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Change Alley, Singapore
Change Alley is an air-conditioned shopping arcade in the financial district of Raffles Place in Downtown Core planning area of Singapore. Flanked by the skyscrapers Chevron House and Hitachi Tower, it is an alley that links Raffles Place and Collyer Quay. It was renovated to what it is today in 1989, replacing the old Change Alley whose history dates back as far as 1819. History 1819: Owing to the poor geographical location of the beach front stretching from Esplanade to Rochor River as the prior trading site, Raffles shifted the commercial centre to the South Bank of Singapore (today's South Boat Quay), nearer to the mouth of the Singapore River, where waters were less shallow and more accessible. 1822: Raffles Place was designated as the planned business center of SG in Raffles’ Town Plan. However, at that point of time, the area was unoccupied, swampy land cut through with creeks and covered with jungle and mangrove trees. It had to be reclaimed. A small hill at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singapore
Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bordering the Strait of Malacca to the west, the Singapore Strait to the south, the South China Sea to the east, and the Straits of Johor to the north. The country's territory is composed of one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet; the combined area of these has increased by 25% since the country's independence as a result of extensive land reclamation projects. It has the third highest population density in the world. With a multicultural population and recognising the need to respect cultural identities of the major ethnic groups within the nation, Singapore has four official languages: English, Malay, Mandarin, and Tamil. English is the lingua franca and numerous public services are available only in Eng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exchange Alley
Exchange Alley or Change Alley is a narrow alleyway connecting shops and coffeehouses in an old neighbourhood of the City of London. It served as a convenient shortcut from the Royal Exchange on Cornhill to the Post Office on Lombard Street and remains as one of a number of alleys linking the two streets. Shops once located in Exchange Alley included ship chandlers, makers of navigation instruments such as telescopes, and goldsmiths from Lombardy in Italy. The 17th and 18th century coffeehouses of Exchange Alley, especially Jonathan's and Garraway's, became an early venue for the lively trading of shares and commodities. These activities were the progenitor of the modern London Stock Exchange. Similarly, Lloyd's Coffee House, at No. 16 Lombard Street but originally on Tower Street, was the forerunner of Lloyd's of London, the Lloyd's Register and Lloyd's List. The nearest London Underground station is Bank and the closest mainline railway station is Cannon Street. His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shopping Malls In Singapore
Shopping is an activity in which a customer browses the available goods or services presented by one or more retailers with the potential intent to purchase a suitable selection of them. A typology of shopper types has been developed by scholars which identifies one group of shoppers as recreational shoppers, that is, those who enjoy shopping and view it as a leisure activity.Jones, C. and Spang, R., "Sans Culottes, Sans Café, Sans Tabac: Shifting Realms of Luxury and Necessity in Eighteenth-Century France," Chapter 2 in ''Consumers and Luxury: Consumer Culture in Europe, 1650-1850'' Berg, M. and Clifford, H., Manchester University Press, 1999; Berg, M., "New Commodities, Luxuries and Their Consumers in Nineteenth-Century England," Chapter 3 in ''Consumers and Luxury: Consumer Culture in Europe, 1650-1850'' Berg, M. and Clifford, H., Manchester University Press, 1999 Online shopping has become a major disruptor in the retail industry as consumers can now search for product ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Shopping Malls In Singapore
This is a list of shopping malls in Singapore, sorted along their districts. As of August 2020, there are 171 malls on this list. Some listed shopping malls here are also inclusive as a mixed-use development and or part of an neighbourhood plaza. Central * 100 AM * 313@Somerset * Aperia * Balestier Hill Shopping Centre * Bugis Cube * Bugis Junction * Bugis+ * Capitol Piazza * Cathay Cineleisure Orchard * Clarke Quay Central * The Centrepoint * City Square Mall * City Gate Mall * CityLink Mall * Duo * Far East Plaza * Funan * Great World City * HDB Hub * Holland Village Shopping Mall * ION Orchard * Junction 8 * Knightsbridge * Liat Towers * Lucky Plaza * Marina Bay Sands * The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands * Marina Bay Link Mall * Marina Square * Millenia Walk * Mustafa Shopping Centre * Ngee Ann City * Orchard Central * Orchard Gateway * Orchard Plaza * Midpoint Orchard * Palais Renaissance * People's Park Centre * People's Park Complex * Plaza Singapura * PoMo * Raffles Cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shell House, Singapore
The Shell House, later known as the Singapore Rubber House, or simply Rubber House, was a skyscraper in Collyer Quay, Singapore. It was officially opened in 1960 as the Singapore headquarters of Shell plc. At the time of the building's completion, it was the fourth tallest building in Singapore, rising over 190 ft above ground level. Description The building had 15 storeys and rose over 190 ft above ground level, making it the fourth tallest building in Singapore at the time of its opening. The building also included a Theatre (structure), theatrette in the basement which could accommodate 100 people. The building was air-conditioned, and had three letter lifts, 17 passenger lifts, four high speed lifts, a waste paper chute, and an automatic telephone exchange system. History Plans for the construction of the building were submitted to the local authorities in September 1954. By November, Singapore Improvement Trust, had not approved the construction of the building. Architectur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winchester House, Singapore
Winchester is a cathedral city in Hampshire, England. The city lies at the heart of the wider City of Winchester, a local government district, at the western end of the South Downs National Park, on the River Itchen. It is south-west of London and from Southampton, its nearest city. At the 2011 census, Winchester had a population of 45,184. The wider City of Winchester district, which includes towns such as Alresford and Bishop's Waltham, has a population of 116,595. Winchester is the county town of Hampshire and contains the head offices of Hampshire County Council. Winchester developed from the Roman town of Venta Belgarum, which in turn developed from an Iron Age oppidum. Winchester was one of the most important cities in England until the Norman conquest in the eleventh century. It has since become one of the most expensive and affluent areas in the United Kingdom. The city's major landmark is Winchester Cathedral. The city is also home to the Universi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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