Former City Hall, Singapore
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Former City Hall | |
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Dewan Bandaraya Singapura | |
Former names | Municipal Building City Hall |
General information | |
Status | Occupied |
Architectural style | Neoclassical |
Location | Downtown Core, Singapore |
Address | 3 St Andrew's Road, Singapore 178958 |
Country | Singapore |
Current tenants | National Gallery Singapore |
Construction started | 1926; 98 years ago (1926) |
Completed | 1929; 95 years ago (1929) |
Opened | 23 July 1929; 95 years ago (1929-07-23) |
Renovated | 1987, 2015 |
Cost | $2 million |
Affiliation | National Heritage Board |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | S. D. Meadows Alexander Gordon |
Other designers | Cavaliere Rudolfo Nolli |
Main contractor | Perry and Co. (Overseas) Ltd |
Renovating team | |
Awards and prizes | Good Effort Award (1994) Urban Redevelopment Authority |
Designated | 14 February 1992; 32 years ago (1992-02-14) |
Reference no. | 25 |
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This article is about the building located in the Downtown Core district of Singapore. For the precinct commonly and officially known as City Hall, see Civic District.
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The Former City Hall building in Singapore is a national monument gazetted on 14 February 1992. It can be found in front of the historical Padang and adjacent to the Former Supreme Court of Singapore, it was designed and built by the architects of the Singapore Municipal Commission, A. Gordans and F. D. Meadows from 1926 to 1929. A flight of stairs takes visitors from the Corinthian colonnade to the main building. The building was constructed to replace several houses designed by architect G.D. Coleman. It was first known as Municipal Building until 1951 when Singapore was granted city status by King George VI.