Dalhousie Obelisk
Historic site
About
This memorial obelisk at Empress Place, on the northern bank of the Singapore River, commemorates the 1850 trip to Singapore by James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquis of Dalhousie. It stands close to the Asian Civilisations Museum and Anderson Bridge.
Written by DealSingapore from the facts in the English Wikipedia article on Dalhousie Obelisk.
Facts and sources
- Names
- EN Dalhousie Obelisk한국어 댈하우지 오벨리스크 Wikidata Q5210876; Korean by DealSingapore (NIKL loanword rules)
- Planning area
- Downtown Core URA Master Plan 2025
- Opening hours
- Not in our sources NHB lists and Wikidata, read 2026-10-01
- Data
- /api/sight/dalhousie-obelisk.json The same facts as JSON, for apps and AI agents
Getting there
Area
Jose Rizal Historic Marker Historic site · 49 m away 
Asian Civilisations Museum Museum · 66 m away Ho Chi Minh Historic Marker Historic site · 75 m away Deng Xiaoping Historic Marker Historic site · 87 m away Jawaharlal Nehru Historic Marker Historic site · 89 m away 
Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall Theatre and venue · 97 m away
Asian Civilisations Museum Museum · 66 m away Ho Chi Minh Historic Marker Historic site · 75 m away Deng Xiaoping Historic Marker Historic site · 87 m away Jawaharlal Nehru Historic Marker Historic site · 89 m away Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall Theatre and venue · 97 m away Wikidata (CC0). Sources and photo credits are on the terms page.
