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URA also known as the Urban Redevelopment Authority located on the outskirts of Chinatown is extremely popular for the URA Gallery, Singapore. Chinatown was established around 1821 and the local name remains to be Nui Che Shui which means Bullock Cart Water. Located on the second and third floors of the URA Centre on Maxwell Road, the URA Gallery, Singapore is an important landmark of Singapore which captures the interesting history of urban development in terms of lifestyle. A special feature of the URA Gallery, Singapore is the 11 meters by 11 meters architectural model of the country offering a bird's eye view of the central area. The gallery displays the country's effort with terms of land use, natural reserves, heritage and history. The planning tool at the URA Gallery, Singapore offers a chance to every visitor to try using the planning tools for urban design at the Planning Table. The gallery puts forth before the visitors the governments plans and programs of urban development in an extremely interactive way. The touch screens, the 48 displays, the large scale model and the 3D animation are special favorites of the tourists. The URA Gallery, Singapore is open from Monday to Friday between 9 am and 4.30 pm and on Saturday between 9 am and 12.30 pm. Admission to the URA Gallery, Singapore is free.
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