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This photograph shows the Asia Insurance Building, also known as the A. I. Building on the left. It is located at 2 Finlayson Green and was officially opened on 10 December 1955. It has 18 floors and is 87 m. tall, one of the tallest buildings in Southeast Asia when it was completed in 1954. Photograph donated by Peh Heng Huat and displayed at Heritage Roadshow 2007. Title devised by Library staff. Date of creation estimated.
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- This digital copy (c) National Library Board Singapore 2007. The original work (c) Peh Heng Huat.
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Asia Insurance Building : general view
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