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The Padang (Malay for 'field') is an open playing field located within the Downtown Core of the Central Area in Singapore. It includes the Padang Cricket Ground. The Padang is surrounded by several important landmarks, which include Saint Andrew's Cathedral, City Hall, the Old Supreme Court Building and the City Hall MRT station.
- 9 August 2022; 14 months ago
- National Heritage Board
- Open playing field
- Connaught Drive, Singapore 179861
The Former City Hall building in Singapore is a national monument gazetted on 14 February 1992. It can be found in front of the historical Padang and adjacent to the Former Supreme Court of Singapore , it was designed and built by the architects of the Singapore Municipal Commission , A. Gordans and F. D. Meadows from 1926 to 1929.
- Municipal Building, City Hall
- Neoclassical
- Occupied
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Location. Opposite the Former City Hall and Former Supreme Court Building. Get Directions. Gazette Date: 9 August 2022. The Padang is one of the oldest open spaces in Singapore for public recreation and a commemorative space for people to gather, witness and participate in key milestones of Singapore’s history.
Inside City Hall, Yusof Ishak was sworn in as Singapore’s first Malayan-born Yang di-Pertuan Negara in a historic nine-minute ceremony. Following a 17-gun salute, the state flag was unfurled for the first time and the “huge crowd which jammed the Padang and its approaches… down Nicoll Highway, stood and joined in the singing of the new ...
Mar 9, 2023 · National Gallery Singapore, comprising the former City Hall and Supreme Court buildings, is seen on Mar 9, 2023. (Photo: CNA/Try Sutrisno Foo) Standing alongside City Hall since 1939, the...
1 St Andrews Road, Singapore 178957. Get Directions. Located in the heart of the Civic District, the Former City Hall served as an important government office in Singapore. The impressive building bears witness to Singapore’s colonial past and the Japanese Occupation (1942–1945), as well as to several milestones on its road to independence.
The Padang. Singapore Infopedia. Background. At the heart of the civic and cultural district of Singapore is the Padang, a large open field in front of the former City Hall and Supreme Court buildings (presently home to the National Gallery Singapore).
