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Kampong Glam on Foot

A walk through Kampong Glam, the former Malay and Arab quarter around the Sultan Mosque. Ordered west to east by nearest next stop, so the list reads along the ground rather than by any judgement of which is better. Kampong Glam has no official boundary; these are the places this corpus records within walking distance of the centre it holds for the name.

Assembled and reviewed by Global City Intelligence on 2026-09-07. The order below is a suggested route, not a ranking.

The route

  1. Bugis MRT

    Victoria

    An MRT station, and a sensible place to start or finish in Victoria.

    Bugis MRT, a station in Singapore
    Bugis MRT, photographed as a station and confirmed by inspection to show this place rather than its surroundings. ZKang123 · CC-BY-SA-4.0

  2. Church of Our Lady Lourdes

    Rochor and Kampong Glam

    A place of worship, quiet outside service times in Rochor and Kampong Glam.

    A white church front with a tall spire and a statue in a niche above the doorway
    The spire and gable of the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes. Jonathan Lin from Singapore, xinjiapore · CC-BY-SA-2.0

  3. Former Istana Kg Glam

    Rochor and Kampong Glam

    A civic or heritage building in Rochor and Kampong Glam.

  4. Haji Lane

    Rochor and Kampong Glam

    A shop this corpus records for its place in the city in Rochor and Kampong Glam.

    Photograph of Haji Lane in Singapore
    This photo is taken at Haji Lane in Bugis, a street famed for its rich art and culture. Albert Lin · CC-BY-SA-4.0

  5. Sultan Mosque

    Rochor and Kampong Glam

    A place of worship, quiet outside service times in Rochor and Kampong Glam.

    Sultan Mosque, a place of worship in Singapore
    Sultan Mosque, photographed as a place of worship and confirmed by inspection to show this place rather than its surroundings. Chainwit. · CC-BY-SA-4.0

5 of 5 places shown on the map. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.