The Ritz-Carlton Millenia Singapore
| The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore | |
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Photographed in May 2005
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| General information | |
| Status | Occupied |
| Type | Hotel |
| Architectural style | High-rise |
| Location | Raffles Avenue, Marina Centre, Downtown Core, Singapore |
| Coordinates | 1°17′26.5″N 103°51′35.2″E / 1.290694°N 103.859778°ECoordinates: 1°17′26.5″N 103°51′35.2″E / 1.290694°N 103.859778°E |
| Construction started | 1990 |
| Completed | 1996 |
| Owner | Kwee brothers' Pontiac Land |
| Management | Ritz-Carlton |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 32 and 2 basements |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect |
Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates with DP Architects Pte Ltd |
| Developer | Pontiac Land |
| Website | |
| www.ritzcarlton.com | |
The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore (Chinese: 新加坡丽思卡尔顿美年酒店) is a 32 floor luxury hotel located at Millenia Singapore, Marina Centre, Singapore. The hotel is run by The Ritz-Carlton group of hotels, and it has won several awards. The hotel was opened in 1996, developed and owned by the Kwee brothers' company Pontiac Land.
Taylor Swift stayed at the hotel in February 2011 whilst in Singapore promoting her Speak Now World Tour. Lady Gaga was originally staying at the Mandarin Oriental, Singapore whilst promoting her Born This Way Ball tour in May 2012; however, when the New Paper published that she was staying there, many fans were gathering outside the hotel, provoking her to move to The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore, which is next door. The SMTown artists stayed for their sixth leg for SMTown Live World Tour III. They performed on 23 November 2012. It was reported that 286 hotel rooms were booked to accommodate all the staff and idols.Yoshiki from the Japanese super-band X-Japan stayed at the hotel in January 2015.
The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore was designed by the architect, Kevin Roche, who won the Pritzker Prize, with DP Architects. The hotel has a 4,200 piece modern art collection which includes works by Frank Stella, Andy Warhol and Dale Chihuly. The interior design was done by Hirsch Bedner Associates.
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