MacDonald House
The MacDonald House is an office building in Orchard Road, Singapore. Built in 1949 as a branch for the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank, it was the first building to be fully air-conditioned in Southeast Asia.Photo: Sengkang, Copyrighted free use.
- Type: Building
- Description: Historic building on Orchard Road in Singapore
- Address: 40A Orchard Road, Singapore
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Museum of Singapore and Dhoby Ghaut MRT station.
National Museum of Singapore
Museum
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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 390 metres southeast of MacDonald House.
Dhoby Ghaut MRT station
Metro station
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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.
Plaza Singapura
Shopping center
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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 170 metres northwest of MacDonald House.
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.
Emerald Hill
Neighborhood
Emerald Hill is a neighbourhood and a conservation area located in the planning areas of Newton and Orchard in Singapore. Former home to many members of the city-state's wealthy Peranakan community, it is located near Orchard Road.
MacDonald House
- Category: architectural structure
- Location: Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
1.29924° or 1° 17′ 57″ northLongitude
103.84614° or 103° 50′ 46″ eastInception
1949Levels
8Height
40 metres (131 feet)Operator
CitibankOpen location code
6PH57RXW+MFOpenStreetMap ID
way 46521250OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q6721822
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Russian—“MacDonald House” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “麦唐纳大厦”
- Indonesian: “MacDonald House”
- Japanese: “マクドナルドハウス”
- Russian: “Дом Макдональда”
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Notable Places Nearby
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