National monuments of Singapore are sites, buildings and structures in

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that have been designated by the National Heritage Board (NHB) as being of special historic, traditional, archaeological, architectural or artistic value. For historical significance (

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, self-independence of Singapore, transformation and the oldest memories of the structure), these buildings are not allowed to be demolished. Th
Preservation of Monuments Act
gives the board authority to order the preservation of such sites and promote research and public interest in the monuments. The NHB is a statutory board within the Government of Singapore, under the jurisdiction of the

Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth The Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY; ms, Kementerian Kebudayaan, Masyarakat dan Belia; ; ta, கலாசார, சமூக, இளையர்துறை அமைச்சு) is a ministry of the Government of Singapore ...

, and it has so far gazetted 82 sites, buildings and structures as national monuments. The latest addition to the list is

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List of national monuments

References

External links

Official website of the Preservation of Sites and Monuments of the National Heritage BoardList of national monuments on the Roots.Sg portal of the National Heritage BoardSingapore's National Monuments – National Library Singapore Resource Guides
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Monuments A monument is a type of structure that was explicitly created to commemorate a person or event, or which has become relevant to a social group as a part of their remembrance of historic times or cultural heritage, due to its artistic, hist ...

Heritage registers in Singapore