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This is a picture book for looking and talking, not a visiting guide. Each photo shows one example on one day: the place you go to will look different, and some of these buildings have changed or been rebuilt since. Roads, water, markets and building sites are busy places — hold hands and follow the people who work there.
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HDB block — Singapore HDB Apartment Block 506 Bishan (1).jpg by MapStaringEnthusiast. CC0. Downloaded the Commons 1280px rendition, scaled it to fit 1280×1280 and converted it to WebP; no crop or AI editing. Location: Block 506, Bishan, Singapore.
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Licence Void deck — Void deck on the ground floor of a Housing and Development Board flat, Singapore - 20051007.jpg by mailer_diablo. CC BY-SA 3.0. Downloaded the Commons 1280px rendition and converted it to WebP; no crop or AI editing. Location: An HDB block in Singapore.
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Licence Corridor — Corridor at an HDB flat.jpg by ProjectManhattan. CC BY-SA 3.0. Downloaded the Commons 1280px rendition and converted it to WebP; no crop or AI editing. Location: An HDB block in Singapore.
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Licence Car park — Multi-storey car park in a Housing and Development Board estate, Singapore - 20060315.jpg by mailer_diablo. CC BY-SA 3.0. Downloaded the Commons 1280px rendition and converted it to WebP; no crop or AI editing. Location: An HDB estate in Singapore.
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Licence Playground — HDB playground.JPG by Terence Ong. CC BY 2.5. Downloaded the Commons 1280px rendition and converted it to WebP; no crop or AI editing. Location: Bishan, Singapore.
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Licence Dragon playground — Original "Toa Payoh Dragon Playground", Singapore (2025) - img 05.jpg by Chainwit. CC BY 4.0. Downloaded the Commons 1280px rendition and converted it to WebP; no crop or AI editing. Location: Toa Payoh Dragon Playground, Singapore (1.331917, 103.854447).
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Licence Neighbourhood park — Sunshine park, Serangoon, Singapore 2.jpg by ProjectManhattan. CC BY-SA 3.0. Downloaded the Commons 1280px rendition and converted it to WebP; no crop or AI editing. Location: Serangoon, Singapore.
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Licence MRT station — (SGP-Singapore) Yio Chu Kang MRT Station Platforms 2024-05-19.jpg by S5A-0043. CC BY 4.0. Downloaded the Commons 1280px rendition and converted it to WebP; no crop or AI editing. Location: Yio Chu Kang MRT station, Singapore.
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Licence Bus stop — Bus Stop, Singapore.jpg by Stefano Vigorelli. CC BY-SA 4.0. Downloaded the Commons 1280px rendition, scaled it to fit 1280×1280 and converted it to WebP; no crop or AI editing. Location: Singapore.
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Licence Bus interchange — Jurong East Bus Interchange 10-11-2023(4).jpg by LN9267. CC BY-SA 4.0. Downloaded the Commons 1280px rendition and converted it to WebP; no crop or AI editing. Location: Jurong East Bus Interchange, Singapore (1.331825, 103.740447).
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Licence Overhead bridge — Suntec overhead bridge, S2006.JPG by Terence Ong. CC BY 2.5. Downloaded the Commons 1280px rendition and converted it to WebP; no crop or AI editing. Location: Suntec City, Singapore.
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Licence Zebra crossing — RaisedZebraCrossing-Singapore-20070127.jpg by Woodysee at en.wikipedia. CC BY-SA 3.0. Downloaded the Commons 1280px rendition and converted it to WebP; no crop or AI editing. Location: Marine Parade, Singapore.
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Licence Traffic light — Singapore Traffic Light.jpg by Bananasims. CC BY-SA 2.5. Downloaded the Commons 1280px rendition and converted it to WebP; no crop or AI editing. Location: Chinatown, Singapore.
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Licence Cable car — Singapore Cable Car - Sentosa Line 2.jpg by Maksym Kozlenko. CC BY-SA 4.0. Downloaded the Commons 1280px rendition and converted it to WebP; no crop or AI editing. Location: Singapore Cable Car, Sentosa line.
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Licence Ferry terminal — Changi village - changi point ferry terminal and beach.jpg by Orderinchaos. CC BY-SA 4.0. Downloaded the Commons 1280px rendition and converted it to WebP; no crop or AI editing. Location: Changi Point Ferry Terminal, Singapore (1.391111, 103.987222).
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Licence Changi Airport — At Jewel Changi, Singapore 2023 36.jpg by Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net). CC BY-SA 4.0. Downloaded the Commons 1280px rendition and converted it to WebP; no crop or AI editing. Location: Jewel Changi Airport, Singapore (1.360111, 103.989585).
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Licence Container port — Singapore Port viewed from The Pinnacle@Duxton 08.jpg by Zairon. CC BY-SA 4.0. Downloaded the Commons 1280px rendition and converted it to WebP; no crop or AI editing. Location: A container port seen from The Pinnacle@Duxton, Singapore.
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Licence Hawker centre — Woodleigh Village Hawker Centre, interior.jpg by Kbseah. CC BY-SA 4.0. Downloaded the Commons 1280px rendition and converted it to WebP; no crop or AI editing. Location: Woodleigh Village Hawker Centre, Singapore (1.339770, 103.871619).
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Licence Coffee shop — CoffeeShopSG.JPG by mailer_diablo. CC BY-SA 3.0. Downloaded the Commons 1280px rendition and converted it to WebP; no crop or AI editing. Location: Bendemeer, Singapore.
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Licence Wet market — Wet market in Tekka Centre, Singapore - 20030228.jpg by Mat Honan. CC BY 2.0. Downloaded the Commons 1280px rendition and converted it to WebP; no crop or AI editing. Location: Tekka Centre, Singapore.
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Licence Supermarket — FairPrice Supermarket, Nex, Singapore - 20140216.jpg by ProjectManhattan. CC BY-SA 3.0. Downloaded the Commons 1280px rendition and converted it to WebP; no crop or AI editing. Location: NEX, Serangoon, Singapore.
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Licence Beach — Beach at East Coast Park, Singapore - 20050809-01.jpg by BertholdD. CC BY-SA 3.0. Downloaded the Commons 1280px rendition and converted it to WebP; no crop or AI editing. Location: East Coast Park, Singapore.
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Licence Reservoir — Boats at MacRitchie Reservoir, Singapore, at sunset - 20121029.jpg by Erwin Soo from Singapore. CC BY 2.0. Downloaded the Commons 1280px rendition and converted it to WebP; no crop or AI editing. Location: MacRitchie Reservoir, Singapore.
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Licence Botanic Gardens — Bandstand and green trees a sunny afternoon with blue sky at Singapore Botanic Gardens.jpg by Basile Morin. CC BY-SA 4.0. Downloaded the Commons 1280px rendition and converted it to WebP; no crop or AI editing. Location: Singapore Botanic Gardens (1.310548, 103.816173).
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Licence Gardens by the Bay — Singapore (SG), Gardens by the Bay, Supertree Grove -- 2019 -- 4752.jpg by Dietmar Rabich. CC BY-SA 4.0. Downloaded the Commons 1280px rendition and converted it to WebP; no crop or AI editing. Location: Gardens by the Bay, Singapore (1.283319, 103.865270).
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Licence Nature reserve — Forest path, Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Singapore 03.jpg by Fry72 (Karel Frydrýšek). CC BY-SA 4.0. Downloaded the Commons 1280px rendition and converted it to WebP; no crop or AI editing. Location: Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Singapore.
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Licence TreeTop Walk — Treetop Walk in MacRitchie Nature Trail, Singapore.jpg by Drew Tarvin. CC BY 2.0. Downloaded the Commons 1280px rendition and converted it to WebP; no crop or AI editing. Location: MacRitchie TreeTop Walk, Singapore (1.361025, 103.811556).
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Licence Park connector — Woodlands Park Connector, facing eastward, near Marsiling MRT Station.jpg by Wzhkevin. CC BY-SA 4.0. Downloaded the Commons 1280px rendition and converted it to WebP; no crop or AI editing. Location: Woodlands Park Connector, Singapore (1.432653, 103.775742).
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Licence Singapore River — View of Boat Quay, Singapore (2023)-L1003669.jpg by Frank Schulenburg. CC BY-SA 4.0. Downloaded the Commons 1280px rendition and converted it to WebP; no crop or AI editing. Location: Boat Quay, Singapore River (1.288435, 103.850111).
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Licence Pulau Ubin — Singapore Pulau Ubin 05.jpg by Zairon. CC BY-SA 4.0. Downloaded the Commons 1280px rendition and converted it to WebP; no crop or AI editing. Location: Pulau Ubin, Singapore.
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Licence Fountain — Fountain of Wealth, Suntec City (111152).jpg by Moheen Reeyad. CC BY-SA 4.0. Downloaded the Commons 1280px rendition and converted it to WebP; no crop or AI editing. Location: Fountain of Wealth, Suntec City, Singapore (1.294602, 103.858710).
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Licence Goat farm — Goat milking at a goat farm.jpg by ProjectManhattan. CC BY-SA 3.0. Downloaded the Commons 1280px rendition and converted it to WebP; no crop or AI editing. Location: Hay Dairies goat farm, Lim Chu Kang, Singapore.
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Licence Zoo — Singapore Zoo arrangement at entrance.jpg by Orderinchaos. CC BY-SA 4.0. Downloaded the Commons 1280px rendition and converted it to WebP; no crop or AI editing. Location: Singapore Zoo.
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Licence Bird park — 2016 Singapur, Jurong Bird Park (026).jpg by Marcin Konsek. CC BY-SA 4.0. Downloaded the Commons 1280px rendition and converted it to WebP; no crop or AI editing. Location: Jurong Bird Park, Singapore.
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Licence Library — Sembawang Public Library.jpg by Actuall7. CC0. Downloaded the Commons 1280px rendition and converted it to WebP; no crop or AI editing. Location: Sembawang Public Library, Sun Plaza, Singapore.
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Licence Hospital — MD6 and National University Hospital, National University of Singapore, February 2020.jpg by Joshua Rommel Hayag Vargas. CC BY-SA 4.0. Downloaded the Commons 1280px rendition, scaled it to fit 1280×1280 and converted it to WebP; no crop or AI editing. Location: National University Hospital, Singapore.
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Licence Kindergarten — Singapore Japanese Kindergarten 2.JPG by Banku. CC BY-SA 3.0. Downloaded the Commons 1280px rendition and converted it to WebP; no crop or AI editing. Location: Singapore Japanese Kindergarten.
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Licence Primary school — (SGP-Singapore) Bendemeer Primary School entrance 2023-12-21.jpg by S5A-0043. CC BY-SA 4.0. Downloaded the Commons 1280px rendition and converted it to WebP; no crop or AI editing. Location: Bendemeer Primary School, Singapore (1.321922, 103.866194).
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Licence Swimming pool — SAFRA Yishun swimming pool 5.jpg by Oahiyeel. CC0. Downloaded the Commons 1280px rendition and converted it to WebP; no crop or AI editing. Location: SAFRA Yishun swimming pool, Singapore.
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Licence Sports hall — Bishan Sports Hall, Singapore, during the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics - 20100816.JPG by Jacklee. CC BY-SA 4.0. Downloaded the Commons 1280px rendition and converted it to WebP; no crop or AI editing. Location: Bishan Sports Hall, Singapore (1.355240, 103.850810).
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Licence Fire station — Singapore Central-Fire-Station-01.jpg by CEphoto, Uwe Aranas. CC BY-SA 3.0. Downloaded the Commons 1280px rendition and converted it to WebP; no crop or AI editing. Location: Central Fire Station, Hill Street, Singapore (1.292168, 103.849176).
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Licence Post box — Singpost postal box, Singapore.jpg by ProjectManhattan. CC BY-SA 3.0. Downloaded the Commons 1280px rendition and converted it to WebP; no crop or AI editing. Location: Singapore.
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Licence Building site — Singapore construction site.jpg by Gajathami. CC BY-SA 4.0. Downloaded the Commons 1280px rendition and converted it to WebP; no crop or AI editing. Location: Near Changi Airport, Singapore (1.389592, 103.923094).
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Licence Merlion — Singapore Merlion-at-Marina-Bay-01.jpg by CEphoto, Uwe Aranas. CC BY-SA 3.0. Downloaded the Commons 1280px rendition and converted it to WebP; no crop or AI editing. Location: Merlion Park, Marina Bay, Singapore (1.286537, 103.857204).
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Licence Marina Bay — ArtScience Museum, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore.jpg by Basile Morin. CC BY-SA 4.0. Downloaded the Commons 1280px rendition and converted it to WebP; no crop or AI editing. Location: Marina Bay, Singapore (1.288688, 103.860607).
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Licence Esplanade — Esplanade Theatres on the Bay Singapore at blue hour.jpg by Basile Morin. CC BY-SA 4.0. Downloaded the Commons 1280px rendition and converted it to WebP; no crop or AI editing. Location: Esplanade — Theatres on the Bay, Singapore (1.291123, 103.855155).
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Licence Chinatown — Pagoda Street Chinatown Singapore.jpg by kallerna. CC BY-SA 4.0. Downloaded the Commons 1280px rendition and converted it to WebP; no crop or AI editing. Location: Pagoda Street, Chinatown, Singapore.
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Licence Little India — Little India, Singapore (LRM 20230819 154829).jpg by Matti Blume. CC BY-SA 4.0. Downloaded the Commons 1280px rendition and converted it to WebP; no crop or AI editing. Location: Little India, Singapore (1.305083, 103.851875).
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Licence Kampong Glam — 2016 Singapur, Kampong Glam, Centrum Dziedzictwa Malajskiego, Dawny Pałac Kampong Glam (04).jpg by Marcin Konsek. CC BY-SA 4.0. Downloaded the Commons 1280px rendition and converted it to WebP; no crop or AI editing. Location: Malay Heritage Centre, Kampong Glam, Singapore (1.302513, 103.860145).
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Licence Church — Tamil Methodist Church, Singapore (01).jpg by Moheen Reeyad. CC BY-SA 4.0. Downloaded the Commons 1280px rendition, scaled it to fit 1280×1280 and converted it to WebP; no crop or AI editing. Location: Tamil Methodist Church, Short Street, Singapore (1.302357, 103.850583).
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Licence Mosque — Sultan Mosque, Singapore.jpg by Johan Jönsson (Julle). CC BY-SA 4.0. Downloaded the Commons 1280px rendition and converted it to WebP; no crop or AI editing. Location: Sultan Mosque, Kampong Glam, Singapore.
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Licence Chinese temple — Thian Hock Keng Temple Singapore.jpg by Basile Morin. CC BY-SA 4.0. Downloaded the Commons 1280px rendition, scaled it to fit 1280×1280 and converted it to WebP; no crop or AI editing. Location: Thian Hock Keng, Telok Ayer Street, Singapore (1.281555, 103.847203).
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Licence Hindu temple — Gopuram monumental ornate tower at the entrance of Sri Mariamman Temple with sculptures of Hindu deities Chinatown Singapore.jpg by Basile Morin. CC BY-SA 4.0. Downloaded the Commons 1280px rendition, scaled it to fit 1280×1280 and converted it to WebP; no crop or AI editing. Location: Sri Mariamman Temple, South Bridge Road, Singapore (1.283125, 103.845130).
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