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Orchard Road. / 1.304833°N 103.831833°E / 1.304833; 103.831833. Orchard Road, often known colloquially as simply Orchard, is a major 2.5 km (1.6 mi)-long road in the Central Area of Singapore. [ 4] A famous tourist attraction, it is an upscale shopping area, with numerous internationally renowned department stores, shopping malls ...
There were few changes made to Orchard Road where it was a residential area and then slightly altered by the business area development. In 1949, the McDonald House office was built. In the 1950s, Orchard Road was turned into a central car distribution centre. In addition, the construction of high-rise apartments began in the early 1960s.
The MacDonald House is a prominent building and monument in Singapore, located at Orchard Road in the Museum Planning Area, within the Central Area of the country. Built in 1949, it was the first building to be fully air-conditioned in Southeast Asia. Located a short distance from the Istana, it was the last remaining office building in facing ...
Shaw House in June 2024. Shaw House and Shaw Centre is a complex of two neighbouring buildings built by the same developer, Shaw Organisation.Located at the junction of Orchard Road and Scotts Road in Singapore, it features the flagship Lido Cineplex for the Shaw Organisation, a major shopping mall with Isetan as an anchor tenant, and two office buildings.
Orchard MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) interchange station in Singapore, on the North South (NSL) and Thomson–East Coast (TEL) lines. Situated along Orchard Boulevard and underneath ION Orchard, the station serves various commercial and retail developments of the Orchard Road shopping district, including Liat Towers, Ngee Ann City, Wheelock Place, Wisma Atria and Shaw ...
Ngee Ann City is a shopping and commercial centre located on Orchard Road, Singapore. The S$ 520 million building was officially opened on 21 September 1993 by then-Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong . Ngee Ann City currently houses the High Commission of New Zealand, on the 15th floor of Tower A.
The Specialists' Shopping Centre was the oldest shopping centre on Orchard Road, a shopping area of Singapore. The largest tenants were Hotel Phoenix Singapore and John Little. The Visitor's Guide of Singapore described it as "revered". [ 1] It was demolished to make way for newer developments in 2008.
Ong Teng Cheong Therefore, a provisional Mass Rapid Transit Authority was established in July 1980, after the debate. However, Ong faced strong opposition from other members of the cabinet, including Finance Minister Goh Keng Swee and Tony Tan, due especially to the heavy investments involved. A team of specialists from Harvard University, recommended that an all-bus system would be sufficient ...