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Raffles City Convention Centre

Raffles City
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Alternative names Raffles International Centre (initial name)
General information
Status Occupied
Type Office
hotel
shopping complex
Architectural style High-rise
Location City Hall, Downtown Core, Singapore
Owner CapitaCommercial Trust
CapitaMall Trust
Management CapitaLand
Height
Roof 158 metres (518 ft) (office)
Technical details
Floor count 7 (retail)
42 (office)
Floor area 421,720 square feet (39,179 m2) (retail)
380,900 square feet (35,390 m2) (office)
Design and construction
Architect I. M. Pei
Architects 61
Developer Tincel Properties
Main contractor SsangYong Group
Website
Raffles City

Coordinates: 1°17′37″N 103°51′11″E / 1.29361°N 103.85306°E / 1.29361; 103.85306

Raffles City (Chinese: 来福士城, before 2007: 莱佛士城) is a large complex located in the Civic District within the Downtown Core of the city-state of Singapore. Occupying an entire city block bounded by Stamford Road, Beach Road, Bras Basah Road and North Bridge Road, it houses two hotels and an office tower over a podium which contains a shopping complex and a convention centre. The mall is managed by CapitaCommercial Trust and CapitaMall Trust. It was completed in 1986.

Built on the former site of Raffles Institution, the first school in Singapore, and located beside the historic Raffles Hotel, its aluminium-finish and simple geometric designs gave a stark, modernist contrast to Victorian architecture and classical architecture which used to characterise architecture in that district.

The embassy of Hungary is located on the 29th floor of the Raffles City Tower, which also houses the delegation office of the European Union.


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