Old National Library Building

demolished historical library building in Singapore
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Summary

Old National Library Building is a library building[1]. It draws 65 Wikipedia views per month (library_building category, ranking #15 of 46).[2]

Key Facts

  • Old National Library Building is located in Museum Planning Area[3].
  • Old National Library Building is in the country of Singapore[4].
  • Old National Library Building's instance of is recorded as library building[5].
  • Old National Library Building's instance of is recorded as destroyed building or structure[6].
  • Old National Library Building's architect is recorded as CPG Corporation[7].
  • Old National Library Building's structure replaced by is recorded as Fort Canning Tunnel[8].
  • Old National Library Building's postal code is recorded as 178896[9].
  • Old National Library Building's Commons category is recorded as Old National Library Building[10].
  • Old National Library Building's officially opened by is recorded as Yusof bin Ishak[11].
  • Old National Library Building's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 1.2956388888888888, 'longitude': 103.84899999999999}[12].
  • Old National Library Building's located on street is recorded as Stamford Road[13].
  • Old National Library Building's parent organization or unit is recorded as National Library Board[14].
  • Old National Library Building's significant event is recorded as foundation stone laying ceremony[15].
  • Old National Library Building's replaced by is recorded as National Library Singapore[16].
  • Old National Library Building's date of official opening is recorded as November 12, 1960[17].
  • Old National Library Building's exact match is recorded as http://dbpedia.org/resource/Old_National_Library_Building[18].
  • Old National Library Building's exact match is recorded as http://yago-knowledge.org/resource/Old_National_Library_Building[19].
  • Old National Library Building's date of official closure is recorded as March 31, 2004[20].
  • Old National Library Building's state of conservation is recorded as demolished or destroyed[21].
  • Old National Library Building's state of use is recorded as permanently closed[22].

Body

Geography

Old National Library Building is in the country of Singapore[4]. It is located in Museum Planning Area[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include library building[5] and destroyed building or structure[6].

Why It Matters

Old National Library Building draws 65 Wikipedia views per month (library_building category, ranking #15 of 46).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Nlbkos · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Commons category → Old National Library Building
    Wikidata description → demolished historical library building in Singapore
    Imported from → —
    Viaf cluster id → 21163155965501311816
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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