Jacob Ballas Children's Garden

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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