Landmark

Fort Canning Command Centre (Battle Box)

Civic District, Singapore

Address
2 Cox Terrace, Singapore 179622

Source: roots.gov.sg, checked 7 Nov 2026.

An underground network of bunkers and tunnels built in the late 1930s as the combined command centre for British and Allied forces in Malaya. The entrance is at 2 Cox Terrace in Fort Canning Park.

Nearest station Fort Canning (Downtown line)
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Upcoming events within a ten-minute walk of Fort Canning Command Centre (Battle Box), from the weekly Singapore events calendar.

Exhibition From S$15

Pop after Pop: Art around Us

11 Dec 2026 to 4 Apr 2027 National Gallery Singapore, Civic District

Group exhibition at National Gallery Singapore, 11 December 2026 to 4 April 2027. Timed entry, with a Special Exhibition or All Access ticket from S$15.

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  • Heritage on the Hill Guided Tour Activities

    Sat 14 Nov · Fort Canning Park

    A guided tour or walk at Fort Canning Park, run by the National Parks Board.

    Free · 10:00 to 12:00 · Map · Source: National Parks Board

  • Trees of the Fort Guided Tour Activities

    Sat 21 Nov · Fort Canning Park

    A guided tour or walk at Fort Canning Park, run by the National Parks Board.

    Free · 10:00 to 11:30 · Map · Source: National Parks Board

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Nearby

Fort Canning Park Park · right here A 22-hectare hilltop park bounded by Hill Street, Canning Rise, Clemenceau Avenue and River Valley Road, with old trees and the island's most diverse... Sri Thendayuthapani Temple Temple, mosque or church · 4 min walk Known as the Chettiars' Temple, one of Singapore's oldest Hindu temples and dedicated to Murugan. Peranakan Museum Museum · 4 min walk A museum in the century-old former Tao Nan School building, the first modern Chinese school in Singapore. Central Fire Station Landmark · 5 min walk The oldest surviving fire station in Singapore, near the Armenian Church and the Former Hill Street Police Station. National Museum of Singapore Museum · 5 min walk Singapore's oldest existing museum, devoted to the general history of Singapore, in a domed building on Stamford Road. Former Hill Street Police Station Landmark · 5 min walk Nicknamed the Police Skyscraper, once the largest police station in Malaya, at the junction of Hill Street and River Valley Road.

Around Civic District

Museums, churches and colonial buildings

The Civic District packs the National Gallery, three NHB museums, two of the oldest churches in Singapore and Fort Canning Park into a short walk. Its monuments date from the colonial period.

Civic District has 19 places on the Roam Singapore map: 8 landmarks, 4 temples, mosques and churches, 4 museums and 3 parks and gardens. Read the Civic District guide.

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What is the address of Fort Canning Command Centre (Battle Box)?
2 Cox Terrace, Singapore 179622.
How do I get to Fort Canning Command Centre (Battle Box)?
The nearest station is Fort Canning (Downtown line). Fort Canning Command Centre (Battle Box) is in Civic District, Singapore.

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