Buona Vista Battery, Military fortification in Singapore.
Buona Vista Battery is a former military fortification in Singapore built during the late 1930s as part of the island's coastal defense system. The installation featured heavy guns mounted on concrete platforms and included underground storage areas for ammunition and supplies.
Built during the late 1930s to strengthen Singapore's coastal defenses against regional threats, the battery played a defensive role before World War II arrived. British forces partially destroyed it in February 1942 just before Japanese occupation of the island.
The fortification stands as a representation of Singapore's military engineering capabilities and defense strategies before World War II.
The site sits on Clementi Road in southwestern Singapore and can be reached easily by public transport. Since modern buildings now cover the ground, visitors should not expect to see the original military structures or ruins.
Ground penetrating radar surveys in the 2010s uncovered an extensive network of underground chambers and tunnels hidden beneath the surface. These hidden structures reveal the engineering complexity of the original installation, now completely buried beneath modern development.
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