Fort Canning Hill is a fort on a hill situated near the Singapore Archives and Singapore National Library. It is a place of much historical value, and has not changed much since the founding of Singapore. In Malay, this hill is known as Bukit Langaran, which means forbidden hill. 

When you enter through the main entrance to Fort Canning Hill, you are able to see rows of plagues dedicated to the deceased, embedded in two walls built on the hill that stretches all the way up.  You can also see some grand tombstones on the far side.

As you ascend up the hill, notice that some parts of a brick wall is hidden beneath soild and plant growth.  They are supposed to be remants of the fort wall.   The fort wall is supposed to be portect the fort from attacks from enemies.   The walls are actually thick, able to withstand direct bombardment.

You would be able to see some cannons after ascending higher.  These cannons are positioned to face the sea.  You might think that all the cannons there were built there a long time age. However, some of them are not.  Some are taken from elsewhere, recently towed up for decoration purposes.

If you are lucky, you might find ancient shards of glass ware and pottery sticking out of the soil along the path. Some of them are as old as 500 years old!

There is a reservoir on top of the hill.  It is all fenced up.  Why?   It is because, during the WWII, when the Japanese were still trying to invade Singapore, they tried to poison the water in the reservoir. Therefore, the British decided to fence it up and assign soldiers to guard it.

Underneath the reservoir (yes, I mean underneath!), embedded in the hill is the battle box.  What is the battle box?  It is an underground British military base, where most of the orders are made.  It is also the place where the British made their   decision to surrender to the Japanese.  There are a network of tunnels that lead to rooms in there.  And in case of an emergency, the British personnels can exit through a sally port. That is, a passage way that leads to the other   side of Fort Canning Hill.  Although the Black Box is reinforced with solid metal all around, it is still vunerable to bombings, because if the Japanese decided to blow up the reservoir above the battle box, tons of water would come down on the British's heads, giving them a watery death.  However, the Japanese never bombed the place.