Wikipedia:SGpedians' notice board/underconstruction/dyk
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Centennial Tower, Singapore
Did you know... that during the construction of Centennial Tower (pictured) in Singapore, the tower rose 20 storeys in just three months? |
19 February 2008 |
Chua Ek Kay
Did you know... that Singaporean artist Chua Ek Kay’s ink paintings blended traditional Chinese painting forms and Western art theories and techniques? |
18 February 2008 |
Springleaf Tower
Did you know... that twelve floors in Springleaf Tower (pictured), a skyscraper in Singapore, were sold at S$225 million in October 2007, while nine months earlier, they were sold at S$134 million? |
17 February 2008 |
Hong Leong Building
Did you know... that in March 2007, about five thousand workers were evacuated from Hong Leong Building in Singapore after tremors originating from Sumatra were felt? |
17 February 2008 |
Fuji Xerox Towers
Did you know... that the Fuji Xerox Towers (pictured), a skyscraper in Singapore, was given the 2005 Energy Smart Label Award by the Energy Sustainability Unit and the National Environment Agency? |
16 February 2008 |
Hitachi Tower
Did you know... that the facade of Hitachi Tower (pictured) in Singapore has three sections which break the verticality of the tower? |
16 February 2008 |
Bank of China Building, Singapore
Did you know... that the old block of the Bank of China Building in Singapore was the tallest building in the central business district, Raffles Place, from 1954 till 1974? |
14 February 2008 |
CPF Building
Did you know... that the CPF Building, which houses the Central Provident Fund Board, was the site of a silent protest by four people demanding greater transparency and accountability in Singapore? |
12 February 2008 |
6 Battery Road
Did you know... that 6 Battery Road, a high-rise in Singapore, was on completion the largest building for the Standard Chartered Bank Group worldwide, and represented the largest single investment by a British company? |
12 February 2008 |
Samsung Hub
Did you know... that during the construction of Samsung Hub (pictured), a high-rise commercial building in Singapore, the building sunk on one side from 3 mm to 39 mm in just four months? |
11 February 2008 |
SIA Building
Did you know... that the SIA Building, a skyscraper in Singapore, is the flagship building of Singapore Airlines? |
10 February 2008 |
Pickering Operations Complex
Did you know... that the Pickering Operations Complex, a high-rise telecommunication hotel in Singapore, has 8 refrigerating plants each with a capacity of 300 tons, and 16 control centres? |
10 February 2008 |
SGX Centre
Did you know... that SGX Centre, a twin building development in Singapore, was built at a location to be the gateway to the new downtown? |
9 February 2008 |
Thomson MRT Line
Did you know... that through the opening of the Thomson MRT Line and Eastern Region MRT Line by 2020, Singapore's rail network density will rise from 31 km per million residents today to 51 km per million, surpassing what Hong Kong and Tokyo currently have? |
29 January 2008 |
DBS Building Tower One
Did you know... that DBS Building Tower One, the tallest building in Singapore when completed in 1975, is an example of brutalist architecture? |
23 January 2008 |
Ong Kim Seng
Did you know... that Ong Kim Seng is the only Asian artist outside the USA to be admitted into the American Watercolor Society, having won six awards from the society? |
17 January 2008 |
Little Guilin
Did you know... that the Little Guilin in Singapore is given its name because of its resemblance to the scenery in Guilin, China? |
9 January 2008 |
Western Islands Planning Area
Did you know... that the Western Islands Planning Area in Singapore houses the world's third largest refining centre, located in Jurong Island? |
1 January 2008 |