The Arts House
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.
- Where
- Singapore, Singapore
- Grade
- National monument
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 5 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 1.2886, 103.8511
Get the The Arts House stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at The Arts House. 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 The Arts House
Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall 0.1 km
Two white colonial halls on Empress Place joined by a clock tower, the oldest part built in 1862 and the whole finished in 1909. It is home to the Singapore Symphony Orchestra and reopened in 2014 after a four-year renovation.
Asian Civilisations Museum 0.1 km
A museum in the colonial Empress Place Building on the bank of the Singapore River, devoted to the cultures of Asia. Its collections trace the trade that linked China, India, Southeast Asia and the Islamic world, including treasures from a ninth-century shipwreck.
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.
Boat Quay 0.2 km
A curve of old shophouses on the southern bank of the Singapore River near its mouth, running from UOB Plaza to Elgin Bridge. Once the centre of the port's trade, it now lines the water with restaurant tables beneath the towers of the financial district.
The Fullerton Hotel Singapore 0.4 km
A grand colonnaded building at the mouth of the Singapore River, commissioned in 1924 for the colony's centenary and long home to the General Post Office. Named after Robert Fullerton, first Governor of the Straits Settlements, it is now a luxury hotel.
St Andrew's Cathedral 0.4 km
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.
Merlion Park 0.5 km
A waterfront park at One Fullerton where the Merlion, half lion and half fish, spouts water into Marina Bay. The original statue stands 8.6 metres tall and has a 2 metre cub beside it; together they are the most photographed figures in the country.
Esplanade, Theatres on the Bay 0.5 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 The Arts House?
The Arts House is in Singapore, Singapore. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall (0.1 km), Asian Civilisations Museum (0.1 km), National Gallery Singapore (0.2 km).
How do I get the The Arts House stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at The Arts House 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 The Arts House 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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