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Situated in the central area of Singapore, Fort Canning Park, once Bukit Langaran (“Forbidden Hill” in Malay), is a 60-metre high hill with a rich history. While you are there, make sure to visit the highlights of Fort Canning! These highlights include the Spice Garden, The Battle Box, the Sally Port, 9-Pound Cannon, Raffles’ House and Archaeological Excavation Site. Each highlight boasts its own bountiful history, which makes it even more worthwhile to take a trip down to Fort Canning.

We highly recommend visiting the extremely interesting and must-see highlight – The Battle Box – if you are in a hurry. The Battle Box, also known as the Underground Far East Command Centre, was Lieutenant General Arthur Ernest Percival’s, Commander of British Forces, commanding base during World War II. Equipped with specially arranged audio and video effects, as well as wax figurines, events from the morning of 15 February 1942, were recreated to bring visitors back to when Lt. Gen. Percival made his decision to surrender Singapore to the Japanese.

Next, the Sally Port – which is impossible to miss as visitors will definitely see it on the way to the entrance of The Battle Box – is a small concealed door which leads out of the fort, made escaping from the fort undetected.

After The Battle Box and Sally Port, visitors might probably want to take a look at the 9-Pound cannon, which is one of the two cannons intended to shoot 9-pound cannon balls. It was fired at 5 a.m., 1 p.m. and 9 p.m. a day, as well as a salute and warning of town fires.

Moving on, is the Spice Garden. As it is a replica of Sir Stamford Raffles’ first experimental botanical garden, it is definitely worthwhile to spend your time here. Sir Stamford Raffles previously had spices from Bencoolen sent in so that it could be planted in the garden.

The Raffles’ House, which was built by Raffles on his third and final visit to Singapore, as well as the Archaeological Excavation Site, which houses artefacts that proves there might have been a Malay Kingdom on the hill, sums up our chosen highlights of Fort Canning.




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Fort Canning Park
No admission charges

The Battle Box
Adult: S$8
Child/student price: S$5


The Battle Box
Daily: 10am – 6pm
Last admission: 5pm


Address:
51 Canning Rise
S(179872)

Map:

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Available bus numbers:
Stamford Road:
7, 14, 16, 36, 111, 124, 128, 131, 147, 162,
162M, 166, 174, 175, 77, 106, 167, 171, 190, 700,
700A, 857, 14e, 174e, 502, NR7

Penang Road:
7, 14, 14A, 16, 36, 36A, 65, 111, 124, 128,
162, 162M, 166, 174, 175, 77, 106, 167, 171, 190,
700, 700A, 857, 14e, 174e, 502, NR6, NR7

Hill Street:
124, 145, 147, 166, 174, 190, 851

River Valley Road:
32, 54, 195, NR1, NR2, NR3, NR5, NR6, NR7, NR8, 530

Nearest MRT station(s):
City Hall/ Clarke Quay / Dhoby Ghaut (8-10 mins walk from each station)


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Labels: fort canning, heritage