Holland Road, Singapore
Holland Road westbound to Clementi.
Holland Road eastbound, near the Tanglin entrance of the Singapore Botanic Gardens.
Holland Road (Chinese: 荷兰路) is a subzone and road in Bukit Timah, Singapore.
The most interesting place along Holland Road is arguably Holland Village, a neighborhood along the Queenstown–Bukit Timah boundary, that has become famous for restaurants, cafes and nightspots and is frequented by expatriates.
Etymology
Holland Road and Holland Village were named after an early resident in Singapore, Hugh Holland, who was an architect. The roads Holland Avenue, Holland Close and Holland Drive were named as such 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.
References
- Victor R Savage, Brenda S A Yeoh (2003), Toponymics - A Study of Singapore Street Names, Eastern Universities Press, ISBN 981-210-205-1
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