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  "sight": {
    "id": "Q890364",
    "slug": "national-library-singapore",
    "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/national-library-singapore",
    "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q890364",
    "name": "National Library Singapore",
    "name_source": "Wikidata",
    "name_ko": "싱가포르 국립도서관",
    "name_ja": "シンガポール国立図書館",
    "name_zh_hans": "国家图书馆",
    "name_zh_hant": "國家圖書館",
    "category": "architecture",
    "heritage": null,
    "planning_area": "Downtown Core",
    "address": null,
    "lat": 1.29778,
    "lng": 103.854,
    "position_source": "Wikidata",
    "official_url": "https://www.nlb.gov.sg/",
    "nearest_station": {
      "slug": "bugis",
      "name": "Bugis Station",
      "name_ja": "ブギス",
      "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/station/bugis",
      "straight_line_m": 371
    },
    "description_en": "Singapore's flagship national library fills twin 16-storey blocks on Victoria Street, connected by upper-floor bridges. It holds over 2.5 million items, from books and newspapers to rare publications, making it Southeast Asia's largest public library.",
    "description_ko": "싱가포르를 대표하는 국립도서관으로, 빅토리아 스트리트에 있는 16층짜리 쌍둥이 건물을 쓰며 두 건물은 위층의 연결 다리로 이어져 있어요. 책과 신문부터 희귀 출판물까지 250만 점이 넘는 자료를 소장하고 있어, 동남아시아에서 가장 큰 공공도서관이에요.",
    "description_ja": "シンガポールの中核となる国立図書館で、ヴィクトリア・ストリートに建つ16階建てのツインビルを占め、上層階のブリッジで結ばれています。書籍や新聞から希少な出版物まで250万点以上の資料を所蔵し、東南アジア最大の公共図書館となっています。",
    "description_zh_hans": "这座新加坡的旗舰国家图书馆位于维多利亚街，占据两栋16层高的双子楼，楼上以天桥相连。馆藏逾250万件，从图书、报纸到珍稀出版物，是东南亚最大的公共图书馆。",
    "description_zh_hant": "這座新加坡的旗艦國家圖書館位於維多利亞街，佔據兩棟16層高的雙子樓，樓上以天橋相連。館藏逾250萬件，從圖書、報紙到珍稀出版物，是東南亞最大的公共圖書館。",
    "sources": [
      "Wikidata (CC0)"
    ],
    "photo": {
      "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/img/sights/national-library-singapore.webp",
      "thumb": "https://dealsingapore.com/img/sights/national-library-singapore-sm.webp",
      "credit": {
        "licence": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
        "licenceUrl": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0",
        "artist": "Nlannuzel",
        "page": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Singapore_National_Library-2009-06-12.jpg",
        "width": 1271,
        "height": 1600,
        "photo": true
      }
    },
    "nearest_exit": {
      "station": "bugis",
      "exit": "C",
      "straight_line_m": 311
    },
    "areas": [
      {
        "slug": "bugis",
        "name": "Bugis",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/areas/bugis",
        "straight_line_m": 581
      }
    ],
    "nearby_sights": [
      {
        "id": "Q2575658",
        "slug": "st-josephs-church",
        "name": "St Joseph's Church",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/st-josephs-church",
        "category": "church",
        "straight_line_m": 114
      },
      {
        "id": "Q6869564",
        "slug": "mint-museum-of-toys",
        "name": "Mint Museum of Toys",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/mint-museum-of-toys",
        "category": "museum",
        "straight_line_m": 177
      },
      {
        "id": "Q2927720",
        "slug": "bugis",
        "name": "Bugis+",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/bugis",
        "category": "shopping-district",
        "straight_line_m": 205
      },
      {
        "id": "Q2927725",
        "slug": "bugis-junction",
        "name": "Bugis Junction",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/bugis-junction",
        "category": "shopping-district",
        "straight_line_m": 210
      },
      {
        "id": "nhb-87206b1c",
        "slug": "central-sikh-temple-historic-site",
        "name": "Central Sikh Temple (historic site)",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/central-sikh-temple-historic-site",
        "category": "temple",
        "straight_line_m": 267
      },
      {
        "id": "Q107804082",
        "slug": "middle-road-church",
        "name": "Middle Road Church",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/middle-road-church",
        "category": "church",
        "straight_line_m": 294
      }
    ]
  },
  "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"
  }
}