National monuments

Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia basilica hits peak height

A crane lifts the final piece of the 17m cross that completes the Sagrada Familia's Tower of Jesus Christ.

Trump administration removes rainbow Pride flag from New York’s Stonewall monument

FILE PHOTO: A Pride flag flies over the Stonewall National Monument as people protest against U.S. President Donald Trump's administration's move to restrict transgender rights, in New York City, U.S., February 14, 2025. REUTERS/David 'Dee' Delgado/File Photo

Barcelona’s unfinished basilica hits new heights despite delays

The summit of the unfinished Sagrada Familia basilica in Barcelona will stand at 172.5m after the cross of the central Jesus Christ tower is completed.

‘Don Colossus’: Golden Trump statue crippled by crypto pay dispute

The bust portion of a 4.6mbronze statue of US President Donald Trump, coated in gold leaf, lies on its back in the studio of sculptor Alan Cottrill in Zanesville, Ohio.

ST Explains: What needs to happen next for the Government to acquire 38 Oxley Road?

Gazetting 38 Oxley Road for acquisition starts the process for the eventual transfer of the site to the Government.

38 Oxley Road site to be acquired by Govt after being gazetted as a national monument

The preservation order for the site came into effect on Dec 13, and the site was gazetted as a national monument.

Demolition should not be an option for 38 Oxley Road bungalow

The facade of 38 Oxley Road on Oct 31, 2025.

38 Oxley Road gazetted as a national monument

The site at 38 Oxley Road houses a one-storey pre-war bungalow which was founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew’s family home.

Lee Hsien Yang objects to Govt’s plan to gazette 38 Oxley Road as a national monument

The site of founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew’s family home at 38 Oxley Road has been earmarked to become a national monument.

Removal of private spaces at 38 Oxley Road does not affect historical significance: Heritage experts

On Nov 3, NHB and the Singapore Land Authority announced their intention to gazette 38 Oxley Road to preserve it as a national monument.

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