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Padang
Padang

Field with a Rich History

St. Andrew's Road & Connaught Drive
Opposite City Hall
Singapore,


Neighborhood: Colonial District

Nearest Train: City Hall

Phone: +65 6736 6622
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A British flag was raised here in 1819 when Sir Stamford Raffles, founder of modern Singapore, first landed in Singapore. Since then, the Padang represents the very essence of colonial Singapore. A plain unrelieved by trees or hills, it was a center of colonial life for sporting events and social gatherings. Here, too, herds of Europeans were rounded up and questioned on the morning of the Japanese Occupation, and some 6,000 prisoners of war subjected to military training. Today, the Padang maintains its original use as a recreational space, and games like cricket and rugby are sometimes played here.

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u must see it!
it has no shelter .when it rains,we will get wet....
Reviewed by:A Yahoo! Contributor from on Sep 10 2005

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