• 1°17′14″N 103°51′06″E / 1.28722°N 103.85167°E. The Empress Place Building is a historic building in Singapore...
  • Designed by J.F.A. McNair in a neoclassical Palladian architectural style, the Empress Place building was initially slated to be the new Court House but...
  • View the exterior of the Empress Place Building with timber-louvered windows and a pitched clay tile roof.
  • The area is home to several of Singapore’s most iconic buildings, including the former Empress Place Building, which now houses the Asian Civilisations...
  • The former Empress Place Building is one of the architectural treasures in the Empress Place civic area overlooking the Singapore River.
  • The former Empress Place Building (now the Asian Civilisations Museum) at 1 Empress Place, Singapore 179555, was designed by Major John Frederick...
  • Designed by chief engineer Major McNair, the Empress Place Building was built in 1865 with a beautiful facade adorned with Doric columns and rustic French...
  • The space in front of the building was named Empress Place in 1907, in honour of the late Queen Victoria.
  • Visit 2 statues of the founder of modern Singapore – a white one by the river promenade at his supposed landing site, and an older, bronze one at Empress Lawn.
  • As can be seen, the 3 buildings at Empress Place played prominent roles as civic buildings, and the various governmental and administrative functions...