Bras Basah Road
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Bras Basah Road is a major thoroughfare in Singapore’s civic and cultural district, lined with museums, educational institutions, and historic landmarks.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
road
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street ⓘ transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
North Bridge Road
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Orchard Road area NERFINISHED ⓘ Stamford Road NERFINISHED ⓘ Victoria Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Singapore ⓘ |
| etymology | derived from Malay term "beras basah" meaning "wet rice" ⓘ |
| function |
connects key civic and cultural institutions
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supports bus routes and vehicular traffic in central Singapore ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Land Transport Authority of Singapore
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Urban Redevelopment Authority of Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritageSignificance | true ⓘ |
| hasLandUseCharacter |
civic and institutional
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cultural ⓘ educational ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | Malay language ⓘ |
| hasNearbyMRTStation |
Bencoolen MRT station
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ⓘ
Bras Basah MRT station NERFINISHED ⓘ City Hall MRT station NERFINISHED ⓘ Dhoby Ghaut MRT station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguageContext |
English
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Malay ⓘ Mandarin ⓘ Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPublicTransportAccess |
Mass Rapid Transit (MRT)
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ⓘ
bus services ⓘ |
| historicalUse | area once associated with rice drying and storage ⓘ |
| inDistrict | Museum planning area ⓘ |
| isMajorThoroughfare | true ⓘ |
| isTouristAttractionArea | true ⓘ |
| linedWith |
educational institutions
ⓘ
historic landmarks ⓘ museums ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Area
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Civic District NERFINISHED ⓘ Downtown Core NERFINISHED ⓘ cultural district of Singapore ⓘ |
| nearbyLandmark |
CHIJMES
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Cathedral of the Good Shepherd NERFINISHED ⓘ National Library Building (Victoria Street junction vicinity) NERFINISHED ⓘ National Museum of Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ School of the Arts Singapore (SOTA) NERFINISHED ⓘ Singapore Art Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ Singapore Management University (SMU) city campus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Singapore road network ⓘ |
| region | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| roadType | urban arterial road ⓘ |
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