Cathay Building

Title
Cathay Building
Year/Period
1950s
Region
Singapore
Object Type
positives (photographs), photographic prints
Material
photographic paper, ink
Technique
photographic processes, photographic printing techniques
Dimension
Gross measurement: 13.9 x 9.1 cm
Accession No.
2001-04498
Collection of
National Museum of Singapore

The Cathay Building was Singapore's first skyscraper, built in 1937.

 

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