The Old Hill Street Police Station, home to the Ministry of Communications and Information and the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth, is a colonial landmark located at the junction of River Valley Road and Hill Street. It officially opened in 1934, and was the largest government building in Singapore at the time. It used to house the Hill Street Police Station and Barracks. The building was gazetted as a national monument on 18 Dec 1998.
It was built in a typical Neoclassical style that characterised many public buildings in England during the 1930s. The façade is symmetrically designed with balconies, arcades, columns and rough surface masonry blocks. The building is structured into long thin blocks that surround two internal courtyards. Outwards, the view from each room faces the streets and inwards, the courtyards.
The building has a total of 927 windows that have been painted in shades of rainbow colours. It has long been a favourite with photographers and is one of the most Instagrammable places in Singapore.
Virtual Cache Logging Requirements:
Take a photo with the Old Hill Street Police Station in the background. The photo must include either the person logging the cache or something with your geocaching name. Please post the photo with your “Found It” log.
Any "Found It" logs that do not include a photo or fufill the logging requirements will be deleted.
The best vantage point is from across the street, so you may need to wait a while for traffic to die down to get your spot.
Virtual Rewards 4.0 - 2024-2025
This Virtual Cache is part of a limited release of Virtuals created between January 17, 2024 and January 17, 2025. Only 4,000 cache owners were given the opportunity to hide a Virtual Cache. Learn more about Virtual Rewards 4.0 on the Geocaching Blog.