In the ranking of the highest-altitude cities in the world, Singapore is located in fourth place after Hong Kong, New York and Moscow.
The first skyscraper appeared here in 1939 - it was the 17-story 70-meter building of the Cathay Building , which at that time was the highest in Southeast Asia. Over 2 decades - from 1970 to 1990 - 11 skyscrapers with a height of 170 meters were built. Today in Singapore there are 3 high-rise buildings, whose height reaches 280 m; For a long time they managed to remain the tallest, because the excess of this altitude is simply prohibited by law - it is believed that the high altitude hinders the flights of military aircraft from the nearby base Paya-Lebar. Nevertheless, the company GuocoLand received a special permit, and now is engaged in the erection of a 290-meter 78-storey building Tanjong Pagar Center ; The construction will be completed in 2016.
We will tell you about several of the highest and most famous skyscrapers in Singapore.
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280 meters!
As already mentioned, the city has 3 skyscrapers, a height of 280 m. The first of them was built OUB Center - Overseas Union Bank Center; its construction was completed in 1986. It consists of two triangular buildings and is used for offices and a shopping center. Now the building is called One Raffles Place and has its own website http://www.onerafflesplace.com.sg/.
The second building, completed in 1992 - United Overseas Bank Plaza One , or UOB Plaza. It consists of two octagonal towers, the first of which has 67 floors (and a height of 280 m), and the second - 38 floors (162 meters, its construction was completed in 1973). Inside there are a shopping center, offices, in the basement there is a Masjid mosque Mulana Mohd Ali, unique for its "underground" location.
Republic Plaza - the third of the "most-most", was erected in about 2 years - construction began in early 1995 and was completed by the end of 1996. Used as an office building. Previously, the skyscraper was called the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, since its main tenant immediately after the construction was this bank. The building consists of 66 overground floors and one underground, it is serviced by 15 two-storey elevators. The author of the project was Kisyo Kurokawa - one of the founders of metabolism in architecture. The skyscraper is earthquake resistant.
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Marina Bay Sands
Not the highest (its height is "only" 200 meters), but almost the most famous skyscraper in Singapore. The project was developed by the world-famous architect Moshe Safdi, taking into account the rules of feng shui. This is a complex of three 55-storey buildings, united from above by a terrace in the form of a gondola, on which there is a garden with an area of more than 12 thousand m 2 and an infinity pool . Inside is the hotel considered the best in Singapore , a casino with an area of 15 thousand m 2 , 2 ice rinks, 2 theaters, conference rooms, a fitness center, a children's club and much more.
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Tower Capital
Another famous Singapore skyscraper; its height is 260 meters (according to some information - 253.9 m), which is 52 floors. The main tenant is the Singapore Investment Corporation. The building is served by two-storey high-speed elevators moving at a speed of 10 m / s.
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