Padang to become nation's 75th national monument as Singapore celebrates 57th birthday

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SINGAPORE — On Tuesday (Aug 9), as Singapore celebrates its 57th year of independence, the Padang will become the first green, open space to be officially gazetted, as it becomes the country's 75th national monument.

The Padang, a social and community space associated with many milestones in Singapore's history, such as the formal surrender of the Japanese on Sept 12, 1945 and the victory rally of the first fully elected Legislative Assembly on June 3, 1959.

He also said that the gazette of the Padang will protect it from any alteration and change that might affect its"character and significance", while still allowing it to serve as a social and community space.Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Edwin Tong at an event ahead of the gazette of the Padang as Singapore’s 75th National Monument.Preservation of Monuments Act, to allow for the preservation of any sites.

There will also be new guided tours focusing on the Padang and two of its surrounding National Monuments, the Former City Hall and Former Supreme Court, which will be launched this month. She said that the Padang"will contribute to the architectural and cultural diversity of our nation’s built heritage, and be celebrated as one of the many places that define Singapore and our people".

 

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