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CANNING WALK
FORT CANNING ROAD
THEBATTLEBOX
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STAMFORD ROAD
HotelFort Canning
SingaporePinacothequede Paris
FortCanningGreen
NationalMuseum ofSingapore
PeranakanMuseum
Old Hill StreetPolice Station
Liang Court
Fort CanningService Reservoir
RIVER VALLEY ROAD
CLEM
ENCE
AU A
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PERCIVAL ROAD
Registryof Marriages
FunanDigitalifeMall
The Battlebox labyrinth at Fort Canning
Source: SINGAPORE HISTORY CONSULTANTS ST GRAPHICS: BRYANDT LYN
STAMFORD ROAD
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Service ReservoirService Reservoir
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LOCATION
1. Telephone exchange2. Cipher of�ce3. Signal of�ce4. Signal control5. Fortress commander’s room
6. Fortress plotting room7. Commander of �xed defences8. Centre for anti-aircraft defence9. Air �ltration 10. Cat-ladder or escape hatch
Entrance nearHotel Fort Canning
Entrance nearPinacothequede Paris
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It was here that the British mapped out the locations offriendly and hostile aircraft.
The surrender discussion was held in this room on themorning of Feb 15, 1942.