Bank of China Building (Singapore)

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Bank of China Building
中國銀行大廈
Bank of China Building, Dec 05.JPG
The new block of the Bank of China Building
Bank of China Building (Singapore)
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeCommercial offices
Architectural style Modernism
Location4 Battery Road, Singapore 049908
Coordinates 1°17′08″N103°51′08″E / 1.285617°N 103.852177°E / 1.285617; 103.852177 Coordinates: 1°17′08″N103°51′08″E / 1.285617°N 103.852177°E / 1.285617; 103.852177
Construction startedOld: 1953
New:
CompletedOld: 1954
New: 2000
Owner Bank of China
Height
RoofOld: 62.34 m (204.5 ft)
New: 168 m (551 ft)
Technical details
Floor countOld: 18
New: 36
Design and construction
Architect(s)P & T Architects & Engineers
References
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The Bank of China Building is a development consisting of two skyscrapers located in the central business district of Singapore. It is located on 4 Battery Road, adjacent to 6 Battery Road, Maybank Tower, [4] and roughly 100 metres from the Fullerton Hotel. [5] The Tower serves as the headquarters for the Bank of China. [6]

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History

The old block of the Bank of China Building was built in 1954 with a total of 18 floors. It was designed by P & T Architects & Engineers Ltd (otherwise known as Palmer and Turner) of Hong Kong. [7]

The pair of lions guarding the entrance is a work by Rudolfo Nolli. The block was the tallest building in the central business district of Singapore, Raffles Place from 1954 till 1974, when it was overtaken by UOB Plaza Two. [8]

The additional new block was completed in 2000. [9] With 36 floors and a height of 168 metres it is built immediately adjacent to the old block and shares a common podium. [10]

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