Singapore Land Tower is a 48-

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located in the

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of Singapore. The tower is located at 50 Raffles Place, adjacent to

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. It is just 100 metres away from

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and

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. The

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is located on the 12th floor,

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is on the 16th floor and the

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occupies the 30th floor of the building.

History

Construction on the Singapore Land Tower was completed in 1980. The tower underwent alteration and recladding works as well as a new roofing feature of which the works received statutory completion status in August 2003. Companies involved in the development of the building included Singapore Land Limited, CapitaLand Limited, Rider Hunt Levett & Bailey, Mitsubishi Elevator and Escalator, Architects 61 Pte Ltd, Colliers International (Singapore) Private Limited, Hong Kong Trade Development Council, SEB and The Boston Consulting Group.

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