Bras Basah
Subzone of Museum Planning Area in Singapore From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bras Basah (Chinese: 百胜, Tamil: பிராஸ்) is a district located in the Museum Planning Area of the Central Area of Singapore.[1] Bras Basah (Modern Spelling: Beras Basah) means "wet rice" in Malay[2][3][4] – beras means harvested rice with husk removed,[5] and basah means wet.[6] The precinct houses several landmarks including Fairmont Singapore, Raffles Hotel, the Singapore Art Museum,[2] the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd[4] and the Singapore Management University.[3] A Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station, Bras Basah MRT station, is on the Circle line.
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