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At the time of its 1973 completion, the UIC Building was the tallest structure in the city-state and one of the tallest buildings in Southeast Asia. [3] It retained the former title for only one year, as the 162 m (531 ft) United Overseas Bank Plaza Two was completed in 1974. The building was renovated in 1986 and was given a new concrete ...
During World War II, Singapore was occupied by Japan in 1942 and returned to British control as a separate Crown colony following Japan's surrender in 1945. Singapore gained self-governance in 1959 and, in 1963, became part of the new federation of Malaysia, alongside Malaya, North Borneo, and Sarawak.
Wikipedia:WikiProject Singapore/Maps. This proposal has become dormant through lack of discussion by the community. The following maps were originally prepared for Wikipedia:WikiProject Singaporean places. However, the project has since become inactive and was merged into Wikipedia:WikiProject Singapore on 5 August 2020.
One Marina Boulevard. One Marina Boulevard, sometimes called NTUC Centre, is a 32-storey, 110 m (360 ft) skyscraper at 1 Marina Boulevard, in the zone of Raffles Place and Marina Bay, in the central business district of Singapore. The building is near other skyscrapers, such as One Raffles Quay, The Sail @ Marina Bay and Ocean Building, [ 3 ...
It was redeveloped in the late 1990s, transforming it into a modern glass-covered building. It has been described as “posh and sleek”. [3]In January 2008, Paragon was embarked on an $82 million facelift which included a $37 million land premium [4] to expand its commercial space on the nearby space which was once a former site of The Promenade as its new wing, which saw the addition of ...
Republic Plaza is a skyscraper in Downtown Core, Singapore. It comprises two towers and a 10-storey podium. The first tower, Republic Plaza I, has 66 floors and a height of 280 metres (920 ft), and has a varying octagonal-cross section, while its interior allows for flexible space usage by tenants. The second tower, Republic Plaza II, is 23 ...
Three levels of shopping are available in the plaza. West Coast Plaza, formerly known as Ginza Plaza (Japanese: 銀座プラザ) is a mixed retail and residential development in West Coast, Singapore. The retail building is a 3-storey development totaling approximately 160,000 sq ft (15,000 m 2) of retail space.
Raffles Place. Raffles Place is the centre of the Financial District of Singapore and is located south of the mouth of the Singapore River. [1] It was first planned and developed in the 1820s as Commercial Square to serve as the hub of the commercial zone of Singapore in Raffles Town Plan. It was renamed Raffles Place in 1858 and is now the ...