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This 1993 photograph shows the Asia Insurance Building, located at no.2 Finlayson Green. Opened on 10 December 1955, it was considered to be the tallest building in Southeast Asia. The building, designed by Ng Keng Seng, is now known as the Ascott Raffles Place (renamed in November 2008). Title devised by Library staff.
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- All rights reserved. Lee Kip Lin and National Library Board, Singapore 2009.
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Asia Insurance Building, 1954 : general view
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This photograph taken between 1960 and 1969 shows Asia Insurance Building, which is located at 2 Finlayson Green. When it was opened on 10 December 1955, it housed Asia Insurance. Title devised by Library staff. Date of creation estimated....
Asia Insurance Building, 1954 : exterior
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This photograph taken between 1960 and 1969 shows Asia Insurance Building, which is located at 2 Finlayson Green. When it was opened on 10 December 1955, it housed Asia Insurance. Title devised by Library staff. Date of creation estimated....
![Asia Insurance Building plaque : close-up [1]](https://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/cms/image/f63c019c-e57a-43e4-a283-9bfa087be684.jpg)
Asia Insurance Building plaque : close-up [1]
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This 1993 photograph shows a plaque, located within the vicinity of the Asia Insurance Building at no.2 Finlayson Green. The plaque commemorates the opening of the building by Sir Robert Brown Black on 10th December 1955. The building was designed by Ng Keng Seng. Title devised by Library staff....
![Asia Insurance Building plaque : close-up [2]](https://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/cms/image/fc9b2b7b-a6d7-4c19-b214-0093caaae83c.jpg)
Asia Insurance Building plaque : close-up [2]
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This 1993 photograph shows a plaque, located within the vicinity of the Asia Insurance Building at no.2 Finlayson Green. The plaque states that the foundation stone for the building was laid by Commissioner-General Malcolm MacDonald, on 19 June 1953. Title devised by Library staff....
Asia Insurance Building : general view
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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...
Asia Insurance Building, 1956 : general view
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This photograph shows the Asia Insurance Building, as seen from the Marina Bay waterfront. Designed by Ng Keng Siang, it was the tallest building in Singapore when it was built in 1954. The Asia Insurance Building was renamed as Ascott Singapore Raffles Place in November 2008 after it was redeveloped...
Asia Insurance Building : general view
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This 1984 photograph shows the Asia Insurance Building, located at the corner of Finlayson Green and Raffles Quay. The roads mentioned are located in the Raffles Place area. Title devised by Library staff....
Asia Insurance Building : general view
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This 1984 photograph shows the Asia Insurance Building, located at the corner of Finlayson Green and Raffles Quay. The roads mentioned are located in the Raffles Place area. Title devised by Library staff....
Partially constructed Asia Insurance Building in the 1950s : exterior
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This photograph shows the partially completed Asia Insurance Building, with its location at the junction of Raffles Quay and Finlayson Green. The building was designed by one of Singapore's pioneer architects, Ng Keng Siang. The stepped roof with its concrete crown at the apex constitutes one of the distinctive features...
![Finlayson Green : general view [3]](https://eservice.nlb.gov.sg/cms/image/ac016599-acf3-4820-9949-67f6e4d4b8b5.jpg)