Where are the possible sites in S'pore that can be a World Heritage Site and why should it be considered?
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It seems the Singapore government is searching for possible United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) World Heritage Sites. A study will soon commence to explore potential sites and see if they can be considered for nomination. According to a CNA report, there are 890 sites around the world, but Singapore has none. What are the potential sites in Singapore and why do you think it should be considered to be a World Heritage Site? Share your views with us.
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The national flower for Singapore is Vana joaquim - an orchid name and one of the Heritage site -where most singaporeans have forgotten is Mandai Orchids Gardens where Heritage orchids can be found and breed in the lab Garden.It is one of the Gardens frequent by mostly tourists from America / London and Switzenland who appreciates the heritage. One of the heritage orchid named after Magaret Thatcher that is breed in Mandai Orchids and etc --for you to discover more.......
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This is the problem.... Singapore has pulled down so many sites that could have been a potential World Heritage Site. You can say it is due to city development but look at all the advanced cities around the world (London, New York.. etc), they have so many historial sites... It is time for Singapore Govt to seriously re-look into the city development plan and preserve what we have left... Now for the potential sites... I think the Supreme Court Building should be one for consideration... as it has been there, restoration was done with minimal disruption to its original look. I can't think of any other sites because they are either no longer exist or have been overly restored and lost its original look....
Wilson S
fort canning; a reminder that never take peace for granted
Boris
Any ERP site will do great!! Cause only Singapore has it!! Yahoooooo
glitz
Really none...
Terabits
Victoria Concert Hall. It have very long history. In 1901, construction began in memory of the late Queen Victoria, with the foundation laid in 1902 and officially opened by the Governor of the Straits Settlements, John Anderson on 18 October 1905 as the Victoria Memorial Hall. Used in World War II as hospital and other important events, what better place than that ;-)
galaticempire
i think Fort Canning,Bukit Timah Nature Reserve and perhaps Pulau Ubin can be considered
##$SoulStryker$##
Get real guys! i doubt there's any sites here worth to be considered 'World Heritage'. Wake up! Wake up! Cultural rich places? China, Yes! France, Yes! Singapore... Afraid not, probably in another 500 years.
Jail Bird
The Prinsep Street Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian church in Singapore. It is located at Prinsep Street in the Rochor Planning Area, within the Central Area in Singapore's central business district. The present church was constructed in 1930. Founded in 1843, it was then known as the Malay Chapel. It was the first Straits Chinese church in Singapore. The chapel was replaced with the present Romanesque style building and dedicated in 1931. THE SINGAPORE BOY'S BRIGADE WAS FOUNDED HERE. Benjamin Peach Keasberry, started an elite boarding school for Malay boys in Rochor, with an attached printing press. Some of his pupils were thought to have been of royal descent. In 1843, the church building on Prinsep Street was completed and Keasberry moved his printing business there. The church was first named Malay Chapel in recognition of the reverend's contribution to the Malay community. It was also popularly known as Greja Keasberry or Keasberry's Church. The missionary Samuel Dyer preached the first sermon at the Malay Chapel in 1843. In 1847, shortly after the inauguration of the church, the London Missionary Society left Singapore for China, leaving Keasberry to carry the torch alone. This he did stoically, until his death on 6 September 1875. To honour him, an engraved stone plaque was placed on his grave in Bukit Timah by his former student Maharajah Abubakar of Johore. In 1885, the Presbyterian community, funded by Singaporean merchants living in London, bought the building from the London Missionary Society. It was renamed Prinsep Street Church. As the purchase was initiated by Reverend J.A.B. Cook, the missionary in charge of the English Presbyterian Church, Prinsep Street Church now came under its administration. The Straits Chinese congregation held services at the church, as did the Teochew Tek Kha Group or Kandang Kerbau Market Group, and the pupils of Sophia Cooke's Chinese Girls' School. The Tek Kha Group established their headquarters at Prinsep Street Church and remained there until 1929 when their own church building which is also on Prinsep Street (diagonally oppopsite) and now known as Singapore Life Church, was ready. As early as 1901, plans were made for a new church. On 5 March 1930, Song Ong Siang, who later became the first Malayan Chinese to be knighted, laid the foundation stone. The church was officially opened and dedicated on 4 February 1931. In November 1931, upon formerly joining the Synod of the English Presbytery, Prinsep Street Church was eligible to include "Presbyterian" in its name. Thus, the Straits Chinese Presbyterian Church was born. During the Japanese Occupation, the church was damaged by shrapnel and mortar shells. Reverend Gibson, who had been incarcerated by the Japanese during World War II, repaired the church upon his release in 1947. In 1953, the first full-time local pastor, Reverend John J.K. Lu, was appointed. The post-war years saw a fall in the Straits Chinese congregation and the church was renamed Prinsep Street Presbyterian Church in 1956. Its non-Straits Chinese congregation grew rapidly and, in the mid-1980s, a four-storey building was erected to accommodate their needs. In the 1960s, the Church operated a kindergarten in mornings. The Prinsep Street Presbyterian Church was gazetted as a national monument on 12 January 2000
Sivakumar.S
Can't think of anything to stand side by side with the Great Wall of China, the Great Pyramid in Egypt and The Pentenon in Greece. Singapore is way too young in history and culture.
JC
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