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Orchard Fountain Night by Henrik Sundholm Via Flickr: Late evening along Orchard Road in Singapore. I think this is outside Ngee Ann City.
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Orchard Fountain Night by Henrik Sundholm Via Flickr: Late evening along Orchard Road in Singapore. I think this is outside Ngee Ann City.
People. Istana, Singapore, 2015.
Black and Gold
... and other colours.
The golden windows seems to contrast nicely with the dark sky arising from the wet and gloomy weather.
It’s probably costly to visit and indulge in Marina Bay Sands and Resorts World Sentosa, but the Orchard Road in Singapore is where anyone can simply enjoy – without the need for so much cash. The Orchard Road is a 2.2 kilometer-long street and is known as the retail and entertainment hub of Singapore. Other than being a major tourist attraction, it is also the most popular shopping community in the city-state. The surrounding area is known as Orchard partly because the MRT station that serves the vicinity is also called as such.
The Orchard is a part of the urban planning areas under the Urban Redevelopment Authority. It is a commercial district and is a part of the Central Region and Singapore’s central business district, which is the Central Area. It had gone through a major reconstruction last 2009 that costs $40M. The road had additions of new street lamps, planter boxes, urban green rooms, and street tiling plus flower totem poles. Brief Insight of its past originated from the nutmeg, pepper and fruit orchards or the plantations that the road led to in the mid-1800’s where it got the name Orchard. Commercial development only began in the twentieth century, and soared in the 1970’s. Orchard Road already exists in the 1830’s, however; the road was not plotted in George Coleman‘s 1836 Map of Singapore. In the 1830’s the Orchard Road area was the scene of gambier and pepper plantations. Later on the nutmeg plantations and fruit orchards came about and so is its name.
During 1846, the cluster of houses reached Tank Road and with one major sight during this period as Dr. Jun tending his garden, which promoted the road’s name. He had a garden and plantation at the corner of what is now Scotts Road and Orchard Road.
Some of the landmarks here today are The Istana, which reside at Orchard Road’s southern end. The Nibong palms can be seen near its entrance, with a signage that reads: “As the nibong is a mangrovepalm, this site must have once been a mangrove swamp.” This actually lead many to believe Orchard Road was once a muddy swamp and these palms are remnants of that past.
Just by the northern side of Orchard Road you can see the Botanic Gardens. At Scotts Road Goodwood Park Hotel, which is a fine example of colonial architecture and a monument resides. At the junction of Scotts Road and Orchard Road is TANGS, the first department store in Singapore.
Halfway down Orchard are Cairnhill and Emerald Hill, where the rich Chinese built their residences and are now prime properties sought after by affluent professionals and expatriates. Next to Emerald Hill is Centrepoint where the supermarket Cold Storage, prpbably the oldest surviving business establishment in the area lays. Amber Mansions which is something worth seeing had not been very fortunate to give way for urbanization and was demolished 1980’s for Dhoby Ghaut MRT Station. It was one of the earliest apartment blocks in Singapore built sometime 20th century. Specialists’ Shopping Centre, now occupies the site of the former Pavilion Cinema. It was one of the earliest redevelopment projects on Orchard Road. It was demolished in 2007 for a new and better Orchard Central. The oldest store was John Little, which inhabited Singapore since the mid-19th century when it opened its first outlet in Commercial Square now called Raffles Place.
Elsewhere just off Orchard Road on Scotts Road, Scotts Shopping Centre is where Singapore’s first food court can be seen. It sat below the Ascott Singapore.
Shop, shop and shop! The first shop taken into account of Orchard Road was Tangs founded in 1934 and established on Orchard Road in the 1950’s. Orchard Road is flanked by pedestrian malls with numerous restaurants, coffee chains, cafés, nightclubs and hotels. It is also the site of the official residence of the President of Singapore, the Istana. The Tanglin Mall located at the junction of Tanglin Road and Grange Road is an expats, yuppies and professionals’ shop with the Tanglin Market Place, which is a gourmet supermarket and bakery; and Tasty Food Court where 15+ varieties of local cuisine can also be found. One place you can’t miss is the Orchard Central. It distinguishes itself from other malls on Orchard Road because of its architectural design and concept. Its façade is an exterior featuring local artist Matthew Ngui’s digital art membrane. Inside is the world’s tallest indoor Via Ferrata climbing wall, coming from a large collection of public art installations by international artists and a 24/7-operational Roof Garden and Discovery Walk. The Roof Garden offers dining options on an open-air verandah.
Visitors in Singapore may at some time qualify for Great Singapore Sale tourist privileges and discounts at malls along Orchard Road. During this period, a number of malls extend their opening hours till 11pm making it one great tourist attraction and experience.
Sources Wikitravel, Wikipedia, The Orchard Rd Org, www.sgsummer.com
It’s probably costly to visit and indulge in Marina Bay Sands and Resorts World Sentosa, but the Orchard Road in Singapore is where anyone can simply enjoy – without the need for so much cash. The Orchard Road is a 2.2 kilometer-long street and is known as the retail and entertainment hub of Singapore. Other than being a major tourist attraction, it is also the most popular shopping community in the city-state. The surrounding area is known as Orchard partly because the MRT station that serves the vicinity is also called as such.
The Orchard is a part of the urban planning areas under the Urban Redevelopment Authority. It is a commercial district and is a part of the Central Region and Singapore’s central business district, which is the Central Area. It had gone through a major reconstruction last 2009 that costs $40M. The road had additions of new street lamps, planter boxes, urban green rooms, and street tiling plus flower totem poles. Brief Insight of its past originated from the nutmeg, pepper and fruit orchards or the plantations that the road led to in the mid-1800’s where it got the name Orchard. Commercial development only began in the twentieth century, and soared in the 1970’s. Orchard Road already exists in the 1830’s, however; the road was not plotted in George Coleman‘s 1836 Map of Singapore. In the 1830’s the Orchard Road area was the scene of gambier and pepper plantations. Later on the nutmeg plantations and fruit orchards came about and so is its name.
During 1846, the cluster of houses reached Tank Road and with one major sight during this period as Dr. Jun tending his garden, which promoted the road’s name. He had a garden and plantation at the corner of what is now Scotts Road and Orchard Road.
Some of the landmarks here today are The Istana, which reside at Orchard Road’s southern end. The Nibong palms can be seen near its entrance, with a signage that reads: “As the nibong is a mangrovepalm, this site must have once been a mangrove swamp.” This actually lead many to believe Orchard Road was once a muddy swamp and these palms are remnants of that past.
Just by the northern side of Orchard Road you can see the Botanic Gardens. At Scotts Road Goodwood Park Hotel, which is a fine example of colonial architecture and a monument resides. At the junction of Scotts Road and Orchard Road is TANGS, the first department store in Singapore.
Halfway down Orchard are Cairnhill and Emerald Hill, where the rich Chinese built their residences and are now prime properties sought after by affluent professionals and expatriates. Next to Emerald Hill is Centrepoint where the supermarket Cold Storage, prpbably the oldest surviving business establishment in the area lays. Amber Mansions which is something worth seeing had not been very fortunate to give way for urbanization and was demolished 1980’s for Dhoby Ghaut MRT Station. It was one of the earliest apartment blocks in Singapore built sometime 20th century. Specialists’ Shopping Centre, now occupies the site of the former Pavilion Cinema. It was one of the earliest redevelopment projects on Orchard Road. It was demolished in 2007 for a new and better Orchard Central. The oldest store was John Little, which inhabited Singapore since the mid-19th century when it opened its first outlet in Commercial Square now called Raffles Place.
Elsewhere just off Orchard Road on Scotts Road, Scotts Shopping Centre is where Singapore’s first food court can be seen. It sat below the Ascott Singapore.
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