Bras Basah Road (Chinese: 勿拉士巴沙路; Malay: Jalan Bras Basah) is a one-way road in Singapore in the planning areas of Museum and Downtown Core. The road starts at the junction of Orchard Road and Handy Road, at the ERP gantry towards the Central Business District, and ends at the junction of Nicoll Highway and Raffles Boulevard which then becomes Raffles Boulevard. The road houses several landmarks including Fairmont Singapore, Raffles Hotel, Singapore Art Museum, Cathedral of the Good Shepherd and the Singapore Management University. A MRT station with the same name, known as Bras Basah MRT Station is on the Circle Line.
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Famous quotes containing the words bras and/or road:
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—Golda Meir (1898–1978)
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—M.F.K. Fisher (1908–1992)