The document discusses some of the challenges Singapore faces in preserving historical buildings and places of heritage as the country develops economically and its land space becomes more scarce. As Singapore grows, more modern buildings need to be constructed, which can require demolishing older structures. Additionally, preserving many old buildings long-term requires substantial resources. While some buildings are historically significant, Singapore may not always be able to support preserving them due to lack of sufficient land for other development.

1. Nigel Tan(26)
Li Jing Bo(12)

2.  As a country like Singapore, which is small in size,
starts to develop, land is scarce . Hence, very few
space is allocated to the likes of monuments and
places of heritage, as shown with the Bukit Brown
situation. Even though the building may be very
significant, Singapore may not be able to support it as
there is insufficient place for other buildings, and
thus, making preservation of such places difficult.

3.  As Singapore develops economically, more foreigners
may come to Singapore to expand their business. The
lack of space in Singapore may be a factor in the
challenges that Singapore face in preserving our
heritage, as Singapore government has to choose
between profit or heritage.

4.  As a country develops, more modern buildings will
emerge and many old, not as well maintained buildings
must be demolished to make space for the more space
saving skyscapers. Furthermore, if Singapore
preserves too many buildings, the resources required
to keep the buildings well maintained will be
substantial.

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6.  Building must ne at least 35 years old.
 Has it yielded or may be likely to yield information
important to history?
 Is the structure of the building save?

7.  Many building satisfy the 30 year old criteria, and
this idea further distinguishes national
monuments from other buildings.
 The building should contain history that is
suitable and beneficial for the public to learn
about.
 The building must be safe so that collapeses
should not happen in order to ensure the safty of
the visitors.

8.  Fullerton hotel - the building, named after
Robert Fullerton, is over 90 years old.
Commissioned by the British centennial
celebration. It went through world war II, and
served as hospital. Meeting all the criterias to be
a monument.

9.  Sri Manmatha karunesh ravor temple – it was
built in 1888 and was established by the straits
settlements and it is a place of worship, where
many people go to.
 Changi prison - the prison was built in 1936 to
serve as a civilian prison by the British. It later
went through world war II and was used by the
Japanese. It holds a lot of of educational value as
we can learn a lot about the Japanese and world
war II from it.

10.  Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org
 Google images:
https://www.google.com.sg/imghp?hl=zh-CN&tab=wi
 Preservation of monuments board:
https://www.pmb.sg