{
  "sight": {
    "id": "nhb-c098f6f6",
    "slug": "victoria-memorial-hall",
    "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/victoria-memorial-hall",
    "wikidata": null,
    "name": "Victoria Memorial Hall",
    "name_source": "NHB",
    "name_ko": "빅토리아 기념관",
    "name_ja": null,
    "name_zh_hans": null,
    "name_zh_hant": null,
    "category": "historic-site",
    "heritage": "Historic Site",
    "planning_area": "Downtown Core",
    "address": "11 Empress Place, Singapore 179558",
    "lat": 1.288333,
    "lng": 103.851815,
    "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": 476
    },
    "description_en": "Designed by colonial engineer, John Bennett, the theatre portion of the Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall was built as a Town Hall in 1862 which housed the Municipal Offices.",
    "description_ko": "식민지 시대 기술자 존 베넷이 설계한 빅토리아 극장 및 콘서트 홀의 극장 부분은 1862년 타운홀로 지어졌으며, 시 행정 사무소가 들어 있었어요.",
    "description_ja": "植民地時代の技師ジョン・ベネットが設計したヴィクトリア記念館の劇場部分は、1862年にタウンホールとして建てられ、市の行政事務所が置かれていました。",
    "description_zh_hans": "维多利亚剧院及音乐会堂的剧院部分由殖民地工程师John Bennett设计，于1862年作为市政厅建成，内设市政办公室。",
    "description_zh_hant": "維多利亞劇院及音樂會堂的劇院部分由殖民地工程師John Bennett設計，於1862年作為市政廳建成，內設市政辦公室。",
    "sources": [
      "National Heritage Board, Historic Sites (SODL v1.0)"
    ],
    "photo": null,
    "nearest_exit": {
      "station": "raffles-place",
      "exit": "H",
      "straight_line_m": 343
    },
    "areas": [
      {
        "slug": "civic-district",
        "name": "Civic District",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/areas/civic-district",
        "straight_line_m": 344
      },
      {
        "slug": "marina-bay",
        "name": "Marina Bay",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/areas/marina-bay",
        "straight_line_m": 622
      },
      {
        "slug": "clarke-quay",
        "name": "Clarke Quay",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/areas/clarke-quay",
        "straight_line_m": 673
      }
    ],
    "nearby_sights": [
      {
        "id": "Q557635",
        "slug": "victoria-theatre-and-concert-hall",
        "name": "Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/victoria-theatre-and-concert-hall",
        "category": "performance",
        "straight_line_m": 38
      },
      {
        "id": "Q633033",
        "slug": "asian-civilisations-museum",
        "name": "Asian Civilisations Museum",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/asian-civilisations-museum",
        "category": "museum",
        "straight_line_m": 95
      },
      {
        "id": "Q111829804",
        "slug": "elephant-statue",
        "name": "Elephant Statue",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/elephant-statue",
        "category": "public-art",
        "straight_line_m": 96
      },
      {
        "id": "Q5210876",
        "slug": "dalhousie-obelisk",
        "name": "Dalhousie Obelisk",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/dalhousie-obelisk",
        "category": "historic-site",
        "straight_line_m": 104
      },
      {
        "id": "Q13360293",
        "slug": "the-arts-house",
        "name": "The Arts House",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/the-arts-house",
        "category": "architecture",
        "straight_line_m": 122
      },
      {
        "id": "Q124377996",
        "slug": "statue-of-stamford-raffles-raffles-landing-site",
        "name": "Statue of Stamford Raffles, Raffle's Landing Site",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/statue-of-stamford-raffles-raffles-landing-site",
        "category": "public-art",
        "straight_line_m": 136
      }
    ]
  },
  "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"
  }
}