From harbour to UNESCO

05The story

Milestones

This timeline marks station dates: a modern harbour founding in 1819, then Straits Settlements administration, self-government in 1959, independence in 1965, then heritage listings in 2015 for the Botanic Gardens and 2020 for hawker culture. The dates mark building and registration.

1819
Modern harbour founding. Founding of modern Singapore · Wikipedia
1867
Straits Settlements. Singapore · Wikipedia
1959
Self-government. Singapore · Wikipedia
1965
Independence. Independence of Singapore Agreement 1965 · Wikipedia
2015
Botanic Gardens on the World Heritage List. Singapore — World Heritage properties · UNESCO World Heritage CentreSingapore Botanic Gardens · Wikipedia
2020
Hawker culture on the UNESCO list. Hawker Culture in Singapore · UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage