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This is a view of Cathay Building which shows the first three floors of what was once a 16-storeyed building. Its brown and beige tiled wall is designed in semi-circular sections matched by external ledges that are like waves and similarly tiled in beige. Cathay Building was gazetted as a national monument on 10 February 2003. Title devised by Library staff.
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