UOB Plaza
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| Buildings in Singapore | |
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| Chinese: 大华银行大厦 | |
| Location Address - Postal code Planning - region - area - subzone | 80 Raffles Place 048624 Central Downtown Core CBD |
| Building type | High-rise |
| Usage | Office building |
| Specifications Height Floors GLA | 280 (Plaza One); 162 (Plaza Two) m, 919 (Plaza One); 531 (Plaza Two) ft 66 (Plaza One); 38 (Plaza Two), 3 (subterranean) To be filled in m² |
| Current status | Occupied |
| Construction Period - broke ground - topped-out - TOP | ?-1992 To be filled in To be filled in To be filled in |
| Architect | Kenzo Tange Associates (Plaza One and Plaza Two reconstruction); Architects Team 3 (Plaza Two original) |
| Real estate developer>Developer | United Overseas Bank |
| Owner | United Overseas Bank |
| Contractor | Nishimatsu Construction |
| Notes: | |
Republic of Singapore | |
UOB Plaza is a development consisting of two high-rise skyscrapers in the city of Singapore. The complex has two towers, namely UOB Plaza One and UOB Plaza Two. The former is one of the three tallest skyscrapers in the city of Singapore, sharing the title with the OUB Centre and Republic Plaza. The latter is relatively shorter and older than the former with the building constructed in 1973 and reconstructed in 1995 to have the same facade as the newer and taller building. Both the two buildings are connected by a 45 metre long podium supported by four columns. The podium houses the banking hall of the United Overseas Bank's main branch. The building was opened by then Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew in 1995 which is 60 years after United Overseas Bank's founding.
UOB Plaza One
UOB Plaza One is a 280 metres tall building with 66 floors, and was completed in 1992. It is the headquarters of the United Overseas Bank and major financial corporations such as UBS. On the 60th floor, there is a restaurant, Si Chuan Dou Hua.The basement of the building houses a mosque known as Masjid Moulana Mohd Ali, which is run by Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (MUIS). This mosque is the first in the Raffles Place district and is unique due to the mosque being located underground. This peculiarity has stirred controversy because to some Muslims, it is not good because it is located "in the bowels" of the earth. ["Masjid Moulana Mohd Ali, Fun on Foot"], National Heritage Board, Retrieved 24 April 2006
UOB Plaza Two
UOB Plaza Two is a 162 metres tall building with 38 floors and was completed in 1973 with the building reconstructed again in 1995. The building was formerly the Bonham Building which housed the United Chinese Bank (now the United Overseas Bank) which changed its name to its current name in 1965 and the three storey building was demolished to construct the 30 storey building.Architecture
- The base is octagonal, but tapers to the top with a square finish, with square blocks nested 45 degrees to one another forming the upper part of the tower.
- A double-storey sky lobby can be found on the 37th and 38th floors, providing paranomic views of the city. It is also used for people to transfer lifts from the lower floors to the higher floors.
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