Holland Village, Singapore
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Holland Village is a small commercial enclave near the Buona Vista MRT Station close to the Queenstown area in Singapore. A popular venue for younger Singaporeans and expatriates, it is dominated by and often visited solely for its eateries, along with some specialist shops selling non-traditional wares. The place is sometimes referred as "Holland V". One of the six Anglo-Chinese Schools, ACS (International) is located near Holland Village, at 61 Jalan Hitam Manis at Chip Bee Gardens. Holland Village will also get its own MRT station in 2010 with the same name. The low-rise enclave is surrounded by high-rise HDB flats.
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[edit] Etymology
Holland Village and Holland Road were named after an early resident in Singapore, Hugh Holland, who was an architect. The roads Holland Avenue, Holland Close and Holland Drive were officially named after the principal road in 1972. Holland Road is known as hue hng au in Hokkien, meaning "behind the flower garden". The "flower garden" refers to the Botanic Gardens.
[edit] Cuisine
Many food chains in Singapore, such as Crystal Jade, BreadTalk, The Coffee Bean, Burger King, Subway, Indochine and Häagen-Dazs, are located in Holland Village. A few coffee shops and a food court are also present and various shops selling Chinese and Indian cuisines. Other eating places include Swensens ice cream, Thai express and several dessert, Western cuisine and Japanese cuisine outlets.
[edit] Shops and services
Holland Village has a great variety of commercial amenities ranging from a Cold Storage supermarket branch (part of The Dairy Farm Group), to antique shops. Other commercial amenities include banking services, Guardian Pharmacy, 7-Eleven and a photo processing shop called Photo Finish. There are two shopping centres in Holland Village, Holland Road Shopping Centre and Holland V Shopping Mall. Such amenities tends to cater to the expatriate community who would prefer not having to routinely visit the city centre (such as the Central Area or the Downtown Core) to acquire provisions. There are a few art galleries located in proximity of the area.
[edit] Parking
There are a number of car parks in and around Holland Village. The carparks in Holland Village have increased with new two storey car park near the back of the Cold Storage supermarket. It is exactly at the back of Block 12 on Holland Avenue.
[edit] Transport
Within Singapore's transport system, Holland Village is usually reached from other parts of Singapore either by bus or taxi, and is linked to Orchard Road via the road it lies on, Holland Road. Holland Village MRT Station will provide Mass Rapid Transit rail access to the area, providing a greater convenience in accessing Holland Village from other parts of Singapore as well as aiding transport out of the district.
[edit] Politics
Holland Village is within the Buona Vista division of Holland-Bukit Timah Group Representation Constituency with its Member of Parliament being Minister (Prime Minister's Office) Lim Swee Say since 1997. The constituency belonged to Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency from 1997 to 2001 and Holland-Bukit Panjang Group Representation Constituency from 2001 to 2006. Before 1997, the division was a Single Member Constituency.
[edit] TV shows about Holland Village
[edit] Reference
- Victor R Savage, Brenda S A Yeoh (2003), Toponymics - A Study of Singapore Street Names, Eastern Universities Press, ISBN 981-210-205-1
