Title
The Cathay Building
Year/Period
1945-1946
Region
Singapore
Object Type
Material
Dimension
Image size: 9 x 6.7 cm
Accession No.
2001-00064
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr Harold Gresly-Grey
Located at the convergence of Kirk Terrace, Handy Road and Sophia Road, the sixteen-storey Cathay Building (now known as The Cathay) was Singapore’s first skyscraper. It was owned by the Loke family and opened on 3 October 1939. It housed an air-conditioned 1,300-seat cinema, apartments, restaurant and hotel.
