Tiong Bahru Air Raid Shelter
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Tiong Bahru Air Raid Shelter is a converted air raid shelter built between 1939 and 1941 at block 78 within the Tiong Bahru neighbourhood in Singapore. The shelter is preserved and is part of a heritage trail of the neighbourhood.
Tiong Bahru's block 78's semi-basement was to be playgrounds, however had an option to be converted into an air raid shelter in times of emergency.[1][2] The air raid shelter was converted from three play pavilions and four garages located at the semi-basement of block 78, which straddles Moh Guan Terrace and Guan Chuan Street.[3] The walls of the shelter are 19 inches thick, and the floor is made of concrete.[4] The shelters would cost $16,000 and could accommodate up to 2,000 people.[5]