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The city-state of Singapore has over 4,300 completed high-rise buildings, the majority of which are located in the downtown area. The city has 49 skyscrapers that rise to a height of over 140 meters. Three buildings share the title of tallest building in Singapore: United Overseas Bank Plaza One, Republic Plaza and Overseas Union Bank Centre. The three towers, which together occupy 91st place among the tallest buildings in the world, with each around 280 meters high. In Singapore, operates a legal restriction that buildings in central downtown should not exceed 280 meters due to the proximity of the military airbase Peyia Lebar.

The history of skyscrapers in Singapore started in 1939 by the construction of 17-storey building Cathay Building. This 70-foot building was completed at the time the tallest building in Southeast Asia; In 1954 it surpassed the 87-meter high building Asia Insurance Building, which remained the highest in Singapore until the construction in 1958, the 100-meter Shaw Centre. Singapore went through a building boom in the 1970s and 1980s that was the result of rapid industrialization of the city. At that time the tallest building in the city is Overseas Union Bank Centre; 280-meter building was the tallest in the world outside of North America from 1986 to 1989, when the tower was built Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong. The construction boom in skyscrapers continued throughout the 1990s and 2000s, when was built up at least 30 skyscrapers over 140 meters, and many houses.

Since 2000, there has been a dramatic increase in the construction of skyscrapers, particularly around Marina Bay. One project under construction is the Marina Bay Financial Centre, which includes two office towers and a 227-meter and residential skyscraper. The project is scheduled for completion by 2010. There are also several projects for construction in the city shopping district, Orchard Road. Construct a 43-storeyed The Orchard Residences height 245 meters, which is to create a single set of ION Orchard shopping center. In addition, the area Raflza started building Ocean Financial Centre, 43-storeyed skyscraper with a planned height of 218 meters.

UOB Centre is the name of a 280 meter-high skyscraper in the city-state of Singapore. The skyscraper built in 1986 is one of the United Overseas Bank (UOB), after which it is named. The by architect Kenzo Tange designed skyscraper at the time of its completion the tallest building outside North America and could this item for four years, until the Bank of China Tower was dominated in Hong Kong. Singapore is almost on the equator, is not in the building heating system installed.

Due to flight safety regulations are no structures may be erected in Singapore that are higher than 280 m. This leads to the somewhat remarkable circumstance that the three tallest buildings in Singapore have exactly the same height. The OUB Centre shares its space with the first built in 1992 UOB Plaza One and the 1995 finished Republic Plaza. Pickering Operations Complex, skyscraper in Singapore. The company's headquarters SingTel, as it is a hotel company. Has 45 floors, 43 of which are elevated. Construction was completed in 1986. The design house is made ​​of concrete, and its design is similar to the next located OCBC Centre. The Central Insurance Fund skyscraper in Singapore. In the house the offices of the Central Insurance Fund of Singapore. Height 46-storey building is 171 meter. Construction was completed in 1976. The building is representative of the international style in architecture.

OCBC Centre is a skyscraper of 197.7m and 52 floors located in Singapore. Serving as the headquarters of OCBC Bank, the building was completed in 1976 and was the tallest building in the country and Southeast Asia at that time. 1 There are two extensions to the building, OCBC Centre South and OCBC Centre East, as well as a Executive Club on one of the higher floors. OCBC Centre East has sales of food and drink.

Capital Tower is the high tower over the city of Singapore, reaching a height of 254 meters. It became the flagship of the company and was named after the company. Since the completion of the building in 2000, Capital Tower decorates the skyline of Singapore as the fourth tallest skyscraper and the tallest building in the Financial District.

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