Fort Canning Essentials
Fort Canning hill serves as a historical landmark where 14th-century Malay kings once ruled and the British surrendered Singapore during WWII. This collection features the Battlebox underground bunker, the Neo-Palladian National Museum of Singapore, and the 1908 Central Fire Station. Architectural highlights include the MICA Building's 927 rainbow-colored shutters and the iconic spiral staircase of the Tree Tunnel. The Old National Library Gate remains as a red-brick vestige of the city’s mid-century civic architecture.
A Fort Canning Park
This tiny hill with a tranquil park has witnessed many historical events that shaped the development of the city.
B National Museum of Singapore
This museum showcases the history of Singapore via multimedia exhibitions and artifact displays.
C MICA Building
This vibrant building can be easily recognized for its almost thousands of windows painted in bright colors.
D Battlebox Visitor Centre
The Battle Box is the popular name of the Fort Canning Bunker, formerly known as Headquarters Malaya Command Operations Bunker, constructed…
E Central Fire Station
The Central Fire Station is the oldest existing fire station in Singapore, and is located at Hill Street in the Museum Planning Area,…
Fort Canning Tree Tunnel
A spiral staircase located at the park's northern edge, featuring a stone-walled pedestrian tunnel that offers a dramatic upward view of a large rain tree canopy.
Old National Library Gate
Two red-brick pillars standing as the last remaining remnants of the original National Library building, which occupied this site from 1960 until its demolition in 2004.
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