|  | United Overseas Bank Plaza One
80 Raffles Place
Singapore Singapore
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| Status: | | | Construction Dates | | Began | 1992 | | Finished | 1995 | | Floor Count | 66 | | Basement Floors | 3 | | Floor Area | 42,230 m² |
|  | | Building Uses | | - office | | - observation | | - parking garage | | - religious | | - restaurant | | Structural Types | | - highrise | | Architectural Style | | - postmodern | | Materials | | - glass | | - steel | | - granite |
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| | Heights | | Value | | Source / Comments | | | | Roof | | 919 ft | | | | | | | |
Description
• Architect: Kenzo Tange Associates, Architects 61
• Contractor: Nishimatsu Construction
• Developer: United Overseas Bank
• One of the 3 tallest buildings in Singapore, as the National Aviation Authority set the maximum height of 919 feet, 280 meters.
• A restaurant occupies the 60th floor, Si Chuan Dou Hua, the highest in Singapore.
• United Overseas Bank Plaza Towers One and Two are connected by a podium that houses the banking hall of the United Overseas Bank's main branch.
• The building's design was inspired by the US Bank Tower in Los Angeles, California.
• A mosque is located in the building's basement floors. This has stirred some controversy with the Muslim community as its located underground.
• The double story skylobby used to be open to the public until the attacks on September 11th, 2001.
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