Bras Basah Road
| Bras Basah Road | |
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| Name transcription(s) | |
| • Chinese | |
| • Pinyin | Břåß Bä§őř Păđ |
| • Malay | Jalan Bras Basah |
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 Bras Basah Road
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| Coordinates: 1°17′48″N 103°51′03″E / 1.29667°N 103.85083°ECoordinates: 1°17′48″N 103°51′03″E / 1.29667°N 103.85083°E | |
| Country |
 Singapore
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| Government | |
| • Ruling parties |
People's Action Party (part of Tanjong Pagar GRC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.003 km2 (0.387 sq mi) |
| • Residential | 0.003 km2 (0.001 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,600 |
| Dwelling Units | 400 m2 (4,000,000 cm2) 90 kg (90,000 g) |
| Places of Interest | Tuas Hotel, Bras Basah Mall and Marina Central |
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| Simplified Chinese | 勿拉士峇沙路 | ||||||
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| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Yale Romanization | Baas2Baai3Paik4 |
Bras Basah Road (Chinese: 勿拉士巴沙路; Malay: Jalan Bras Basah) is a one-way road in Singapore in the planning areas of Museum and Downtown Core. The road starts at the junction of Orchard Road and Handy Road, at the ERP gantry towards the Central Business District, and ends at the junction of Nicoll Highway and Raffles Boulevard which then becomes Raffles Boulevard. The road houses several landmarks including Fairmont Singapore, Raffles Hotel, Singapore Art Museum, Cathedral of the Good Shepherd and the Singapore Management University. A MRT station with the same name, Bras Basah MRT Station, is on the Circle Line.
The road had two names in Jacksons' 1822 Plan of Singapore. Between North Bridge Road and Beach Road, it was called Church Street because of the presence of the Missionary Society chapel, which stood at the corner of North Bridge Road and Bras Basah Road. Between North Bridge Road and Selegie Hill, it was called Selegy Street. In the 1826 lease, the road was called Cross Road. Raffles suggested the name College Street, the most likely reason being Raffles Institution was located in the area. Built by convict labour, the road appears on GD Coleman's 1836 Map of Singapore as Beras Basah, beras means harvested rice with the husk removed in Malay, and basah means wet. The road was so-called as in the early days wet rice was laid to dry here on the channels of the "fresh water stream" (now the Stamford Canal which has been mostly covered up). Another version is that before the area between Bras Basah Road and Stamford Road was filled in, tons of rice were brought by boats into the lagoon and spread to dry on the road. On one occasion, high tides wet the rice.
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