Fort Canning Park has seen through many historic events over the years. It is akin to that of an oasis in the midst of concrete jungle. Who would have guessed that there is even a lighthouse in the compound.
Within the confine of the park, there is a reservoir (barricaded and out of bound to visitors), several gardens, a underground barrack, a hotel, visitor centre, a playground and a "tree tunnel" linking the park to nearby buildings.
The view of Fort Canning Hotel and Fort Canning Centre is rather astonishing. The bird eye view of downtown skyline from upper level of the park is equally impressive.
To explore the park, just follow the trails that encircle the park in three tiers.We covered majority of the park within 1.5 hour. We were pleasantly surprised by the Javanese theme garden (Sang Nila Utama Garden) - felt like we were visiting Bali (during COVID pandemic)!
We explored the park as part of our routine morning exercises on weekends. We parked our car right at the car park right in front of the hotel. Free parking on weekends!
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| Hotel Fort Canning |
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| View of UBS building across the road, from our car park |
Walking along the trail encircling the park, we passed by the following landmarks...
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| A swing |
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| Looks like a facade for a church |
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| A sculpture that resembles remnant of Viking ship |
Then we reached the spacious field right in front of Fort Canning Centre.
Moving further from the centre....
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| Negotiating the steps, to higher tier of the park |
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| The Trees |
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| More Trees |
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| The roots that line the slope, resemble that of curbs. |
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| The cannon |
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| Ancient fortress |
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| Closing the door of the fortress |
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| Bird eye view of the downtown skyline |
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| View from the top tier of the park |
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| The Lighthouse |
The Javanese landscape...
Other sceneries...
Overall a good place to explore some historical sites / learn some histories, and to take some photos!
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