{
  "sight": {
    "id": "nhb-6955139b",
    "slug": "peoples-defence-force-headquarters",
    "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/peoples-defence-force-headquarters",
    "wikidata": null,
    "name": "Peoples' Defence Force Headquarters",
    "name_source": "NHB",
    "name_ko": "인민 방위군 본부",
    "name_ja": null,
    "name_zh_hans": null,
    "name_zh_hant": null,
    "category": "historic-site",
    "heritage": "Historic Site",
    "planning_area": "Downtown Core",
    "address": "Former Beach Road Camp, South Beach Development, Beach Road",
    "lat": 1.2960477,
    "lng": 103.8562852,
    "position_source": "NHB",
    "official_url": null,
    "nearest_station": {
      "slug": "esplanade",
      "name": "Esplanade Station",
      "name_ja": "エスプラネード",
      "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/station/esplanade",
      "straight_line_m": 319
    },
    "description_en": "In the early days of the SAF and Singapore's independence, the Singapore Infantry Regiment and the PDF shouldered the duties of national defence. The Beach Road Army Camp played a significant role in the transformation.",
    "description_ko": "싱가포르군(SAF) 초창기이자 싱가포르 독립 초기에는 싱가포르 보병연대와 인민 방위군(PDF)이 국방의 임무를 짊어졌어요. 비치 로드 육군 기지는 이 변화 과정에서 중요한 역할을 했어요.",
    "description_ja": "シンガポール軍（SAF）の草創期であり、シンガポール独立の初期でもあった時代には、シンガポール歩兵連隊と人民防衛軍（PDF）が国防の任務を担いました。ビーチ・ロード陸軍キャンプは、その変革において重要な役割を果たしました。",
    "description_zh_hans": "在新加坡武装部队（SAF）早期和新加坡独立初期，新加坡步兵团和人民卫国军（PDF）肩负起国防重任。美芝路军营在这一转变中发挥了重要作用。",
    "description_zh_hant": "在新加坡武裝部隊（SAF）早期和新加坡獨立初期，新加坡步兵團和人民衛國軍（PDF）肩負起國防重任。美芝路軍營在這一轉變中發揮了重要作用。",
    "sources": [
      "National Heritage Board, Historic Sites (SODL v1.0)"
    ],
    "photo": null,
    "nearest_exit": {
      "station": "esplanade",
      "exit": "F",
      "straight_line_m": 280
    },
    "areas": [
      {
        "slug": "bugis",
        "name": "Bugis",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/areas/bugis",
        "straight_line_m": 617
      }
    ],
    "nearby_sights": [
      {
        "id": "nhb-fe6a066e",
        "slug": "beach-road-police-station",
        "name": "Beach Road Police Station",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/beach-road-police-station",
        "category": "historic-site",
        "straight_line_m": 171
      },
      {
        "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": 188
      },
      {
        "id": "nhb-3b208fc9",
        "slug": "singapore-armed-forces-warrant-officers-and-specialists-club",
        "name": "Singapore Armed Forces Warrant Officers' and Specialists' Club",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/singapore-armed-forces-warrant-officers-and-specialists-club",
        "category": "historic-site",
        "straight_line_m": 212
      },
      {
        "id": "Q1538837",
        "slug": "raffles-hotel",
        "name": "Raffles Hotel",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/raffles-hotel",
        "category": "historic-site",
        "straight_line_m": 255
      },
      {
        "id": "Q3238227",
        "slug": "city-harvest-church",
        "name": "City Harvest Church",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/city-harvest-church",
        "category": "church",
        "straight_line_m": 286
      },
      {
        "id": "Q890364",
        "slug": "national-library-singapore",
        "name": "National Library Singapore",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/national-library-singapore",
        "category": "architecture",
        "straight_line_m": 319
      }
    ]
  },
  "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"
  }
}