Exploring National Monuments of Singapore Quiz - Test Your Knowledge

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the National Art Gallery of Singapore will incorporate two national monuments — the Old Supreme Court Building and the City Hall (both pictured).

the Old Admiralty House, a national monument in Singapore, was used by the British Armed Forces for strategic planning during World War II.

the Old Ministry of Labour Building (pictured) in Singapore housed the Chinese Protectorate before World War II, and has since been gazetted as a national monument.

the statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary at the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, a national monument in Singapore, was given by Sultan Ibrahim of Johor in Malaysia.

Ying Fo Fui Kun was the first Hakka clan association in Singapore, and its clan house at Telok Ayer (pictured) was gazetted as a national monument in 1998.

CHIJMES, a historic building complex in Singapore, began life as a Catholic convent in the 1850s and has been gazetted as a national monument.

Hong San See, a Chinese temple and national monument in Singapore, was sited on a small hill for good feng shui and once commanded a good view of the sea.

Tan Teck Guan Building (pictured) was the site of Singapore's first medical school, and has been conserved as a national monument.

Singapore's Museum Planning Area contains ten national monuments.

Exploring National Monuments of Singapore

1 The Preservation of Monuments Board (PMB), a statutory board within the ________ under the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts (MICA), has so far gazetted 58 buildings and structures in Singapore as the National Monuments of Singapore.

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