St Andrew's Cathedral
Singapore's Anglican cathedral, a white Gothic Revival church near City Hall, built between 1856 and 1861 on a site used for worship since 1836. Its walls were finished in Madras chunam, a plaster of shell lime, egg white and sugar that gives them their smooth glow.
- Where
- Singapore, Singapore
- Grade
- National monument
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 5 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 1.2922, 103.8522
Get the St Andrew's Cathedral stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at St Andrew's Cathedral. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Singapore volume with your photos and a note.
Near St Andrew's Cathedral
National Gallery Singapore 0.2 km
An art museum made from two colonial landmarks, the former Supreme Court and City Hall, joined under a single roof in the Civic District. It holds more than 9,000 works, the largest public collection of Singaporean and Southeast Asian art from the 19th century to now.
CHIJMES 0.3 km
A walled complex on Victoria Street that began life as the Catholic Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus and now holds restaurants and bars. Its Gothic chapel, with stained glass and a slender spire, is used today for weddings and concerts.
Armenian Church 0.3 km
Singapore's oldest surviving Christian church, completed in 1835 on Hill Street and consecrated the following year. A small white neoclassical building in a quiet garden, it was built for a tiny Armenian community and became a national monument in 1973.
Raffles Hotel 0.4 km
A colonial hotel on Beach Road opened by the Armenian Sarkies brothers in 1887 and named after Stamford Raffles. Its white verandas and courtyards are a national monument, and its Long Bar is where the Singapore Sling was first mixed.
The Arts House 0.4 km
Built in 1827, this is the oldest government building in Singapore and perhaps the oldest surviving building of any kind, and it housed Parliament from 1965 to 1999. Today it is an arts venue for exhibitions and concerts in the Civic District.
Peranakan Museum 0.4 km
A museum on Armenian Street devoted to Peranakan culture, the mixed heritage of Chinese, Malay and other settlers in the Straits. It shows beadwork, embroidered kebaya, porcelain and wedding finery, and is the sister museum of the Asian Civilisations Museum.
Cathedral of the Good Shepherd 0.4 km
Singapore's oldest Catholic church, built in 1847 in the Civic District off Queen Street. A neoclassical building in the shape of a Latin cross, with a spire, it is the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Singapore and a national monument.
Esplanade, Theatres on the Bay 0.4 km
The national centre for the performing arts, on the waterfront near the mouth of the Singapore River. Its two rounded domes, one a concert hall of about 1,600 seats and the other a theatre for about 2,000, are covered in spiky sunshades that earned it the nickname The Durian.
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Questions
Where is St Andrew's Cathedral?
St Andrew's Cathedral is in Singapore, Singapore. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are National Gallery Singapore (0.2 km), CHIJMES (0.3 km), Armenian Church (0.3 km).
How do I get the St Andrew's Cathedral stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at St Andrew's Cathedral and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Singapore volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to St Andrew's Cathedral before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Singapore volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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