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Above: the greatly looking skyline of Singapore seen from a few different angles,
among others from the 66th floor of the Swissôtel The Stamford Singapore (2nd picture).
Most of the skyscrapers in Singapore can be found in the Central Business District, seen on these pictures,
including the three tallest, the 280m/919f tall Republic Plaza, OUB Centre
and United Overseas Bank Plaza One.
280 metres (919 feet) by the way, is the maximum height that buildings may have in Singapore,
due to air traffic regulations.
Many, many new skyscrapers of all sizes are being planned to being built
on reclaimed land in front of the CBD area.

Singapore, one of the world's smallest countries, was founded in 1819 by Sir Stamford Raffles as a
British base, which later became part of the British Straits Settlements.
Since 1965, Singapore is an independent nation.
Singapore consists of Singapore Island and 58 tiny islands.
Singapore Island is 42km long and 23km wide, and together with the other islands,
the republic has a total landmass of 646 sq. km. But this is continually growing as much (needed)
land is being acclaimed through land reclamation.
Singapore is connected with peninsula Malaysia in the north by a main 1km-long causeway and
a bridge-cum-causeway in the west of the island.
Because of the minimal space and the 3,5 million people that live on that tiny space,
many, if not most, Singaporeans live in apartment blocks.
Being just 137km north of the equator, Singapore has a typical tropical climate.
It's hot and humid all year long, with a temperature that almost never drops below
20 degrees centigrade (about 70 in Fahrenheit).
For tourists, Singapore offers everything the heart desires. There are beaches and swimming pools,
there are zoo's and parks, there are many (exclusive) shopping arcades,
and the Island has many restaurants and nice café's and bars.
Especially along Singapore river one can spend many beautiful hours of holiday!
Above: five pictures of United Overseas Bank Plaza One (280m/919f, 63 stories).
The middle picture was taken from a room on the 66th floor of the Swissôtel the Stamford Singapore.
On this picture you can see the smaller UOB Plaza Two as well as three other Singaporean
skyscrapers that make up the top four of tallest buildings in Singapore:
Republic Plaza (280m/919f, 66 stories, 1996), OUB Centre (280m/919f, 63 stories, 1986),
and in the far distance Capital Tower (254m/833f, 52 stories, 2000).
Above left: Singapore's three tallest caught in one shot.
Above middle and right: three pics of OUB Centre
(Overseas Union Bank Centre 280m/919f, 63 stories, 1986).
Above: the third 280 metres tall Singapore skyscraper:
Republic Plaza (919f, 66 stories, 1996), seen from a few different angles.
Above: when I was in Singapore in 2000, this building was near completion:
Capital Tower, Singapore's 4th tallest skyscraper (254m/833f, 52 stories, 2000).
The first and third picture were made three years later (February 2003).
Above: Temasek Tower, formerly known as Treasury Building (235m/770f, 52 stories, 1986).
Above left and middle: Swissôtel the Stamford Singapore, the fourth tallest all hotel tower in the world
(226m/741f, 73 stories, 1986). The Swissôtel the Stamford Singapore (1,253 rooms) is part of the Raffles City complex,
which includes a mall, a 42-storey office building (Raffles City Office Tower, 158m/520f, 42 stories, 1986),
seen on the left on the far left picture, and two identical 28-storey hotel towers (Raffles The Plaza) with 800 rooms.
It's a city within a city.
Above right: Millenia Tower (218m/715f, 41 stories, 1996),
with a view from the Swissôtel the Stamford Singapore and a street view of the top.
Above: four pictures of Singapore's first skyscraper,
the Overseas-Chinese Banking Corporation Centre (OCBC-Centre, 201m/659f, 52 stories, 1976).
The first picture was taken from the 66th floor of the Swissôtel the Stamford Singapore.

At the moment, three 200+ skyscrapers are under construction in Singapore:
One Raffles Quay North Tower (245m/804f, 50 stories, 2006),
Marina Bay Tower (245m/804f, 79 stories, 2009), and
Central Park Tower (215m/705f, 63 stories, 2009).

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Singapore's 10 tallest skyscrapers:
1. REPUBLIC PLAZA 280m/919f, 66 stories, 1995
2. UNITED OVERSEAS BANK PLAZA ONE 280m/919f, 66 stories, 1992
3. OUB CENTRE 280m/919f, 63 stories, 1986
4. CAPITAL TOWER 254m/833f, 52 stories, 2000
5. TEMASEK TOWER 235m/770f, 52 stories, 1986
6. SWISSÔTEL THE STAMFORD SINGAPORE 226m/741f, 73 stories, 1986
7. MILLENIA TOWER 218m/715f, 41 stories, 1996
8. OCBC CENTRE 201m/659f, 52 stories, 1976
9. INTERNATIONAL PLAZA 190m/624f, 50 stories, 1976
10. SINGAPORE LAND TOWER 190m/623f, 48 stories, 1980


The building data, the top 10 of tallest buildings and some of the building information are courtesy of
EMPORIS.COM, one of the world's leading architectural resources on tall buildings.

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