Boat Quay
A curve of old shophouses on the southern bank of the Singapore River near its mouth, running from UOB Plaza to Elgin Bridge. Once the centre of the port's trade, it now lines the water with restaurant tables beneath the towers of the financial district.
- Where
- Singapore, Singapore
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 1.2869, 103.8500
Get the Boat Quay stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Boat Quay. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Singapore volume with your photos and a note.
Near Boat Quay
Asian Civilisations Museum 0.2 km
A museum in the colonial Empress Place Building on the bank of the Singapore River, devoted to the cultures of Asia. Its collections trace the trade that linked China, India, Southeast Asia and the Islamic world, including treasures from a ninth-century shipwreck.
The Arts House 0.2 km
Built in 1827, this is the oldest government building in Singapore and perhaps the oldest surviving building of any kind, and it housed Parliament from 1965 to 1999. Today it is an arts venue for exhibitions and concerts in the Civic District.
Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall 0.3 km
Two white colonial halls on Empress Place joined by a clock tower, the oldest part built in 1862 and the whole finished in 1909. It is home to the Singapore Symphony Orchestra and reopened in 2014 after a four-year renovation.
The Fullerton Hotel Singapore 0.3 km
A grand colonnaded building at the mouth of the Singapore River, commissioned in 1924 for the colony's centenary and long home to the General Post Office. Named after Robert Fullerton, first Governor of the Straits Settlements, it is now a luxury hotel.
National Gallery Singapore 0.5 km
An art museum made from two colonial landmarks, the former Supreme Court and City Hall, joined under a single roof in the Civic District. It holds more than 9,000 works, the largest public collection of Singaporean and Southeast Asian art from the 19th century to now.
Merlion Park 0.6 km
A waterfront park at One Fullerton where the Merlion, half lion and half fish, spouts water into Marina Bay. The original statue stands 8.6 metres tall and has a 2 metre cub beside it; together they are the most photographed figures in the country.
Clarke Quay 0.6 km
A row of restored 19th-century warehouses on the Singapore River, upstream of Boat Quay, where traders once unloaded goods from bumboats. It is now the liveliest stretch of the river at night, packed with restaurants and bars along the water.
Jamae Mosque 0.6 km
A mosque on South Bridge Road in Chinatown, built in the 1830s by Muslim immigrants from South India and one of the earliest Indian Muslim mosques in the country. Its eclectic gateway, with twin minaret towers, has made it a national monument since 1974.
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Questions
Where is Boat Quay?
Boat Quay is in Singapore, Singapore. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Asian Civilisations Museum (0.2 km), The Arts House (0.2 km), Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall (0.3 km).
How do I get the Boat Quay stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Boat Quay and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Singapore volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Boat Quay before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Singapore volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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