Clarke Quay
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.
- Where
- Singapore, Singapore
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 1.2900, 103.8460
Get the Clarke Quay stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Clarke 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 Clarke Quay
Armenian Church 0.5 km
Singapore's oldest surviving Christian church, completed in 1835 on Hill Street and consecrated the following year. A small white neoclassical building in a quiet garden, it was built for a tiny Armenian community and became a national monument in 1973.
Fort Canning Hill 0.5 km
A 48 metre hill in the city centre, once the seat of ancient Malay kings and later home to Stamford Raffles and a British fort. Today it is a wooded park with old gates, gardens and the Battlebox, the underground bunker of the British command in 1942.
Boat Quay 0.6 km
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.
Peranakan Museum 0.6 km
A museum on Armenian Street devoted to Peranakan culture, the mixed heritage of Chinese, Malay and other settlers in the Straits. It shows beadwork, embroidered kebaya, porcelain and wedding finery, and is the sister museum of the Asian Civilisations Museum.
Sri Thendayuthapani Temple 0.6 km
A temple to Murugan on Tank Road, built by the Chettiar community in 1859 and among the most important Hindu monuments in Singapore. It is the end point of the Thaipusam procession, when devotees carrying kavadis walk here from Little India.
The Arts House 0.6 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.
National Gallery Singapore 0.7 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.
Asian Civilisations Museum 0.7 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.
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Questions
Where is Clarke Quay?
Clarke Quay is in Singapore, Singapore. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Armenian Church (0.5 km), Fort Canning Hill (0.5 km), Boat Quay (0.6 km).
How do I get the Clarke Quay stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Clarke 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 Clarke 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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