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The Botanic Gardens has been ranked Asia's top park attraction since 2013, by TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice Awards. [2] It was declared the inaugural Garden of the Year by the International Garden Tourism Awards in 2012. The Botanic Gardens was founded at its present site in 1859 by the Agri-horticultural Society.
Tyersall Park is an estate in Singapore, bound by Holland Road and Tyersall Avenue, and near the Singapore Botanic Gardens.Previously a private land belonging to the Sultan of Johor from 1862, some portions of it had been acquired by the Government of Singapore in 1990 and in 2009 respectively.
Napier Road (/ n eɪ p i ə r /) (Chinese: 纳比雅路) is a major road located within the Tanglin Planning Area in Singapore. The road starts with its junction with Holland Road and Cluny Road near the Singapore Botanic Gardens to the west, and ends at its junction with Tanglin Road and Grange Road to the east, near the Orchard Road shopping ...
The station was first announced in December 2003 as Adam station as part of Stages 4 and 5 of the Circle Line (CCL). [3] [4] The contract for the construction of the Adam and Farrer stations (including 6.3 kilometres (3.9 miles) of twin bored tunnels) was awarded to Taisei Corporation for S$391.6 million (US$231.7 million) in July 2004.
Tanglin is home to the Singapore Botanic Gardens, an UNESCO World Heritage Site which was established in 1859. It is the oldest garden in Singapore [8] and it is located near the Orchard Road shopping belt. The Botanic Gardens are accessible on foot via two main gates, the Bukit Timah gate at the northern end and Tanglin gate at its southern end.
The National Orchid Garden is located in the Central Core of the gardens. Located on the highest hill in the Singapore Botanic Gardens, three hectares of landscaped slopes provide a setting for over 1,000 species and 2,000 hybrids, with about 600 species and hybrids on display.
The road's 25-km (15.5 miles) length makes it one of the longest roads in Singapore, and the road takes its name from the hill. En route, it passes through the areas of Little India , Newton Road , Farrer Road, Singapore Botanic Gardens , Bukit Timah and Bukit Panjang .
Botanical gardens in Singapore have collections consisting entirely of Singapore native and endemic species; most have a collection that include plants from around the world. There are botanical gardens and arboreta in all states and territories of Singapore, most are administered by local governments, some are privately owned.