Misplaced Pages

Bras Basah
Subzone of Museum Planning Area
Name transcription(s)
• Chinese	百胜
• Malay	Bras Basah
• Tamil	பிராஸ் பாசா
An evening view of Bras Basah
Country	Singapore

Bras Basah (Chinese: 百胜, Tamil: பிராஸ்) is a district located in the Museum Planning Area of the Central Area of Singapore. Bras Basah (Modern Spelling: Beras Basah) means "wet rice" in Malay – beras means harvested rice with husk removed, and basah means wet. The precinct houses several landmarks including Fairmont Singapore, Raffles Hotel, the Singapore Art Museum, the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd and the Singapore Management University. A Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station, Bras Basah MRT station, is on the Circle line.

References

1. "Museum". www.ura.gov.sg. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
2. ^ "History of Bras Basah Bugis Precinct". www.nhb.gov.sg. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
3. ^ "Bras Basah.Bugis". www.visitsingapore.com. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
4. ^ "Bras Basah Road | Infopedia". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
5. "BERAS - Definition and synonyms of beras in the Malay dictionary". educalingo.com. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
6. "BASAH - Definition and synonyms of basah in the Malay dictionary". educalingo.com. Retrieved 2020-12-27.

1°17′49″N 103°51′11″E / 1.297°N 103.853°E / 1.297; 103.853

This Singapore location article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e

• Places in Singapore
• Singapore geography stubs