The Fullerton Hotel Singapore
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The Fullerton Hotel Singapore is a five-star luxury hotel located near the mouth of the Singapore River, in the Downtown Core of the Central Area, Singapore. It was originally known as the Fullerton Building, and also as the General Post Office Building.[1][2] The address is 1 Fullerton Square. The Fullerton Building was named after Robert Fullerton, the first Governor of the Straits Settlements (1826–1829).[3] Commissioned in 1924 as part of the British colony's centennial celebrations, the building was designed as an office building by Major P.H. Keys of Keys & Dowdeswell, a Shanghai firm of architects, which won the project through an architectural design competition.[4][5][6][7][8] The architectural firm also designed the Capitol Theatre, its adjoined Capitol Building and the Singapore General Hospital.[9] In 2015, it was designated as a national monument of Singapore.[10]
The Fullerton Hotel Singapore | |
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Former names | General Post Office Building |
Alternative names | Fullerton Building |
General information | |
Status | commercial |
Type | Hotel |
Architectural style | Neo classical |
Classification | R |
Location | Downtown Core Singapore |
Address | 1 Fullerton Square, Singapore 049178 |
Country | Singapore |
Coordinates | 1°17′10″N 103°51′11″E |
Current tenants | General Post Office (former) Singapore Club (former) The Exchange (former) Marine Department (former) Import and Export Department (former) |
Named for | Robert Fullerton |
Construction started | February 1924; 100 years ago (1924-02) |
Completed | June 1928; 95 years ago (1928-06) |
Opened | 27 June 1928; 95 years ago (1928-06-27) |
Renovated | 1982, 1998-2000 |
Owner | Precious Treasure Pte Ltd |
Landlord | Sino Land |
Affiliation | The Fullerton Heritage |
Height | 37 m |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 9 (including 1 basement) |
Floor area | 41,100 sqm |
Lifts/elevators | 14 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Keys & Dowdeswell |
Developer | Far East Organization Sino Land Company Limited |
Services engineer | Express Lift Company, Public Works Department |
Main contractor | Perry & Co. Overseas Ltd. |
Renovating team | |
Architect(s) | Tay Lee Soon |
Renovating firm | Evelyn Houng Architects 61 Pte Ltd DP Consultants |
Structural engineer | Oscar Faber Asia Pte Ltd |
Civil engineer | Oscar Faber Asia Pte Ltd |
Other designers | Hirsch Bedner Associates |
Main contractor | Dragages Singapore Pte Ltd |
Other information | |
Number of rooms | 400 |
Number of restaurants | 3 |
Number of bars | 2 |
Parking | 350 |
Website | |
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Designated | 7 December 2015; 8 years ago (2015-12-07) |
Reference no. | 71 |