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Encyclopedia > Meritus Mandarin Singapore
Meritus Mandarin Singapore Formerly: Mandarin Singapore
Buildings in Singapore
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Chinese Name: 文华大酒店
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Tamil Name:  
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See also List of skyscrapers Categories: Skyscrapers in Singapore | Singapore-related lists ... Chinese (written) language (pinyin: zhōngw n) written in Chinese characters The Chinese language (汉语/漢語, 华语/華語, or 中文; Pinyin: H nyǔ, Hu yǔ, or Zhōngw n) is a member of the Sino-Tibetan family of languages. ... Not to be confused with the Malayalam language, spoken in India. ... Tamil is a classical language and one of the major languages belonging to the Dravidian language family. ... Look up Address in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Address may refer to— A name for the location of an individual or organization. ... A postal code is a series of letters and/or digits appended to a postal address for the purpose of sorting mail. ... The regions of Singapore are urban planning subdivisions demarcated by the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Singapore to aid in its planning efforts. ... Singapore is divided into 55 urban planning areas by the Urban Redevelopment Authority, organised into five regions. ...


333 Orchard Road
238867

Central
Orchard Road
CBD
Orchard Road is the primary shopping street in Singapore. ... The Central Region of Singapore is one of the five regions in the city-state. ... Orchard Road is the primary shopping street in Singapore. ...

Building type High-rise
Usage Hotel
Specifications

  Height
  Floors
  GLA
1977 reprint by Panther Books High-rise is a 1975 novel by J. G. Ballard. ... A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging, usually on a short-term basis and especially for tourists. ... Gross leasable area (GLA) in the retail development industry is term applied to shopping malls, lifestyle centers, outlet malls and other retail centers to indicate the amount of floor space available to be rented. ...


173 m, 567 ft
40, 1? (subterranean)
To be filled in
The metre (or meter) (symbol: m) is the SI base unit of length. ... Ft is an abbreviation that may refer to the following: The foot, a unit of length, see foot (unit of length) The Hungarian Forint A fort, especially when used as a placename, for example Ft. ... Subterranean can also refer to something below the Earths surface Subterranean was an album released by Swedish heavy metal band In Flames in 1995. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ...

Current status Occupied
Construction

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  - broke ground
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? - 1971
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To be filled in
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1971 (MCMLXXI) is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ...

Architect Stanley T.S. Leong and
Lee Sian Teck Charted Architects
Developer Overseas Union Enterprise
Owner Overseas Union Enterprise
Contractor ?
Notes:

  Architect at his drawing board, 1893 An architect, also known as a building designer, is a person involved in the planning, designing and oversight of a buildings construction, whose role is to guide decisions affecting those building aspects that are of aesthetic, cultural or social concern. ... A real estate developer builds on land, thereby increasing its value. ...

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The Meritus Mandarin Singapore (Chinese: 文华大酒店) is a five-star hotel located at 333 Orchard Road in Singapore. Opened in 1971 with a single 36-storey block, it became a landmark for the Orchard Road area when the second block, standing at 40 storeys and 173 metres high, became the tallest development in the area when it opened in 1973. Image File history File links Flag_of_Singapore. ... A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging, usually on a short-term basis and especially for tourists. ... Orchard Road is the primary shopping street in Singapore. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... For the legal term denoting a ruling or law of great import, see landmark case For the former Las Vegas hotel and casino, see The Landmark Hotel and Casino. ... The metre (or meter) (symbol: m) is the SI base unit of length. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ...


Designed by Stanley T.S. Leong, it currently boasting over 1,200 rooms, it features 32 suites, 2 exclusive Club lounges and 2 Presidential Suites. In 1980, the South Tower was extended with the help of Lee Sian Teck Chartered Architects. The Grand Tower was upgraded again in 2003 at a cost of S$52 million. At the top of the South Tower is the Mandarin Club Lounge, while the taller tower has the Top of the 'M', the tallest revolving restaurant in Singapore. 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Singapore dollar, divided into 100 cents, is the monetary unit of Singapore (currency code SGD). ... Toms Diner, a restaurant in New York made familiar by Suzanne Vega and the television sitcom Seinfeld Eating Out redirects here. ...


The hotel specifically targets at the business traveller market, and is thus a popular venue for meetings and conferences with facilities seating up to 1200 persons. Voted as one of the World’s Best Places to Stay in the 2004 Gold List of Conde Nast Traveller and into the list of The World’s Top 75 Hotels in 2003 of Institutional Investor, it is the flagship hotel of Meritus Hotels and Resorts.


The hotel is well known for its award winning Hainanese Chicken Rice served at the Chatterbox Coffeehouse, the coffee house is going under a renovation, and will be completed by December 2005. Apart from its food and beverage outlets at the hotel, it manages a Chinese restaurant, The Neptune, at Overseas Union House in Collyer Quay. It also has a shopping arcade called the Mandarin Gallery, which has branded boutiques such as The Link, and a large Esprit store. December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Link was established as an independent non-party organisation to promote Anglo-German friendship. It generally operated as a cultural organisation, although its journal, the Anglo-German Review reflected the pro-Nazi views of Domvile, and particularly in London it attracted a number of anti-semites and pro-Nazis. ... Esprit Holdings Limited European Strategic Program on Research in Information Technology Lotus Esprit - A sports car This is a disambiguation page — a list of articles associated with the same title. ...


External links

  • Official site

  Results from FactBites:
 
Meritus Mandarin Hotel - Singapore (221 words)
Mandarin Hotel is strategically located along fashionable Orchard Road, the heart of Singapore's shopping, tourist and entertainment district.
It is also easily accessible to the rest of Singapore Island as it is within walking distance to the two MRT (Mass Rapid Transit) stations.
Singapore is a modern metropolis with a diverse population that offers many worlds of traditional cultural experiences to fascinate explorers and visitors.
Meritus Mandarin Singapore. Singapore, Singapore - Discounted rates at www.bookings.net (610 words)
The Meritus Mandarin Singapore is conveniently located along fashionable Orchard Road, in the heart of Singapore's main entertainment and shopping district.
Mandarin Singapore is a harmonious blend of traditional Oriental splendour and Western contemporary elegance.
Mandarin Singapore's 1200 guest rooms exude charm and beauty to please the most discriminating eye.
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