The Preservation of Monuments Board (PMB), a statutory board under the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts (MICA), has so far gazetted 54 buildings and structures in Singapore as the National Monuments of Singapore. These buildings are deemed to be of special historic, traditional, archaeological, architectural or artistic value.

Protection of National Monuments

Under section 9 (http://statutes.agc.gov.sg/non_version/cgi-bin/cgi_getdata.pl?actno=1971-REVED-239&doctitle=PRESERVATION%20OF%20MONUMENTS%20ACT%0a&date=latest&method=part&segid=#888373193-000180) of the Preservation of Monuments Act (http://statutes.agc.gov.sg/non_version/cgi-bin/cgi_retrieve.pl?actno=REVED-239&doctitle=PRESERVATION%20OF%20MONUMENTS%20ACT%0a&date=latest&method=part), buildings gazetted as National Monuments cannot be "demolished, removed, altered or renovated or have any addition made" without the prior written permission of the PMB, "except in case of urgent and immediate necessity for the safety of persons or property." The penalty for breaking this law is a fine of up to SGD$1,000.

List of National Monuments

The National Monuments are:

Buildings

• Cathay Building
• Central Fire Station
• Chinese High School Clock Tower
• City Hall, Singapore
• College of Medicine Building
• Empress Place Building
• Former Saint Joseph's Institution
• Goodwood Park Hotel, The Tower Wing
• House of Tan Yeok Nee
• Istana, Singapore and Sri Temasek
• MacDonald House
• Old Admiralty House
• Old Attorney General's Chambers
• Old Hill Street Police Station
• Old Ministry of Labour Building
• Old Nanyang University Library and Administration Building, Old Nanyang University Memorial and Arch
• Old Parliament House and Annex Building
• Old Tao Nan School
• Old Thong Chai Medical Institution
• Raffles Hotel
• Singapore History Museum
• Sun Yat Sen Villa
• Supreme Court Building, Singapore
• Tan Teck Guan Building
• Telok Ayer Market
• Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall
• Ying Fo Fui Kun

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Churches

• Armenian Church, Singapore
• Cathedral of the Good Shepherd
• Church of Saints Peter and Paul
• Prinsep Street Presbyterian Church
• Saint Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore
• Saint George's Church
• Telok Ayer Chinese Methodist Church
• The Old Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus Chapel

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Mosques

• Masjid Abdul Gaffoor
• Madjid Al-Abrar
• Masjid Hajjah Fatimah
• Masjid Jamae
• Masjid Sultan

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Synagogues

• Chesed-El Synagogue
• Maghain Aboth Synagogue

Temples

• Hong San See
• Nagore Durgha (Shrine)
• Siong Lim Temple
• Sri Mariamman Temple
• Sri Perumal Temple
• Tan Si Chong Su
• Thian Hock Keng
• Yueh Hai Ching Temple

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External links

• Preservation of Monuments Board (http://www.mica.gov.sg/aboutus/pmb.html)
• Sites and Monuments (http://livelife.ecitizen.gov.sg/culture/heritage/monuments.asp)
• The Preservation of Monuments Act (http://statutes.agc.gov.sg/non_version/cgi-bin/cgi_retrieve.pl?actno=REVED-239&doctitle=PRESERVATION%20OF%20MONUMENTS%20ACT%0a&date=latest&method=part)