Emerald Hill

Emerald Hill

Neighbourhood

About

Close to Orchard Road, this neighbourhood and conservation area was once home to many members of Singapore's wealthy Peranakan community, and a large number of its houses feature Chinese Baroque architecture. Some short stories by Goh Sin Tub are set here.

Written by DealSingapore from the facts in the English Wikipedia article on Emerald Hill.

Facts and sources

Names
EN Emerald Hill中文 翡翠山한국어 에메랄드 힐 Wikidata Q5370441; Korean by DealSingapore (NIKL loanword rules)
Planning area
Newton URA Master Plan 2025
Opening hours
Not in our sources NHB lists and Wikidata, read 2026-10-01
Data
/api/sight/emerald-hill.json The same facts as JSON, for apps and AI agents

Getting there

Somerset · Exit B The exit nearest this place, 133 m in a straight line (station 172 m). Not a walking route Open in Google Maps

Nearby

Singapore Chinese Girls' School Historic site · 81 m away Orchard Gateway Shopping centre · 96 m away The CentrePoint Shopping centre · 109 m away Masjid Al-Falah Mosque · 336 m away 38 Oxley Road Architecture · 470 m away The Paragon Shopping centre · 503 m away

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