location in Victoria Street within the Downtown Core. National Library is situated 170 metres northeast of Siakson Building.

Bras Basah Complex

Shopping center

Bras Basah Complex is a mixed-use building on Bain Street in Bras Basah, Singapore that houses both residential and commercial units. From the 1980s to the early 2000s, it was known for its numerous bookstores, and had the Mandarin nickname "Book City".

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 510 metres west of Siakson Building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bras Basah and Bugis.

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.