Tiong Bahru

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:neighborhood
gptkbp:adjacentTo gptkb:Redhill
gptkb:Outram
gptkb:Havelock_Road
gptkb:Bukit_Ho_Swee
gptkbp:architecturalStyle gptkb:Streamline_Moderne
gptkb:Art_Deco
gptkbp:conservationBy gptkb:Urban_Redevelopment_Authority
gptkbp:conservationYear 2003
gptkbp:country gptkb:Singapore
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Singapore_Improvement_Trust
1930s
gptkbp:featuredIn various travel guides
local literature
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Tanjong_Pagar_Town_Council
gptkbp:heritageStatus gptkb:nature_reserve
gptkbp:historicalSignificance one of Singapore's oldest housing estates
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tiong Bahru
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Tiong_Bahru_Market
cafes
Art Deco architecture
heritage housing estate
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Singapore
gptkb:Bukit_Merah
gptkbp:nameOrigin Tiong means 'cemetery' in Hokkien, Bahru means 'new' in Malay
gptkbp:notableEvent World War II bombings
conservation efforts in 2003
gptkbp:notablePlace gptkb:Tiong_Bahru_Park
gptkb:Eng_Hoon_Street
gptkb:Seng_Poh_Road
gptkb:Kim_Pong_Road
gptkb:Tiong_Bahru_Community_Centre
gptkb:Tiong_Bahru_Market
gptkbp:notableResident gptkb:Yu-Foo_Yee_Shoon
gptkb:Poh_Soo_Kai
Lee Kuan Yew (briefly)
gptkbp:popularFor gptkb:frescoes
independent bookstores
heritage walks
hip cafes
gptkbp:population high
gptkbp:postalCode 160001
gptkbp:postcodeDistrict gptkb:District_3
gptkbp:region gptkb:Central_Region
gptkbp:subrange gptkb:Bukit_Merah_Planning_Area
gptkbp:transportation gptkb:Outram_Park_MRT_Station
gptkb:Tiong_Bahru_MRT_Station
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:CBD,_Singapore
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5