Bank of China Building, Singapore
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The Bank of China Building is a development consisting of two skyscrapers located in the central business district
of Singapore
. It is located on 4 Battery Road, just next to 6 Battery Road
, Maybank Tower, and roughly 100 metres from the Fullerton Hotel. It houses the Bank of China
.
(otherwise known as Palmer and Turner) of Hong Kong.
The pair of lions guarding the entrance is a work by Rudolfo Nolli
. The block was the tallest building in the central business district
of Singapore, Raffles Place
from 1954 till 1974, when it was overtaken by UOB Plaza Two.
The additional new block was completed in 2000. With 36 floors and a height of 168 metres it is built immediately adjacent to the old block and shares a common podium.
Downtown Core
The Downtown Core is a 266-hectare urban planning area in the south of the city-state of Singapore. The Downtown Core surrounds the mouth of the Singapore River and southeastern portion of its watershed, and is part of the Central Area, Singapore's central business district...
of 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 is located on 4 Battery Road, just next to 6 Battery Road
6 Battery Road
6 Battery Road, formerly the Standard Chartered Bank Building, is a high-rise skyscraper located in the central business district of Singapore. It is located on 6 Battery Road, in Raffles Place. It is situated just next to the Bank of China Building, and faces the Singapore River. It is a Grade A...
, Maybank Tower, and roughly 100 metres from the Fullerton Hotel. It houses the Bank of China
Bank of China
Bank of China Limited is one of the big four state-owned commercial banks of the People's Republic of China. It was founded in 1912 by the Government of the Republic of China, to replace the Government Bank of Imperial China. It is the oldest bank in China...
.
History
The old block of the Bank of China Building was built in 1954 with a total of 18 floors. It was designed by P & T Architects & Engineers LtdP & T Architects & Engineers Ltd
P & T Architects & Engineers Ltd, . In short P&T, or otherwise known as Palmer and Turner. P & T has designed many landmark buildings in Hong Kong, Shanghai and elsewhere in SE Asia....
(otherwise known as Palmer and Turner) of Hong Kong.
Rudolfo Nolli
Cavaliere Rudolfo Nolli — was a sculptor and architect from Lombardy, who during the first half of the 20th century worked mainly at the gulf of Siam....
. The block was the tallest building in the central business district
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
of Singapore, Raffles Place
Raffles Place
Raffles Place is a geographical location in Singapore, south of the mouth of the Singapore River. Located in the Downtown Core and the Central Area, it features some of the tallest buildings and landmarks of the country.-History:...
from 1954 till 1974, when it was overtaken by UOB Plaza Two.
The additional new block was completed in 2000. With 36 floors and a height of 168 metres it is built immediately adjacent to the old block and shares a common podium.
See also
- List of tallest buildings in Singapore
- List of banks in Singapore
- Bank of ChinaBank of ChinaBank of China Limited is one of the big four state-owned commercial banks of the People's Republic of China. It was founded in 1912 by the Government of the Republic of China, to replace the Government Bank of Imperial China. It is the oldest bank in China...