Bugis Junction, formerly known as Parco Bugis Junction is an integrated development located at Victoria Street, Middle Road and

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in Singapore. The development consists of a

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, an office tower and the InterContinental Singapore Hotel.

History

Developed by Parco Holdings, Parco Bugis Junction was completed in July 1995 as a mixed development comprising a retail mall, an office tower and the InterContinental Singapore Hotel. The development incorporated three streets, Bugis Street, Malay Street and Hylam Street, where it was built upon and also rebuilt the old shophouses used to be on the three streets. These three streets were glass covered and fully airconditioned. Parco Bugis Junction was officially opened on 8 September 1995. Parco Bugis Junction's anchor tenant was Seiyu's first department store in Singapore. The shopping mall initially comprised a cineplex by

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, a food court, and 112 specialty shops. The cinema was taken over by Shaw Theatres in late 2001, after Shaw bought out United Artists' operations in Singapore. In 2005, Parco Holdings sold Parco Bugis Junction to CapitaLand and the shopping mall underwent major revamps and changed its tenant mix. In 2012, the mall was linked to

Bugis+ Bugis+ (pronounced as Bugis Plus), formerly Iluma, is a 10-storey shopping mall located 5 minutes from Bugis MRT station. It is located within the Bugis district of Singapore and opened on 28 March 2009. Building Designed by WOHA, the facade o ...

, a newer shopping mall located across Victoria Street via an overhead bridge when Iluma came under CapitaLand ownership. The mall itself underwent refurbishment works, such as converting the cinema into a gym and restaurants, and the video games arcade being replaced by a one-stop electronics and IT hub in 2016.

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* Shopping malls in Singapore Tourist attractions in Singapore Buildings and structures completed in 1995 Downtown Core (Singapore) Shopping malls established in 1995 1995 establishments in Singapore 20th-century architecture in Singapore {{singapore-struct-stub