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Buona Vista (other)
Buona Vista is a housing estate located in the subzones of One-north, Queenstown, Singapore. Buona Vista may also refer to: * Buona Vista MRT station, a Mass Rapid Transit station that serves the northernmost portion of One-north, Singapore * Buona Vista Battery, site of two British 15" guns, Singapore * Buona Vista College, a school in Unawatuna, Galle, Sri Lanka See also * Boa Vista (other) * Bonavista (other) * Buena Vista (other) * Buenavista (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buona Vista
Buona Vista is a housing estate located in the subzones of one-north and Holland Drive in the residential township of Queenstown in Singapore. The housing estate is served by the Buona Vista MRT station which links it up with the MRT system. It also has a bus terminal. History The Buona Vista estate was developed by the Housing and Development Board in the early 1970s as the neighbourhood 6 of Queenstown. The first flats (at Holland Close and Holland Avenue) were balloted on 10 July 1973 under the Home Ownership for the People Scheme. Geography The Buona Vista estate is centred around Holland Close, Holland Avenue and Holland Drive. It is close to the Dover and Ghim Moh estates, and Holland Village. It shares its name with North Buona Vista Road and South Buona Vista Road, which together is a hilly winding road that navigates through Kent Ridge. Political history Buona Vista is divided between the Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency ( GRC) and the West Coast GR ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buona Vista MRT Station
Buona Vista MRT station is a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange station on the East West line and Circle line in Queenstown, Singapore. This station is close to one-north, a high technology business park for the biomedical science, infocomm technology and media industries. It is located near the junction of North Buona Vista Road, Commonwealth Avenue and Commonwealth Avenue West. History Buona Vista station opened on 12 March 1988, as part of Phase 1B of the MRT line which runs from Outram Park to Clementi. The station was initially planned to be linked to a Light Rail Transit line that would have served residents living near the area, as well as students from the National University of Singapore and Singapore Polytechnic, as announced by Singapore's then-Communications Minister Mah Bow Tan. However, it was eventually not built due to its lack of economic viability. Following the 25 March 2005 accident, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) made the decision in 2008 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buona Vista Battery
The Buona Vista Battery was the site of two 15" guns that were constructed during the late 1930s as part of the Singapore defenses. History From the mid through late 1930s, the western Singapore defenses were enhanced by the addition of two 15" guns at Buona Vista, Singapore. Unlike most of the other large guns in Singapore which had a full 360 degree traverse for firing, the Buona Vista guns had a more limited angle. As a result, these guns saw no action during the Battle of Singapore The Fall of Singapore, also known as the Battle of Singapore,; ta, சிங்கப்பூரின் வீழ்ச்சி; ja, シンガポールの戦い took place in the South–East Asian theatre of the Pacific War. The Empire of ... and were partially destroyed by the retreating British in February 1942. The Japanese repaired the Number 2 gun during their occupation of Singapore. Since the war, the gun sites have been completely replaced by modern construction and no visibl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buona Vista College
Buona Vista College is a school located in Rumassala, Unawatuna, Galle in Southern Sri Lanka. The school was founded in 1848 and later was upgraded as a high school in 1869. Notable past pupils of this school includes Martin Wickramasinghe, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, Senarath Paranavithana, A.T. Ariyaratne and Arisen Ahubudu Kalasuri Arisen Ahubudu ( Sinhala: අරිසෙන් අහුබුදු; 18 March 1920 – 26 May 2011) was a Sri Lankan writer, orator, scholar, playwright, teacher (Guru), Sinhala lyricist, author and poet. He is a member of the Hela Ha .... , Education Times, 06 June 2015 References External links [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boa Vista (other)
Boa Vista or Boavista (Portuguese language, Portuguese meaning "good view") may refer to: Places ;Brazil * Boa Vista, Paraíba, Boa Vista, Paraíba * Boa Vista, Porto Alegre, Boa Vista, neighborhood in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul * Boa Vista, Roraima, Boa Vista, Roraima ** Boa Vista International Airport ** Boa Vista Air Force Base * Boa Vista da Aparecida, Paraná * Boa Vista das Missões, Rio Grande do Sul * Boa Vista do Buricá, Rio Grande do Sul * Boa Vista do Cadeado, Rio Grande do Sul * Boa Vista do Gurupi, Maranhão * Boa Vista do Incra, Rio Grande do Sul * Boa Vista do Ramos, Amazonas * Boa Vista do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul * Boa Vista do Tupim, Bahia ;Cape Verde * Boa Vista, Cape Verde, one of the Barlavento Islands of Cape Verde ** Boa Vista, Cape Verde (municipality), a municipality encompassing the whole island Sports * Boavista (cycling team), a Portuguese cycling team based in Porto * Boavista (futsal), an amateur futsal team based in Porto, Portugal * Boavista F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonavista (other)
Bonavista can refer to: Geography *Cape Bonavista, a headland in Newfoundland, Canada * Bonavista Peninsula, a peninsula on the island of Newfoundland, Canada *Bonavista Bay, a bay of the island of Newfoundland, Canada Places Australia * Bonavista, Queensland, a town in the Whitsunday Region, Australia Canada *Bonavista, Newfoundland and Labrador, a town in Newfoundland, Canada * Lake Bonavista, Calgary, a neighbourhood in Calgary, Alberta, Canada Spain * Bonavista (El Pla del Penedès), village in El Pla del Penedès, Barcelona (province), Catalonia, Spain. * Bonavista (Tarragona), neighborhood of Tarragona, Spain. Electoral districts *Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor, a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada *Bonavista—Twillingate, a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada *Bonavista—Trinity—Conception, former federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada * Bonavista South, a provinci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buena Vista (other)
Buena Vista, meaning "good view" in Spanish, may refer to: Places Canada *Bonavista, Newfoundland and Labrador, with the name being originally derived from “Buena Vista” *Buena Vista, Saskatchewan *Buena Vista, Saskatoon, a neighborhood in the city of Saskatoon * Buena Vista Road, Edmonton United States * Buena Vista, Alabama * Buena Vista, California (other) **Buena Vista, Amador County, California **Buena Vista, former name of Buttonwillow, California, in Kern County ** Buena Vista, Mariposa County, California, a place in California ** Buena Vista, Nevada County, California ** Buena Vista, San Jose, Santa Clara County **Buena Vista, Sonoma County, California, a place in California ** Buena Vista, Tehama County, California, a place in California **Buena Vista, former name of Visalia, California, in Tulare County *Buena Vista, Colorado * Buena Vista (St. Georges, Delaware), listed on the NRHP in Delaware *Buena Vista (Miami), a neighborhood in Miami, Florida *B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
