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It is here that a British flag was raised here in 1819 when Sir Stamford Raffles, founder of modern Singapore, first landed in Singapore. Since then, the Padang represents the very essence of colonial Singapore.

A plain unrelieved by trees or hills, it was a centre of colonial life for sporting events and social gatherings. Here, too, were herds of Europeans rounded up and questioned on the morning of the Japanese Occupation, and some 6,000 prisoners of war subjected to military training.

Today, the Padang maintains its original use as a recreational space, and games like cricket and rugby are sometimes being played here.

Padang is located near Padang Footpath; near Saint Andrew's Road; near Coleman Street; near Connaught Drive; near Esplanade Foot Path; Padang is geographically located at latitude (1.2906 degrees) 1° 17' 26" North of the Equator and longitude (103.8529 degrees) 103° 51' 10" East of the Prime Meridian on the Map of Singapore or JB.

The locations related to Padang are represented by the the shortest path as the crow would fly between any two points and may not be nearest by road. For example, Padang is located 0.1 kilometre from Cenotaph. Padang is located 0.1 kilometre from The National Art Gallery of Singapore. Padang is located 0.1 kilometre from Esplanade Park. Padang is located 0.1 kilometre from Connaught Drive. Padang is located 0.1 kilometre from City Hall.

Swissotel The Stamford 0.3km, Grand Plaza Parkroyal 0.4km, Fairmont Singapore 0.4km, Raffles The Plaza 0.4km, Excelsior Hotel 0.4km, Marina Mandarin 0.5km, Fullerton Hotel 0.5km, Raffles Hotel 0.5km, are places to stay (hotel, service apartment, inn) located near Padang.

Adelphi 0.2km, Citylink Mall 0.3km, Peninsula Plaza 0.3km, Peninsula 0.3km, Funan Digital Life Mall 0.4km, Raffles City 0.4km, Capitol 0.4km, High Street Centre 0.4km, are places to shop (shopping mall, shop houses) located near Padang.

Cenotaph 0.1km, The National Art Gallery of Singapore 0.1km, Stamford Raffles Raffles Statue in Black 0.3km, Old Parliament House 0.3km, War Memorial Park 0.3km, Dalhousie Obelisk 0.4km, Sir Stamford Raffles Landing Spot 0.4km, Asian Civilization Museum 0.4km, are places of interest (attraction) located near Padang.

Makansutra 0.4km, One Fullerton 0.5km, Chin Chin 0.7km, Victoria Street Food Centre 0.8km, China Square Food Centre 1km, Lau Pa Sat Food Centre 1.2km, Albert Centre Food Centre 1.2km, The Glass House 1.2km, are eating places (food court, cafe, hawker food) located near Padang.

Lee Kong Chian School of Business 0.6km, SMU School of Law 0.7km, SMU School of Accountancy 0.7km, SMU Administration Building 0.7km, Singapore Management University 0.7km, SMU 0.7km, Raffles Education Centre 0.9km, The Chinese Opera Institute 0.9km, are places of learning (school, college, university) located near Padang.

Esplanade Park 0.1km, Old Merlion Park 0.4km, Suntec City Koi Pond 0.7km, Spice Gardens at Fort Canning 0.7km, Bras Basah Park 0.7km, Stamford Green 0.8km, Hong Lim Park 0.9km, are parks, playgrounds, open fields or commons located near Padang.