Anson Road is a road in the Central Business District, Singapore

Singapore

Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

. It was built in 1879 and is named after Major-General Sir Archibald Anson

Edward Anson

Major General Archibald Edward Harbord Anson KCMG, was born on 16 April 1826 with a twin sister at 32 Devonshire Place. He was the youngest son of Major General Sir William Anson, 1st Baronet Anson K.C.B. and his mother was from the Dickenson family...

, a former Lieutenant-Governor of Penang, and probably also after Commodore George Anson, Naval Commander of Far East Squadron in 1815.

Buildings along Anson Road include the Anson Centre (build in 1971), Anson House, Apex Towers, Springleaf Tower

Springleaf Tower

Springleaf Tower is a high-rise skyscraper located in the central business district of Singapore. It is located on 3 Anson Road and near Prince Edward Road, in the zone of Shenton Way and Tanjong Pagar. The development is near other skyscrapers, such as 8 Shenton Way, MAS Building, International...

, the International Plaza

International Plaza, Singapore

International Plaza is a high-rise commercial and residential building on Anson Road in Tanjong Pagar, within the Downtown Core of Singapore.-History:...

, M-Hotel, Fuji Xerox Towers

Fuji Xerox Towers

Fuji Xerox Towers , formerly known as IBM Towers, is a high-rise skyscraper located in the central business district of Singapore. It is located on 80 Anson Road, in the zone of Shenton Way and Tanjong Pagar...

and Temasek Tower.