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The Old Hill Street Police Station is a historic building and former police station of the Singapore Police Force located at Hill Street within the Downtown Core in the Central Area of Singapore.
The Old Hill Street Police Station (formerly known as the MICA Building), home to the Ministry of Communications and Information and the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth, is a colonial landmark located at the junction of River Valley Road and Hill Street.
The Old Hill Street Police Station (OHSPS), was erected in 1934 to house the Hill Street Police Station and Barracks. It was gazetted as a national monument in 1998 and transformed into comfortable and lively premises for the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts (MICA).
- Pre-War and World War II Functions
- Use as Living Quarters and Further Development
- Old Hill Street Police Station Today
Postcard image of Hill Street Police Station in 1934 Image credit: J.A. Bennettvia National Archives of Singapore Located within the civic district, which is home to many of Singapore’s most iconic heritage buildings, Old Hill Street Police Station was constructed in 1934 as a result of the Singapore Police Force going through reorganisation in res...
Image credit: @clicknsnapshot With the policemen’s well-being in mind, the station was built to accommodate police personnel and their families. After WWII ended in 1945, the building was reverted to a police station and living quarters up till 1980. Equipped with modern amenities such as flushing toilets and lifts for access to higher floors, the ...
The building has a whopping 927 windows – all of them painted. Image credit: Teodor Kuduschiev The station has since become one of Singapore’s prettiest and most outstanding landmarks, with it being a popular spot for street photographers. Photo tip:Stand across the street to capture the building in its entirety, or head to a colourful window of yo...
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The Ministry of Communications and Information ( MCI; Malay: Kementerian Perhubungan dan Penerangan; Chinese: 通讯及新闻部; Tamil: தொடர்பு, தகவல் அமைச்சு) is a ministry of the Government of Singapore responsible for overseeing the development of the infocomm technology, cyber security, media sectors, as well as the government's information and public ...
Sep 2, 2009 · Formerly named MICA, as it houses the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts, this building was renamed as the Old Hill Street Police Station in 2012, after MICA became the Ministry...
