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Photo of Central Area Model, taken during light and sound show at Singapore City Gallery. Orchard Road, at bottom left, is highlighted by purple light. The Central Area Model is an 11 metre by 10 metre architectural model of Central Singapore. Modelled at a scale of 1:400, it is mainly constructed from balsa wood and acrylic, and is composed of ...
16 Collyer Quay, formerly CALTEX HOUSE and Hitachi Tower, [5] [2] is a 37-storey, 166 m (545 ft), skyscraper in the central business district of Singapore.It is located on 16 Collyer Quay, in the zone of Raffles Place, near Chevron House, Change Alley, [6] Tung Centre, and The Arcade, all of which are roughly 100 metres away. [7]
A model on display at the URA Singapore City Gallery The Pinnacle@Duxton seen from street level, after Singapore National Day. All seven towers in the development are collectively the world's tallest public housing residential buildings. [23] They are linked at the 26th and 50th floors by the world's two longest sky gardens of 500m each. [24]
The Singapore International Photography Festival (SIPF) is a non-profit biennial festival organised by Singapore-based independent art space, DECK. [1] [2] [3] Its first edition, held in October 2008, was the first event of its kind in Southeast Asia, with its programmes emphasising new photography in Southeast Asia and showcasing photographic works from Artists from the region alongside ...
The Central Area, also called the City Area, and informally The City, is the main commercial and financial city centre of Singapore.Located in the south-eastern part of the Central Region, the Central Area consists of eleven constituent planning areas: the Downtown Core, Marina East, Marina South, the Museum Planning Area, Newton, Orchard, Outram, River Valley, Rochor, the Singapore River and ...
In 1967, to combat this decline in natural space, the government introduced the vision of making Singapore a "garden city", [305] aiming to improve quality of life. [306] Since then, nearly 10% of Singapore's land has been set aside for parks and nature reserves. [307] The government has created plans to preserve the country's remaining ...
The people celebrated the first Malaysia Day at the Padang which was outside the City Hall. When Singapore was no longer a part of Malaysia, The first National Day Parade was held there in 1966. The steps of the City Hall are also used as a VIP seating area when National Day Parades were held there. Singapore has a
The Downtown Core is the historical and downtown centre of the city-state of Singapore and the main commercial area in Singapore excluding reclaimed lands with many integrated resorts such as the Marina Bay Sands, one of the most expensive buildings in the world, with a luxurious standalone casino at Bayfront Avenue. There are many skyscrapers ...