 Shenton Way, Singapore
Shenton Way (see map) is a major thoroughfare in Singapore's Central Business District. The road was built on land that was reclaimed in 1932 as one of the later phases of the Telok Ayer reclamation. It is therefore newer than the next road, Robinson Road, which was built in the 19th century.
Initially, Shenton Way was named Raffles Way, but given that so many other places have already borne Raffles' name, a decision was made to rename the road after Sir Shenton Whitelegge Thomas, the Governor of the Straits Settlement from 1934 to 1946.
Shenton was a heroic figure who decided to remain in Singapore during the 1942 Japanese invasion, resulting in his being held as prisoner-of-war at Changi Prison from 15 February 1942 until 15 August 1945.
Shenton Way skyscrapers
Author: Terence Ong (GNU General Public License)
Getting there
Take the MRT to the Tanjong Pagar MRT Station (EW15) or Raffles Place MRT Station (EW14/NS26). Shenton Way is located between these stations.
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