Raffles Place

Raffles Place
Name transcription(s)
• Chinese	莱佛士坊
• Pinyin	Láifóshì Fāng
• Malay	Pesara Raffles
• Tamil	ராஃபிள்ஸ் பிளேஸ்
Raffles Place Location of Raffles Place within Singapore
Coordinates: 1°17′03.94″N 103°51′04″E / 1.2844278°N 103.85111°E / 1.2844278; 103.85111 1°17′02″N 103°51′05″E / 1.28389°N 103.85139°E / 1.28389; 103.85139
Country	Singapore
Government
• Mayor	Central Singapore CDC Denise Phua
• Members of Parliament	Jalan Besar GRC Josephine Teo

Raffles Place is the centre of the Financial District of Singapore and is located south of the mouth of the Singapore River.^[1] It was first planned and developed in the 1820s as Commercial Square to serve as the hub of the commercial zone of Singapore in Raffles Town Plan. It was renamed Raffles Place in 1858 and is now the site of a number of major banks. It is located in the Downtown Core within the Central Area, and features some of the tallest buildings and landmarks of the country.