Empress Place Building
The Empress Place Building is a building in Singapore, located on the north bank of the Singapore River in the Downtown Core, within the Central Area. The building is currently the second wing of the Asian Civilisations Museum.Photo: Sengkang, Copyrighted free use.
- Type: Building
- Description: historic site in Empress Place
- Also known as: “Former Empress Place Building” and “Government Offices”
- Postal code: 179555
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Marina Bay and Asian Civilisations Museum.
Marina Bay
Photo: Erwin Soo, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Marina Bay is Singapore's newest district, created on reclaimed land just east of Riverside. It includes the areas east of Shenton Way and Esplanade Dr.
Asian Civilisations Museum
Museum
The Asian Civilisations Museum is an institution which forms a part of the four museums in Singapore, the other three being the Peranakan Museum, the National Museum of Singapore and the Singapore Art Museum.
Merlion Park
Park
Photo: Uspn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Merlion Park is a famous Singapore landmark and a major tourist attraction, located at One Fullerton, Singapore, near the Central Business District. The Merlion is a mythical creature with a lion's head and a fish's tail that is widely used as a mascot and national personification of Singapore. Merlion Park is situated 310 metres southeast of Empress Place Building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Clifford Pier and Boat Quay.
Clifford Pier
Neighborhood
Clifford Pier was a former pier located beside Collyer Quay at Marina Bay within the Downtown Core of the Central Area, Singapore. The pier, which opened in 1933, ceased operations in 2006.
Boat Quay
Neighborhood
Photo: MichaelJanich, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Boat Quay is a historical quay in Singapore which is situated upstream from the mouth of the Singapore River on its southern bank. It spans from the shophouses near UOB Plaza, stretching along one bank of the Singapore River, up until Elgin Bridge.
Raffles Place
Neighborhood
Photo: Merlion444, Public domain.
Raffles Place is the centre of the Financial District of Singapore and is located south of the mouth of the Singapore River. It was first planned and developed in the 1820s as Commercial Square to serve as the hub of the commercial zone of Singapore in Raffles Town Plan.
Empress Place Building
- Location: Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Tamil—“Empress Place Building” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مبنى إمبريس بليس”
- Armenian: “Կայսրուհու պալատ”
- Chinese: “皇后坊大厦”
- Japanese: “エンプレス・プレイス・ビル”
- Korean: “엠프레스 플레이스 빌딩”
- Malay: “Bangunan Empress Place”
- Tamil: “எம்பிரஸ் பிளேஸ் கட்டிடம்”
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