Raffles Place

Raffles Place, Singapore

Raffles Place

Historic site

About

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.

National Heritage Board, Historic Sites (open data, Singapore Open Data Licence).

Facts and sources

Names
EN Raffles Place中文 莱佛士坊한국어 래플스플레이스日本語 ラッフルズ・プレイス Wikidata Q3079780; Korean by DealSingapore (NIKL loanword rules)
Heritage
Historic Site (marked by NHB) National Heritage Board, record updated 2026-04-14
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/raffles-place.json The same facts as JSON, for apps and AI agents

Getting there

Raffles Place · Exit A The exit nearest this place, 6 m in a straight line (station 7 m). Not a walking route Open in Google Maps Raffles Place MRT Station, Exit A

Area

Marina Bay 494 m from the centre of the area Civic District 782 m from the centre of the area

Nearby

All the Essentially Essential Public art · 57 m away United Overseas Bank Historic site · 181 m away Clifford Pier Quays and piers · 200 m away Masjid Moulana Mohamed Ali Mosque · 228 m away Yueh Hai Ching Temple Temple · 244 m away First Generation Public art · 288 m away

Wikidata (CC0). Sources and photo credits are on the terms page.