via Channel NewsAsia, 08 August 2022: Singapore’s Padang is an open field, but archaeological material from pre-colonial Singapore has also been found underneath it.
The Padang will be gazetted on National Day on Tuesday (Aug 9) as Singapore’s 75th national monument in view of its “strong national, historical and social significance”, said the National Heritage Board (NHB) on Monday.
This will make it the first green open space to be preserved and accorded the highest level of protection in Singapore under the Preservation of Monuments Act, added the agency.
Source: Padang to be gazetted as Singapore’s 75th national monument on National Day – CNA
