Plans to create a 6km-long green connection stretching from the Singapore Botanic Gardens to Singapore River have been unveiled by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) and National Parks Board (NParks). This comes after a public exhibition and consultation exercise by URA, NParks and the Singapore Tourism Board last year, where the agencies collected feedback from the public about enhancing the...
The Singapore Botanic Gardens was a scene of jubilation on Saturday (Jul 4) evening. Close to 100 people witnessed a historic moment as the Gardens was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site following a unanimous endorsement by the 21-member World Heritage Committee. "For me, there is a gush of joy ... that we are there, that we've reached. And it happens during our Jubilee year," said a...
Singapore's Botanic Gardens will be expanded with the addition of a new parkland. National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan said a 9.8-hectare parkland at Tyersall Avenue will be added to the Gardens. This parkland will form a seamless extension to the west of the Gardens, bringing the total area of the Botanic Gardens to almost 74 hectares. And, there will be a new arboretum on the parkland. The...
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