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The Majestic, Singapore

The Majestic
大华戏院
The Majestic, Dec 05.JPG
General information
Type Commercial
Architectural style Low-rise
Location Chinatown, Singapore
Owner Cathay Realty
Management Cathay Realty
Technical details
Floor count 3

Coordinates: 1°17′05″N 103°50′35″E / 1.284722°N 103.843167°E / 1.284722; 103.843167

The Majestic (Chinese: 大华戏院; pinyin: Dàhuá xìyuàn) is a historic building on Eu Tong Sen Street in Chinatown, Singapore. Located between the People's Park Complex and Yue Hwa Building, it was known as Majestic Theatre, which was a Cantonese opera house.

Majestic Theatre was a Cantonese opera house built by philanthropist Eu Tong Sen, also a tin mining and rubber magnate, for his wife who was a Cantonese opera fan. Eu also formed an opera for her, and bought the street on which the theatre sat, naming it Eu Tong Sen Street. The building was designed by Swan and Maclaren, the leading architectural firm at that time which also designed Raffles Hotel and Victoria Memorial Hall. The theatre was completed in 1928.


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