The Padang (Chinese: 政府大厦大草场) is an open field located within the Downtown Core of the Central Area in Singapore, at the heart of Singapore's central business district. A playing field is a field used for playing sports or games They are generally outdoors but many large structures exist to enclose playing fields from bad weather The Downtown Core is a 266- Hectare urban planning area in the south of the City-state of Singapore. The Central Area comprises the core Financial and commercial districts in Singapore, comprising of eleven urban planning areas, namely Singapore A central business district ( CBD) is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city It was formerly known as the Padang Cricket Ground. The Padang is surrounded by several important landmarks, which include Saint Andrew's Cathedral, City Hall, the Old Supreme Court Building and the City Hall MRT Station. Saint Andrew's Cathedral ( is an Anglican Cathedral in Singapore, the country's largest cathedral The City Hall ( Chinese: 政府大厦 Malay: Dewan Bandaraya Tamil: நகர மண்டபம் in Singapore is a national monument City Hall MRT Station (NS25/EW13 is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT station in Singapore that is part of the North South Line and the
Due to its prime location and historical significance, it has been used as a venue for a variety of events, including the National Day Parade in 2005. The National Day Parade 2005 ( NDP) was a national Ceremony in Singapore on August 9, 2005 to commemorate Singapore's 40 years
History
In June 1819, modern founder of Singapore, Thomas Stamford Raffles instructed the first Resident of Singapore, William Farquhar, to reserve the whole space within the Old Lines and the Singapore River (i. Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year For other uses of Farquhar, see Farquhar (disambiguation Major-General William Farquhar (c The Singapore River is a small River in Singapore with great historical importance e. the northern bank) for public purposes. A stream bed is the channel bottom of a Stream or River or creek the physical confine of the normal water flow However, Farquhar found it expedient to allow European merchants to encroach the reserved space as this appeared to be the only suitable site for mercantile firms and godowns, since the southern bank was too swampy in the past. Merchants function as professionals who deal with Trade, dealing in commodities that they do not produce themselves in order to produce Profit. Mercantilism is the idea that a colony should export more goods than it imports and that a colony should sell at higher prices and buy at lower prices A warehouse is a commercial Building for Storage of Goods. Warehouses are used by Manufacturers Importers Exporters A swamp is a Wetland featuring temporary or permanent inundation of large areas of land by shallow bodies of water Farquhar also built a temporary home with an attap roof and kajang walls on the current Singapore Cricket Club site, on the edge which came to be known as Raffles Plain. A home is a place of Residence or Refuge. It is usually a place where an individual or a family can rest in and be able to store Personal property. Nypa fruticans, known as the Attap Palm ( Singapore) Nipa Palm ( Philippines) and Mangrove Palm or Nipah palm Kajang may refer to one of the following places Kajang (Indonesia, a district in the Indonesian province of South Sulawesi. A wall is a usually solid structure that defines and sometimes protects an area The Singapore Cricket Club ( Abbreviation: SCC;) is one of the premier Sports and Social clubs in Singapore. When Raffles returned to the island in October 1822, Raffles disapproved of the encroaching by mercantile interests of land he had set aside for public use. Raffles immediately countermanded Farquhar's permits, put a stay on all buildings in the area and appointed a committee with strict and explicit instructions on how he wanted the town of Singapore to be planned. As the Esplanade plan had been broken, it was necessary to designate a new site for the town's public buildings. An esplanade is a long open level area usually next to a river or large body of water where people may walk The area chosen was the Padang Besar or simply the Padang, as it is known today.
During the 1820s, there were four houses that faced the Padang, what is now the Old Supreme Court Building were two houses built in 1823 houses of Edward Boustead, and the site of the City Hall formerly the houses of Resident Councillor Thomas Church and William Montgomerie who is Residency Surgeon. Events and trends Nationalistic independence helped reshape the world during this decade Greece gains independence from the Ottoman Empire Year 1823 ( MDCCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common In 1845, Gaston Dutronquoy moved into the Boustead houses and converted into his second London Hotel. Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The place became Hotel de l'Esperance and later Hotel de l'Europe and was demolished in the year 1900. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar The Grand Hotel de l'Europe was built in 1905 and demolished in 1935 due to financial problems. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The hotel made way for the Old Supreme Court Building which was the last Classical architecture building built in Singapore. The term Classical architecture has a specific Archaeological meaning relating to the architecture of Classical Greece The statue of Stamford Raffles was unveiled at the plain on 27 June 1877, but it was moved to Victoria Memorial Hall (now Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall) on 6 December 1919. A statue is a Sculpture in the round representing a person or persons an animal or an event normally full-length as opposed to a bust, and at least close to life-size Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall ( Chinese: 维多利亚剧院及音乐会堂 is a complex of two buildings and a Clock tower joined together by a common The Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall ( Chinese: 维多利亚剧院及音乐会堂 is a complex of two buildings and a Clock tower joined together by a common Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
In the past, Padang was referred as The Plain, Cantonment Plain, Raffles Plain or the Esplanade. In modern times, Esplanade refers to the cultural centre known as Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay and before that the Esplanade Park. The Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay ( is a waterside building located on six hectares of waterfront land alongside Marina Bay near the mouth of the Singapore River The Esplanade Park ( Chinese: 海滨公园 is a historic Park located in the Esplanade within the Downtown Core of the Central Area Today, the Padang is a field located between two clubs in front of City Hall. The City Hall ( Chinese: 政府大厦 Malay: Dewan Bandaraya Tamil: நகர மண்டபம் in Singapore is a national monument After Raffles' founding of Singapore, this was where the Sepoy Cantonment was first located (hence the name Cantonment Plain), before the sepoys were shifted to Cantonment Road/Sepoy Lines area. A sepoy (ˈsipɔɪ (from Persian سپاهی Sipâhi meaning "soldier" was a native of India, a soldier allied to a European power usually the Cantonment Road redirects here For Cantonment Road Penang see Street names of George Town Penang. Around 1890, the Esplanade was widened by reclaiming land, and constructed a road known as New Esplanade Road (now Connaught Drive). Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Land reclamation is either of two distinct practices One involves creating new land from sea- or riverbeds the other refers to restoring an area to a more natural state (such as after Connaught Drive ( Chinese: 康乐通道 is a one-way Road linking Stamford Road to Fullerton Road on the northern side of the Singapore Connaught Drive ( Chinese: 康乐通道 is a one-way Road linking Stamford Road to Fullerton Road on the northern side of the Singapore In 1907, the area became known as the Padang and the roads in that area were renamed. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Esplanade Road was renamed St Andrew's Road and New Esplanade Road was known as Connaught Drive. Before reclamation, the sea shore was where Connaught Drive is currently located. Near the current Singapore Recreation Club, was a Saluting Battery mounted on a knoll, which was known in the early days as a Scandal Point. The paintings of the Esplanade by J. T. Thomson in 1847 and 1851 were done at this point. John Turnbull Thomson (1821-1884 was a British Civil engineer who played an instrumental role in the development of the early Infrastructure of nineteenth Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year The Padang was threatened to be used for development several times but it was abandoned due to public outcry.
The Padang became a major recreational area when two clubs, the Singapore Cricket Club in 1870 and the Singapore Recreation Club in 1885 were established at both ends of the field. Recreation or fun is the expenditure of time in a manner designed for therapeutic refreshment of one's Body or Mind. The Singapore Cricket Club ( Abbreviation: SCC;) is one of the premier Sports and Social clubs in Singapore. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common It was used for exercising horses in the 1920s and became the scene for the New Year sporting activities. The horse ( Equus caballus) is a hoofed ( Ungulate) Mammal, one of eight living species of the family Equidae. The 1920s is sometimes referred to as the " Jazz Age " or the " Roaring Twenties " when speaking about the United States and Canada The New Year is an event that happens when a Culture celebrates the end of one Year and the beginning of the next year Sport is an Activity that is governed by a set of rules or Customs and often engaged in competitively
Surprisingly, the administration sector of the Padang area began to take shape only in the late 1920s, replacing houses that G.D. Coleman built. The 1920s is sometimes referred to as the " Jazz Age " or the " Roaring Twenties " when speaking about the United States and Canada George Drumgoole Coleman (1795-1844 also known as George Drumgold Coleman, was an Irish civil Architect who played an instrumental role in The Grand Hotel de l'Europe was demolished and made way for the courthouse in 1936. For the Arlington Virginia neighborhood see Courthouse Virginia A courthouse (sometimes spelled court house) is a building Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Today, the Padang is used for many events such as the National Day Parade and others as well. The National Day Parade ( Abbreviation: NDP,, Perbarisan Hari Kebangsaan தேசிய தின அணிவகுப்பு The Padang was where the victory parade of the Japanese surrendering Singapore back to the British, and the surrender forces by Lord Louis Mountbatten ending World War II in Singapore. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Admiral of the Fleet Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, KG, GCB, OM, GCSI, World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Padang is used for sports such as soccer, cricket and rugby. Sport is an Activity that is governed by a set of rules or Customs and often engaged in competitively Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries Rugby football (usually just " rugby " may refer to a number of sports through history descended from a common form of Football developed at Rugby School
The Padang has hosted several official One Day International cricket matches.
References
- Victor R Savage, Brenda S A Yeoh (2004), Toponymics - A Study of Singapore Street Names, Eastern University Press, ISBN 981-210-364-3
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