{
  "sight": {
    "id": "Q3079780",
    "slug": "raffles-place",
    "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/raffles-place",
    "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3079780",
    "name": "Raffles Place",
    "name_source": "Wikidata",
    "name_ko": "래플스플레이스",
    "name_ja": "ラッフルズ・プレイス",
    "name_zh_hans": "莱佛士坊",
    "name_zh_hant": "萊佛士坊",
    "category": "historic-site",
    "heritage": "Historic Site",
    "planning_area": "Downtown Core",
    "address": "Raffles Place MRT Station, Exit A",
    "lat": 1.284091,
    "lng": 103.851401,
    "position_source": "NHB",
    "official_url": null,
    "nearest_station": {
      "slug": "raffles-place",
      "name": "Raffles Place Station",
      "name_ja": "ラッフルズ・プレイス",
      "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/station/raffles-place",
      "straight_line_m": 7
    },
    "description_en": "Raffles Place was designated as Singapore's business centre in the 1822 Town Plan. Singapore's earliest banks, merchant houses and department stores were situated here.",
    "description_ko": "래플스플레이스는 1822년 도시 계획에서 싱가포르의 상업 중심지로 지정되었어요. 싱가포르 최초의 은행, 상사, 백화점이 이곳에 있었어요.",
    "description_ja": "ラッフルズ・プレイスは、1822年の都市計画でシンガポールのビジネスの中心地に指定されました。シンガポールで最初期の銀行、商社、百貨店がここにありました。",
    "description_zh_hans": "莱佛士坊在1822年的市镇规划中被定为新加坡的商业中心。新加坡最早的银行、商行和百货公司都设在这里。",
    "description_zh_hant": "萊佛士坊在1822年的市鎮規劃中被定為新加坡的商業中心。新加坡最早的銀行、商行和百貨公司都設在這裡。",
    "sources": [
      "National Heritage Board, Historic Sites (SODL v1.0)",
      "Wikidata (CC0)"
    ],
    "photo": {
      "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/img/sights/raffles-place.webp",
      "thumb": "https://dealsingapore.com/img/sights/raffles-place-sm.webp",
      "credit": {
        "licence": "Public domain",
        "licenceUrl": null,
        "artist": "Merlion444",
        "page": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Singapore_Skyline_at_Night_with_Black_Sky.JPG",
        "width": 3872,
        "height": 2176,
        "photo": true
      }
    },
    "nearest_exit": {
      "station": "raffles-place",
      "exit": "A",
      "straight_line_m": 6
    },
    "areas": [
      {
        "slug": "marina-bay",
        "name": "Marina Bay",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/areas/marina-bay",
        "straight_line_m": 494
      },
      {
        "slug": "civic-district",
        "name": "Civic District",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/areas/civic-district",
        "straight_line_m": 782
      }
    ],
    "nearby_sights": [
      {
        "id": "Q112030157",
        "slug": "all-the-essentially-essential",
        "name": "All the Essentially Essential",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/all-the-essentially-essential",
        "category": "public-art",
        "straight_line_m": 57
      },
      {
        "id": "nhb-36704cbb",
        "slug": "united-overseas-bank",
        "name": "United Overseas Bank",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/united-overseas-bank",
        "category": "historic-site",
        "straight_line_m": 181
      },
      {
        "id": "Q2812447",
        "slug": "clifford-pier",
        "name": "Clifford Pier",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/clifford-pier",
        "category": "riverside",
        "straight_line_m": 200
      },
      {
        "id": "Q133844218",
        "slug": "masjid-moulana-mohamed-ali",
        "name": "Masjid Moulana Mohamed Ali",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/masjid-moulana-mohamed-ali",
        "category": "mosque",
        "straight_line_m": 228
      },
      {
        "id": "Q1094954",
        "slug": "yueh-hai-ching-temple",
        "name": "Yueh Hai Ching Temple",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/yueh-hai-ching-temple",
        "category": "temple",
        "straight_line_m": 244
      },
      {
        "id": "Q25212556",
        "slug": "first-generation",
        "name": "First Generation",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/first-generation",
        "category": "public-art",
        "straight_line_m": 288
      }
    ]
  },
  "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"
  }
}