{
  "sight": {
    "id": "nhb-7de8bd4c",
    "slug": "balestier-plain",
    "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/balestier-plain",
    "wikidata": null,
    "name": "Balestier Plain",
    "name_source": "NHB",
    "name_ko": "발레스티어 플레인",
    "name_ja": null,
    "name_zh_hans": null,
    "name_zh_hant": null,
    "category": "historic-site",
    "heritage": "Historic Site",
    "planning_area": "Kallang",
    "address": "Balestier Road, Beside Bus Stop No. 50239, Near Ceylon Sports Club",
    "lat": 1.3182711,
    "lng": 103.854959,
    "position_source": "NHB",
    "official_url": null,
    "nearest_station": {
      "slug": "farrer-park",
      "name": "Farrer Park Station",
      "name_ja": "ファーラー・パーク",
      "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/station/farrer-park",
      "straight_line_m": 632
    },
    "description_en": "Balestier Road, from which Balestier Plain takes its name, was named after Joseph Balestier, a keen botanist and agriculturist who arrived in Singapore in 1834. He was appointed as the first U.S Consul in Singapore in 1836 by then President of the United States, Andrew Jackson.",
    "description_ko": "발레스티어 플레인의 이름이 유래한 발레스티어 로드는 1834년 싱가포르에 온 열정적인 식물학자이자 농학자 조지프 발레스티어의 이름을 땄어요. 그는 1836년 당시 미국 대통령 앤드루 잭슨에 의해 싱가포르 주재 초대 미국 영사로 임명됐어요.",
    "description_ja": "Balestier Plainの名の由来となったバレスティア・ロードは、1834年にシンガポールへやって来た熱心な植物学者で農学者のジョセフ・バレスティアにちなんで名付けられました。彼は1836年、当時のアメリカ大統領アンドリュー・ジャクソンによって、シンガポール駐在の初代アメリカ領事に任命されました。",
    "description_zh_hans": "Balestier Plain得名于马里士他路，而马里士他路以Joseph Balestier命名。他是一位热心的植物学家和农学家，于1834年来到新加坡，1836年由时任美国总统安德鲁·杰克逊任命为美国驻新加坡首任领事。",
    "description_zh_hant": "Balestier Plain得名於馬里士他路，而馬里士他路以Joseph Balestier命名。他是一位熱心的植物學家和農學家，於1834年來到新加坡，1836年由時任美國總統安德魯·傑克遜任命為美國駐新加坡首任領事。",
    "sources": [
      "National Heritage Board, Historic Sites (SODL v1.0)"
    ],
    "photo": null,
    "nearest_exit": {
      "station": "farrer-park",
      "exit": "B",
      "straight_line_m": 526
    },
    "areas": [],
    "nearby_sights": [
      {
        "id": "Q4501060",
        "slug": "sakya-muni-buddha-gaya-temple",
        "name": "Sakya Muni Buddha Gaya Temple",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/sakya-muni-buddha-gaya-temple",
        "category": "temple",
        "straight_line_m": 448
      },
      {
        "id": "Q7586300",
        "slug": "sri-vadapathira-kaliamman-temple",
        "name": "Sri Vadapathira Kaliamman Temple",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/sri-vadapathira-kaliamman-temple",
        "category": "temple",
        "straight_line_m": 463
      },
      {
        "id": "Q111940709",
        "slug": "whampoa-dragon-fountain",
        "name": "Whampoa Dragon Fountain",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/whampoa-dragon-fountain",
        "category": "public-art",
        "straight_line_m": 484
      },
      {
        "id": "Q3536077",
        "slug": "sri-perumal-temple",
        "name": "Sri Perumal Temple",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/sri-perumal-temple",
        "category": "temple",
        "straight_line_m": 559
      },
      {
        "id": "Q5061818",
        "slug": "central-sikh-temple",
        "name": "Central Sikh Temple",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/central-sikh-temple",
        "category": "temple",
        "straight_line_m": 612
      },
      {
        "id": "Q49488526",
        "slug": "farrer-park",
        "name": "Farrer Park",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/farrer-park",
        "category": "park-garden",
        "straight_line_m": 714
      }
    ]
  },
  "source": {
    "nhb": "Monuments (GEOJSON) d_b29c230ec6b609e29ed42f71ca9a8767 and Historic Sites (GEOJSON) d_31e16b12809e66673e90d8b04fdee1b2, National Heritage Board, data.gov.sg, accessed 30 September 2026, Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0: names, points, addresses, descriptions.",
    "wikidata": "Wikidata (CC0), read 1 October 2026: names in en, ja, ko, zh, type, official website, image file names (each Commons file carries its own licence).",
    "selection": "English Wikivoyage Singapore guides, revisions of 1 October 2026: which places are listed under See and Do (selection only; no text used).",
    "planning_areas": "Master Plan 2025 Planning Area Boundary (No Sea) d_2cc750190544007400b2cfd5d7f53209, Urban Redevelopment Authority, data.gov.sg, accessed 1 October 2026, Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0: the planning area each sight is in.",
    "note": "English names are the National Heritage Board's for the places it lists (name_source: NHB), otherwise Wikidata labels. Korean, Japanese and Chinese names are Wikidata labels or Wikipedia article titles where present. NHB fields keep the Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0; no terms are added to them."
  },
  "not_published": {
    "opening_hours": "No source we use carries them. The official_url is where they are.",
    "walking_time": "Every distance here is a straight line, not a walking route."
  },
  "_meta": {
    "api_version": "1",
    "site": "https://dealsingapore.com",
    "generated_at": "2026-10-01",
    "license": "NHB fields: Monuments and Historic Sites, National Heritage Board via data.gov.sg, Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, modified (merged, matched to Wikidata). Names and categories: Wikidata (CC0) or NHB. Planning areas: URA Master Plan 2025, Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0. Attribute dealsingapore.com and the National Heritage Board. See /llms.txt and /terms.",
    "docs": "https://dealsingapore.com/llms.txt"
  }
}