Lippo Centre, Singapore
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Lippo Center is a 150 m (492.1 ft) tall skyscraper
located at 78 Shenton Way
in Singapore
's Downtown Core
. It was completed in 1990, has 34 floors, and is tied with two buildings of The Gateway
as the 43rd-tallest building in the city-state
. It was sold to Commerz Real AG for $650 (USD)
million in December 2007.
Skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building of many stories, often designed for office and commercial use. There is no official definition or height above which a building may be classified as a skyscraper...
located at 78 Shenton Way
Shenton Way
Shenton Way is a major trunk road in Singapore's central business district, most known for the commercial skyscrapers flanking both sides of the road. The Road is a one way street which starts at the junction of Cross Street, Central Boulevard and Raffles Quay and ends at Keppel Road...
in 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...
's Downtown Core
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...
. It was completed in 1990, has 34 floors, and is tied with two buildings of The Gateway
The Gateway
-Newspapers:* The Gateway , the student business and finance newspaper, UK* The Gateway , the student newspaper at the University of Alberta, Canada-Buildings:* Gateway District, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America...
as the 43rd-tallest building in the city-state
City-state
A city-state is an independent or autonomous entity whose territory consists of a city which is not administered as a part of another local government.-Historical city-states:...
. It was sold to Commerz Real AG for $650 (USD)
United States dollar
The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
million in December 2007.