Jacob Ballas Children's Garden is a children's garden in the Singapore Botanic Gardens. Named after Jacob Ballas,[1] the garden was the first children's garden in Asia.

History

Plans for a children's garden in the Singapore Botanic Gardens were first announced in 2005.[2] The garden opened on 1 October 2007, becoming the first children's garden in Asia, costing $7 million to construct.[3]

Following the 2ha expansion in 2017, the garden became the largest children's garden in Asia.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ Bieder, Joan (2007). The Jews of Singapore. Aileen Lau. Singapore: Suntree Media. pp. 70–72. ISBN 978-981-05-9198-4. OCLC 181354816.
  2. ↑ "New Botanic Gardens draw : Maze in kids' park". The Straits Times. Singapore. 20 June 2005.
  3. ↑ Kesava, Shobana (2 October 2007). "Asia's first garden for children opens here". The Straits Times. Singapore.
  4. ↑ Koh, Fabian (10 November 2017). "Jacob Ballas Children's Garden now the largest kids' garden in Asia". The Straits Times. Singapore.
  5. ↑ Tang, Louisa (10 November 2017). "Jacob Ballas Children's Garden now largest in Asia after S$12 million extension". today. Singapore.

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