The Cathay
The Cathay is a mixed-use 17-story shopping mall and apartment building located at Handy Road and Mount Sophia in the Museum Planning Area of Singapore.Photo: Nlannuzel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours: closed
- Type: Shopping center
- Description: cinema, shopping mall and apartment building in Singapore
- Also known as: “Cathay Cinema”, “Cathay Cineplex”, “Cathay Cineplex Cinemas”, and “The Cathay Cineplex”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Museum of Singapore and Plaza Singapura.
National Museum of Singapore
Museum
Photo: Sengkang, Copyrighted free use.
The National Museum of Singapore is a public museum dedicated to Singaporean art, culture and history. Located within the country's Civic District at the Downtown Core area, it is the oldest museum in the country, with its history dating back to when it was first established in 1849, starting out as a section of a library at the Singapore Institution as the Raffles Library and Museum. National Museum of Singapore is situated 340 metres south of The Cathay.
Plaza Singapura
Shopping center
Photo: Sengkang, Copyrighted free use.
Plaza Singapura is a contemporary shopping mall located along Orchard Road, Singapore, next to Dhoby Ghaut MRT station. The mall is managed by CapitaLand and owned by CapitaMall Trust. Plaza Singapura is situated 290 metres west of The Cathay.
Dhoby Ghaut MRT station
Metro station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Dhoby Ghaut MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit interchange station on the North–South, North East and Circle lines in Singapore. Located beneath the eastern end of Orchard Road shopping belt in Dhoby Ghaut, Museum Planning Area, the station is integrated with the commercial development The Atrium@Orchard. Dhoby Ghaut MRT station is situated 230 metres west of The Cathay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dhoby Ghaut and Bras Basah.
Dhoby Ghaut
Neighborhood
Dhoby Ghaut is a place in Singapore that often refers to the MRT station of the same name, which is a major interchange station on Singapore's Mass Rapid Transit network connecting the North-South Line, North East Line, and the Circle Line.
Bras Basah
Neighborhood
Bras Basah is a district located in the Museum Planning Area of the Central Area of Singapore. Bras Basah means "wet rice" in Malay – beras means harvested rice with husk removed, and basah means wet.
Rochor
Suburb
Rochor is a planning area located within the Central Area of the Central Region of Singapore. Rochor shares boundaries with the following planning areas – Kallang to the north and east, Newton to the west, as well as Museum and the Downtown Core to the south.
The Cathay
- Categories: movie theater, building, shop, and commercial area
- Location: Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
1.29948° or 1° 17′ 58″ northLongitude
103.84766° or 103° 50′ 52″ eastInception
1939Levels
8Open location code
6PH57RXX+Q3OpenStreetMap ID
way 46503590OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=retailOpenStreetMap feature
shop=mallOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q779865
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“The Cathay” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “國泰大廈”
- Chinese: “新國泰大樓”
- French: “Cathay Cineplex Cinemas”
- French: “The Cathay”
- German: “Cathay Cineplex Cinemas”
- Spanish: “Cathay Cineplex Cinemas”
- Spanish: “The Cathay”
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