{
  "sight": {
    "id": "Q7123224",
    "slug": "the-padang",
    "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/the-padang",
    "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7123224",
    "name": "The Padang",
    "name_source": "NHB",
    "name_ko": "더 파당",
    "name_ja": "パダン",
    "name_zh_hans": "政府大厦大草场",
    "name_zh_hant": null,
    "category": "historic-site",
    "heritage": "National Monument",
    "planning_area": "Downtown Core",
    "address": "Connaught Drive, Singapore 179861",
    "lat": 1.2905565,
    "lng": 103.8530451,
    "position_source": "NHB",
    "official_url": null,
    "nearest_station": {
      "slug": "city-hall",
      "name": "City Hall Station",
      "name_ja": "シティホール",
      "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/station/city-hall",
      "straight_line_m": 269
    },
    "description_en": "The Padang is one of the oldest open spaces in Singapore for public recreation and a commemorative space for people to gather, witness and participate in key milestones of Singapore’s history.",
    "description_ko": "더 파당은 싱가포르에서 가장 오래된 공공 여가용 열린 공간 가운데 하나이자, 사람들이 모여 싱가포르 역사의 중요한 이정표를 지켜보고 함께하는 기념 공간이에요.",
    "description_ja": "パダンは、シンガポールで最も古い公共のレクリエーション用オープンスペースの一つであり、人々が集い、シンガポールの歴史の重要な節目を目撃し、それに参加する記念の場です。",
    "description_zh_hans": "政府大厦大草场是新加坡最古老的公共休闲开放空间之一，也是人们聚集、见证并参与新加坡历史重要里程碑的纪念场所。",
    "description_zh_hant": "政府大廈大草場是新加坡最古老的公共休閒開放空間之一，也是人們聚集、見證並參與新加坡歷史重要里程碑的紀念場所。",
    "sources": [
      "National Heritage Board, Monuments (SODL v1.0)",
      "Wikidata (CC0)"
    ],
    "photo": {
      "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/img/sights/the-padang.webp",
      "thumb": "https://dealsingapore.com/img/sights/the-padang-sm.webp",
      "credit": {
        "licence": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
        "licenceUrl": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0",
        "artist": "Chensiyuan",
        "page": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Padang_singapore_skyline.JPG",
        "width": 3264,
        "height": 1840,
        "photo": true
      }
    },
    "nearest_exit": {
      "station": "city-hall",
      "exit": "C",
      "straight_line_m": 276
    },
    "areas": [
      {
        "slug": "civic-district",
        "name": "Civic District",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/areas/civic-district",
        "straight_line_m": 307
      },
      {
        "slug": "marina-bay",
        "name": "Marina Bay",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/areas/marina-bay",
        "straight_line_m": 747
      },
      {
        "slug": "clarke-quay",
        "name": "Clarke Quay",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/areas/clarke-quay",
        "straight_line_m": 785
      }
    ],
    "nearby_sights": [
      {
        "id": "Q7721864",
        "slug": "the-cenotaph-singapore",
        "name": "The Cenotaph, Singapore",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/the-cenotaph-singapore",
        "category": "historic-site",
        "straight_line_m": 90
      },
      {
        "id": "nhb-f0090422",
        "slug": "esplanade-park-memorials",
        "name": "Esplanade Park Memorials",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/esplanade-park-memorials",
        "category": "historic-site",
        "straight_line_m": 104
      },
      {
        "id": "Q5399032",
        "slug": "esplanade-park",
        "name": "Esplanade Park",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/esplanade-park",
        "category": "park-garden",
        "straight_line_m": 129
      },
      {
        "id": "Q6970475",
        "slug": "national-gallery-singapore",
        "name": "National Gallery Singapore",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/national-gallery-singapore",
        "category": "museum",
        "straight_line_m": 132
      },
      {
        "id": "Q3531770",
        "slug": "former-city-hall",
        "name": "Former City Hall",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/former-city-hall",
        "category": "architecture",
        "straight_line_m": 139
      },
      {
        "id": "Q23073306",
        "slug": "tan-kim-seng-fountain",
        "name": "Tan Kim Seng Fountain",
        "url": "https://dealsingapore.com/sight/tan-kim-seng-fountain",
        "category": "public-art",
        "straight_line_m": 143
      }
    ]
  },
  "source": {
    "nhb": "Monuments (GEOJSON) d_b29c230ec6b609e29ed42f71ca9a8767 and Historic Sites (GEOJSON) d_31e16b12809e66673e90d8b04fdee1b2, National Heritage Board, data.gov.sg, accessed 30 September 2026, Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0: names, points, addresses, descriptions.",
    "wikidata": "Wikidata (CC0), read 1 October 2026: names in en, ja, ko, zh, type, official website, image file names (each Commons file carries its own licence).",
    "selection": "English Wikivoyage Singapore guides, revisions of 1 October 2026: which places are listed under See and Do (selection only; no text used).",
    "planning_areas": "Master Plan 2025 Planning Area Boundary (No Sea) d_2cc750190544007400b2cfd5d7f53209, Urban Redevelopment Authority, data.gov.sg, accessed 1 October 2026, Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0: the planning area each sight is in.",
    "note": "English names are the National Heritage Board's for the places it lists (name_source: NHB), otherwise Wikidata labels. Korean, Japanese and Chinese names are Wikidata labels or Wikipedia article titles where present. NHB fields keep the Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0; no terms are added to them."
  },
  "not_published": {
    "opening_hours": "No source we use carries them. The official_url is where they are.",
    "walking_time": "Every distance here is a straight line, not a walking route."
  },
  "_meta": {
    "api_version": "1",
    "site": "https://dealsingapore.com",
    "generated_at": "2026-10-01",
    "license": "NHB fields: Monuments and Historic Sites, National Heritage Board via data.gov.sg, Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, modified (merged, matched to Wikidata). Names and categories: Wikidata (CC0) or NHB. Planning areas: URA Master Plan 2025, Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0. Attribute dealsingapore.com and the National Heritage Board. See /llms.txt and /terms.",
    "docs": "https://dealsingapore.com/llms.txt"
  }
}