Fort Canning Command Centre

Fort Canning Command Centre, Singapore

Fort Canning Command Centre

Museum

About

Fort Canning Command Centre was the site where Lieutenant-General Arthur Percival and his commanders decided to surrender Singapore to the Japanese on 15 February 1942.

National Heritage Board, Historic Sites (open data, Singapore Open Data Licence).

Facts and sources

Names
EN Fort Canning Command Centre한국어 포트캐닝 지휘소 English: National Heritage Board; other languages: Wikidata Q7715823; Korean by DealSingapore (NIKL loanword rules)
Heritage
Historic Site (marked by NHB) National Heritage Board, record updated 2021-03-05
Planning area
Museum URA Master Plan 2025
Opening hours
Not in our sources: see the official site NHB lists and Wikidata, read 2026-10-01
Official site
battlebox.com.sgWikidata
Data
/api/sight/fort-canning-command-centre.json The same facts as JSON, for apps and AI agents

Getting there

Dhoby Ghaut · Exit A The exit nearest this place, 293 m in a straight line (station 320 m). Not a walking route Open in Google Maps Battlebox Entrance, Fort Canning Park, 2 Cox Terrace, Singapore 179622

Area

Clarke Quay 648 m from the centre of the area Civic District 689 m from the centre of the area

Nearby

Fort Canning Hill Park and garden · 169 m away National Museum of Singapore Museum · 250 m away Orchard Road Presbyterian Church Church · 271 m away Wesley Methodist Church, Singapore Church · 272 m away Kempeitai East District Branch Historic site · 298 m away National Theatre Theatre and venue · 329 m away

Wikidata (CC0). Sources and photo credits are on the terms page.