GCI Places

Curated collection · Architecture & design

National Monuments

Buildings and sites gazetted as national monuments, the highest level of built-heritage protection the state confers. Ordered as a walk through the central area.

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

The route

  1. Sri Mariamman Temple

    Chinatown

    A place of worship, quiet outside service times in Chinatown. Visit details have been independently checked.

    The tiered gopuram of Sri Mariamman Temple, covered in painted figures, in Singapore's Chinatown
    The gopuram tower of Sri Mariamman Temple on South Bridge Road. Chainwit. · CC-BY-SA-4.0

  2. Lau Pa Sat

    Downtown Core

    A government hawker centre or market in Downtown Core.

    Photograph of Lau Pa Sat in Singapore
    Lau Pa Sat, Singapore. kallerna · CC-BY-SA-4.0

  3. Elgin Bridge

    Singapore River

    Worth looking at from the street whether or not it is open in Singapore River.

    Elgin Bridge, a building in Singapore
    Elgin Bridge, photographed as a building and confirmed by inspection to show this place rather than its surroundings. Frank Schulenburg · CC-BY-SA-4.0

  4. Former Supreme Court

    City Hall

    A civic or heritage building in City Hall.

    Former Supreme Court, a civic building in Singapore
    Former Supreme Court, photographed as a civic building and confirmed by inspection to show this place rather than its surroundings. William Cho. · CC-BY-SA-2.0

  5. Central Fire Station

    Museum

    A civic or heritage building in Museum.

    Central Fire Station, a civic building in Singapore
    Central Fire Station, photographed as a civic building and confirmed by inspection to show this place rather than its surroundings. Photograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net ). · CC-BY-SA-4.0

  6. Cathedral of the Good Shepherd

    Bras Basah

    A place of worship, quiet outside service times in Bras Basah.

    Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, a place of worship in Singapore
    Cathedral of the Good Shepherd, photographed as a place of worship and confirmed by inspection to show this place rather than its surroundings. Chainwit. · CC-BY-4.0

  7. Maghain Aboth Synagogue

    Victoria

    A place of worship, quiet outside service times in Victoria.

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

  8. Civillian War Memorial

    City Hall

    Worth looking at from the street whether or not it is open in City Hall.

    Civillian War Memorial, a building in Singapore
    Civillian War Memorial, photographed as a building and confirmed by inspection to show this place rather than its surroundings. yeowatzup · CC-BY-2.0

8 of 8 places shown on the map. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.