CHIJMES | |
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Type | Complex |
Location | 30 Victoria Street, Singapore 187996 |
Coordinates | 1°17′42.5″N 103°51′06.5″E / 1.295139°N 103.851806°E |
Founded | 1854 |
Founder | Father Jean-Marie Beurel |
Built | Caldwell House (1840–1841) Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus Chapel (1904) Saint Nicholas Girls' School (1951) |
Built for | Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus |
Original use | Town Convent |
Restored | 1996 |
Current use | Commercial |
Architect | George Drumgoole Coleman: Caldwell House (1840–1841) Father Charles Benedict Nain: Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus Chapel (1904) Swan & Maclaren: Saint Nicholas Girls' School building blocks (1951) |
Governing body | National Heritage Board |
Website | chijmes |
CHIJMES (pronounced "chimes", acronym definition: Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus Middle Education School) is a historic building complex in Singapore, which began life as a Catholic convent known as the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus (CHIJ). The complex is located at Victoria Street in the Downtown Core, within the Central Area, Singapore's central business district.
The complex was used as a Catholic convent from 1852, with an acquired Caldwell House which was constructed in 1840–1841, an acquired Convent Orphanage house in 1855, the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus Chapel in 1904 and an acquired hotel complex for the girls' school in 1933. The Caldwell House, currently a wedding venue, and the Gothic-style chapel, renamed as CHIJMES Hall, currently a function hall and also a wedding venue, have both been gazetted as national monuments. The complex was restored in 1996 for commercial purposes as a dining, shopping and entertainment centre with ethnic restaurants, shops and a function hall, providing a backdrop for musicals, recitals, theatrical performances and weddings.