Singapore /Singapore /Singapore Sight Address : 328 North Bridge Road, Singapore 189673, Singapore (Downtown Core). Edit Detail InformationEdit The Raffles Hotel Museum, on the third floor of the hotel arcade, documents the hotel’s rich 123-year history – from its founding, through its highs (the golden age of travel in the late-19th/early-20th century) and lows (the 1942 […]
Singapore /Singapore /Singapore Sight Address : 1 Beach Road, Singapore 189673, Singapore (Downtown Core).Edit Detail InformationEdit Raffles Hotel is a colonial-style hotel in Singapore. It was established by two Armenian brothers from Persia—Martin and Tigran Sarkies—in 1887. In later years they were joined by younger brothers Aviet and Arshak and kinsman Martyrose Arathoon. With their innovative […]
Singapore /Singapore /Singapore Sight Address : 140 Hill Street, Singapore 179369, Singapore.Edit Detail InformationEdit The MICA Building, home to the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts (MICA), is a colonial landmark located at the junction of River Valley Road and Hill Street. It was officially opened in 1934 and was the largest government building in […]
Singapore /Singapore /Singapore Sight Address : 351 Upper Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 588192, Singapore.Edit Detail InformationEdit The Old Ford Motor Factory (Chinese: 旧福特汽车工厂) is a historic building in Singapore, located along Upper Bukit Timah Road. HistoryEdit The factory is the site of the historic surrender of the British to the Japanese on 15 February 1942, at […]
India / Andhra Pradesh /Kurnool /Kurnool Kurnool district is located in the state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a part of the western- central part of the state. The city of Kurnool is the capital and the central hub of the district. The town is a simple place with a many interesting sites. It is […]
India /Goa /North Goa /Goa Kumbakonam, a picturesque temple town located in Tanjavur District of Tamil Nadu, is known for its age old temples including famous Kumbeswarar and Sarangapani temples. Kumbakonam literally means the place of pot (Kumbam). This beautiful town is naturally set between the rivers Cauvery and Arasalar. This city was the capital […]
India /Andhra Pradesh /Chittoor /Nagari Nagari is a town that is located in the Chittoor District of the State of Andhra Pradesh. The town is a semi industrialized place. The town is located on the Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu border. Telugu and Tamil are the main languages that are spoken here. Nagari is surrounded […]
Singapore /Singapore /Singapore Sight Address : Esplanade Park, Singapore, Singapore.Edit Detail InformationEdit The Indian National Army (INA; Azad Hind Fauj; Hindi: आज़ाद हिन्द फ़ौज; Urdu: آزاد ہند فوج) was an armed force formed by Indian nationalists in 1942 in Southeast Asia during World War II. The aim of the army was to secure Indian independence with […]
Singapore /Singapore /Singapore Sight Address : Geylang Rd, Singapore, Singapore.Edit Detail InformationEdit Geylang is a neighbourhood in the city-state of Singapore east of the Central Area, Singapore’s central business district. It is located to the east of the Singapore River, an area that locals have associated, from the days of Sir Stamford Raffles, as a Malay […]
Singapore /Singapore /Singapore Sight Address : War Memorial Park Beach Road, Singapore, Singapore.Edit Detail InformationEdit The Memorial to the Civilian Victims of the Japanese Occupation, usually called the Civilian War Memorial (Chinese: 日本占领时期死难人民纪念碑; Malay: Tugu Peringatan Bagi Mangsa Awam Pemerintahan Jepun) is one of Singapore’s most famous heritage landmarks.Built in memory of the civilians killed and […]