Office buildings near Singapore River at Boat Quay, between 1975 and 1979



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This is an aerial view of the crescent-shaped Singapore River along Boat Quay, crowded with bumboats moored at the riverside. Across the river are Anderson Bridge (foreground) and Cavenagh Bridge (background). On the north bank of Singapore River are Fullerton Building (bottom left), Malayan Bank Chambers, 18-storey Bank of China, 22-storey Straits Trading Building, 30-storey OUB Building, and 52-storey OCBC Building (centre). Right across the bridge is Victoria Theatre, and Memorial Hall with its clock tower (bottom right), and the nearby government offices at Empress Place Building. Title devised by Library staff.