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MARINA BAY START FINISH P E N ANG RO A D STAMFORD RD RAFFLES AVE NORTH BRIDGE ROAD ARMENIAN STREET ST ANDREW’S ROAD CONNAUGHT DR ESPLANADE DR S I N G A P O R E R I V E R J U B I L E E B R I D G E THE MEADOW NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SINGAPORE S H E A R E S A V E N U E CLEMENCEAU AVE 1 3 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 12 11 HILL STREET BAYFRONT MRT 1 National Museum of Singapore 2 Fort Canning Park Peranakan Museum Singapore Philatelic Museum Armenian Apostolic Church 6 Central Fire Station 5 Old Hill Street Police Station 7 4 news news 25,000 BY THE NUMBERS WHAT: The SG50 Jubilee Big Walk 2015 is jointly presented by People’s Association and The New Paper WHEN: Tomorrow, 7am WHERE: Starts at the National Museum of Singapore and ends at Gardens by the Bay EVENT INFO Graphics: Think Inc (thinktnp.com) National Museum of Singapore Fort Canning Park Peranakan Museum Singapore Philatelic Museum Armenian Apostolic Church Central Fire Station Old Hill Street Police Station Singapore River The Fullerton Hotel Asian Civilisations Museum Victoria Theatre & Concert Hall The Arts House Parliament House National Gallery Singapore The Padang Esplanade Park Jubilee Bridge Esplanade — Theatres on the Bay Helix Bridge Gardens By The Bay 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 THE TRAIL The New Paper is thrilled to be part of the SG50 celebrations by taking thousands of Singaporeans and their families on a morning walk through this historically significant corner of the island. — TNP editor Dominic Nathan triumph A trail of tribulation & About 25,000 participants will join Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in the Jubilee Big Walk tomorrow on a route through historic landmarks within the Civic District and Marina Bay area. It is a trail that speaks of the past as well as the present and future of the Singapore story. Over four pages, The New Paper’s infographic artists take you to some of the iconic highlights along the 5km route. Expected turnout at tomorrow’s Jubilee Big Walk DID YOU KNOW... Between 1912 and 1982, this building previously housed Tao Nan School, the first local Chinese school to teach Mandarin rather than dialect in 1916. DID YOU KNOW... Built in 1835 by the Armenian community who came to Singapore to trade in the early 19th century. The tombstone of Agnes Joaquim, who cultivated the Vanda Miss Joaquim orchid, is laid at the church grounds. DID YOU KNOW... The station’s facade of red bricks and white plaster was covered in camouflage paint during the Second World War to hide the building from Japanese bombers. It has played a key role in battling some of the major fires in post-war Singapore, including the 1972 fire that destroyed Robinson’s Department Store at Raffles Place. DID YOU KNOW... During the Second World War, the building was used as an interrogation centre by the Japanese. DID YOU KNOW... Built in 1886, this site was once home to the first Methodist Church in Malaya and the first Methodist-run school in Singapore, named the Anglo-Chinese School. The church moved to Fort Canning Road in 1908 and the building was converted into the Singapore Philatelic Museum in 1995. MORE ON NEXT PAGE 18 Saturday, November 28 2015 THE NEW PAPER ● ● THE NEW PAPER Saturday, November 28 2015 19

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Page 1: by the numbers turnout at morning walk through this ... · of Singapore 2 Fort Canning Park Peranakan Museum Singapore Philatelic Museum Armenian Apostolic Church 6 Central Fire Station

MARINA BAY

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Armenian Apostolic Church

6 Central Fire Station

Old Hill StreetPolice Station

news news

25,000by thenumbers

WHAT: The SG50 Jubilee Big Walk 2015 is jointly presented by People’s Association and The New PaperWHen: Tomorrow, 7amWHere: Starts at the National Museum of Singapore and ends at Gardens by the Bay

evenT info

Graphics: Think Inc (thinktnp.com)

National Museum of Singapore Fort Canning ParkPeranakan Museum Singapore Philatelic Museum Armenian Apostolic Church Central Fire StationOld Hill Street Police Station Singapore River The Fullerton Hotel Asian Civilisations MuseumVictoria Theatre & Concert Hall The Arts House Parliament House National Gallery Singapore The Padang Esplanade ParkJubilee Bridge Esplanade — Theatres on the BayHelix BridgeGardens By The Bay

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The new Paper is thrilled to be part of the sG50 celebrations by taking thousands of singaporeans and their families on a morning walk through this historically significant corner of the island. — TNP editor Dominic Nathan

triumphA trail of tribulation &

About 25,000 participants will join Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in the Jubilee Big Walk tomorrow on a route through historic landmarks within the Civic District and Marina Bay area. It is a trail that speaks of the past as well as the present and future of the Singapore story. Over four pages, The New Paper’s infographic artists take you to some of the iconic highlights along the 5km route.

Expected turnout attomorrow’s JubileeBig Walk

DiD you knoW...Between 1912 and 1982, this building previously housed Tao Nan School, the first local Chinese school to teach Mandarin rather than dialect in 1916.

DiD you knoW...Built in 1835 by the Armenian community who came to Singapore to trade in the early 19th century.The tombstone of Agnes Joaquim, who cultivated the Vanda Miss Joaquim orchid, is laid at the church grounds.

DiD you knoW...The station’s facade of red bricks and white plaster was covered in camouflage paint during the Second World War to hide the building from Japanese bombers. It has played a key role in battling some of the major fires in post-war Singapore, including the 1972 fire that destroyed Robinson’s Department Store at Raffles Place.

DiD you knoW...During the Second World War, the building was used as an interrogation centre by the Japanese.

DiD you knoW...Built in 1886, this site was once home to the first Methodist Church in Malaya and the first Methodist-run school in Singapore, named the Anglo-Chinese School. The church moved to Fort Canning Road in 1908 and the building was converted into the Singapore Philatelic Museum in 1995.

more on neXT PAGe

18Saturday, November 28 2015 THE NEW PAPER ● ● THE NEW PAPER Saturday, November 28 2015