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Bras Basah (Chinese: 百胜, Tamil: பிராஸ்) is a district located in the Museum Planning Area of the Central Area of Singapore. [1] Bras Basah (Modern Spelling: Beras Basah) means "wet rice" in Malay [2] [3] [4] – beras means harvested rice with husk removed, [5] and basah means wet. [6]
Mar 10, 2022 · The Bras Basah.Bugis (BBB) precinct is Singapore’s arts and heritage district. Charmed with a unique mix of the rich heritage of Singapore's past and the modernity of art and architecture, BBB is a living representation of a modern city that thrives on its vibrant and energetic creative communities while also treasuring the heritage that our ...
The Bras Basah and Bugis district is brimming with arts, culture, and food. It's even home to one of Singapore's coolest streets, Haji Lane. Cultured as it is, there's a grittiness to the...
Mar 7, 2017 · Bras Basah is Malay for “wet rice”, which was once laid out to dry on the banks of the Bras Basah River. Bugis Street was named after Indonesia’s sea-faring Bugis community, which traded with local merchants at the site in days of yore.
Bras Basah, one of the oldest neighbourhoods in Singapore, was one of the ethnically-diverse of its time – with Jews, Europeans, Eurasian, Malays, Indians, Armenians, and Chinese living alongside one another. Bugis was a bustling place of trade, entertainment, and small businesses.
Located between Bugis, City Hall, and Bras Basah MRT stations, Bras Basah Complex rather surprisingly remains low on most Singaporeans’ radars. Our parents know it as “Books City”, and it might just seem like an outdated relic strangely tucked in the middle of the city.
Bras Basah is one of the oldest districts in Singapore. With buildings both old and new lining manicured and landscaped streets as old as the island’s modern history, Bras Basah reflects Singapore’s unique identity as a multicultural society that thrives on its energetic future and vibrant past.
