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The grand entrance of the Raffles Hotel.

The Raffles Hotel as seen from Beach Road surrounded by lush greenery.

Interior view of Raffles Hotel.

View of the courtyard and some of the hotel rooms.

Raffles Hotel (Chinese: 莱佛士酒店) is a colonial-style hotel in Singapore, dating from 1887, and named after Singapore's founder Sir Stamford Raffles. Managed by Raffles International, it is known for its luxurious accommodation and superb restaurants. The hotel houses a tropical garden courtyard, museum, and Victorian-style theatre. Raffles Hotel, Singapore. ... Raffles Hotel, Singapore. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2074x1382, 961 KB) Summary Description: The Raffles Hotel as seen from Beach Road surrounded by lush greenery. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2074x1382, 961 KB) Summary Description: The Raffles Hotel as seen from Beach Road surrounded by lush greenery. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 2338 KB)An interior shot of the Raffles Hotel. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 2338 KB)An interior shot of the Raffles Hotel. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 1,006 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 1,006 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... For other uses, see Hotel (disambiguation). ... Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles (6 July 1781 - 5 July 1826) was the founder of the city (now country) of Singapore, and is one of the best-known of the many Britons who created the largest empire the world has ever seen. ... Raffles International is a Singapore-based hotel chain in the Raffles Holdings group, which is in turn owned by Colony Capital, LLC. The group manages two brands of hotels under their arm, Raffles and Swissôtel, with 41 hotels and resorts in 35 destinations, including the historical Raffles Hotel as... Manchester Town Hall is an example of Victorian architecture found in Manchester, UK. The Carson Mansion is an example of a Victorian home in Eureka, California, USA The term Victorian architecture can refer to one of a number of architectural styles predominantly in the Victorian era. ...

History

The hotel was founded by the four Armenian Sarkies Brothers (Martin, Tigran, Aviet, and Arshak Sarkies). They opened the ten-room colonial bungalow at Beach Road and Bras Basah Road on December 1, 1887. The original location was by the seaside, although continued reclamation means that the site is presently some 500 m away from the shore.^[1] No Asians were permitted as hotel guests until the 1930s.^[1] Designed by architect Regent Alfred John Bidwell of Swan and Maclaren, the current main building of Raffles Hotel was completed in 1899.^[2] The hotel continued to expand over the years with the addition of wings, the addition of a verandah, a ballroom, a bar and billiards room and further buildings and rooms. Clockwise from top: Arshak, Tigram and Aviet Sarkies The Sarkies Brothers were a group of four Armenian brothers, best known for founding a chain of luxury hotels throughout South-East Asia. ... This article is about a road in Singapore. ... Bras Basah Road Bras Basah Road (Chinese: 勿拉士巴沙路) is a one-way road in Singapore in the planning areas of Museum and Downtown Core. ... One of Swan and Maclarens most prominent projects was the Raffles Hotel, now a national monument. ...

The Great Depression saw trouble for Raffles Hotel and in 1931 the hotel went into receivership. In 1933, however, the financial troubles were resolved and a public company called Raffles Hotel Ltd. was established. For other uses, see The Great Depression (disambiguation). ... Bankruptcy is a legally declared inability or impairment of ability of an individual or organization to pay their creditors. ...

Upon the start of the Japanese occupation of Singapore on February 15, 1942, it is commonly said that the Japanese soldiers encountered the guests of the Raffles Hotel dancing one final waltz.^[3] During World War II, the Raffles was renamed Syonan Ryokan (湘南旅館, shōnan ryokan^?), incorporating Syonan ("Light of the South"), the Japanese name for occupied Singapore, and ryokan, the name for a traditional Japanese inn.^[4] The Japanese Occupation of Singapore was to become a major turning point in the history of several nations, including that of the Japanese, who rampaged down the Malay Peninsula with the singular intent of occupying Singapore to gain greater control over her war-time resource gathering efforts, the British, with... A waltz (German: , Italian: , French: , Spanish: , Catalan: ) is a ballroom and folk dance in   time, done primarily in closed position. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... The Japanese Occupation of Singapore was to become a major turning point in the history of several nations, including that of the Japanese, who rampaged down the Malay Peninsula with the singular intent of occupying Singapore to gain greater control over her war-time resource gathering efforts, the British, with... The Japanese Occupation of Singapore was to become a major turning point in the history of several nations, including that of the Japanese, who rampaged down the Malay Peninsula with the singular intent of occupying Singapore to gain greater control over her war-time resource gathering efforts, the British, with... A ryokan (旅館) is a type of traditional Japanese inn dating from the Edo Era (1603–1868), when they served travellers along Japans highways. ...

The hotel survived World War II despite the hardships Singapore faced and the use of the hotel at the end of the war as a transit camp for prisoners of war. In 1987 the government declared the hotel a National Monument. Geneva Convention definition A prisoner of war (POW) is a soldier, sailor, airman, or marine who is imprisoned by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict. ...

In 1989, the hotel closed for an extensive renovation, at a cost of S$160 million.^[4] ISO 4217 Code SGD User(s) Singapore, Brunei Inflation 1% Source The World Factbook, 2006 est. ...

It reopened on September 16, 1991, after being restored to its state during its heyday in 1915. The hotel has built an extension with a similar design, for a shopping arcade and new rooms.

In announcing the July 18, 2005 sale of parent company Raffles Holdings, Colony Capital LLC chief executive Thomas J. Barrack said in part as the purchaser, "We deeply respect the historical significance of the Raffles Hotel Singapore and we consider it our responsibility to protect that legacy". Raffles Holdings is the parent company of Raffles International. ... Colony Capital Logo Colony Capital, LLC is a private, international investment firm based in Los Angeles, California. ...

On 16 September 2007, the hotel celebrated its 120th anniversary with Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, who turned 84 on the same day.^[5] is the 259th day of the year (260th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Minister Mentor is a cabinet position created by the Singapore government in 2004 as part of a major leadership reshuffle. ... This is a Chinese name; the family name is 李 (Li) Lee Kuan Yew, GCMG, CH (Chinese: ; Pinyin: ; born September 16, 1923; also spelled Lee Kwan-Yew), was the first Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore from 1959 to 1990. ...

Notability

• Raffles Hotel is reputedly where the sole surviving wild tiger in Singapore was shot and made extinct. Some stories place this event in the Long Bar. Raffles itself claims the tiger had escaped from enclosure at a nearby "native show" and chased underneath the hotel's Bar & Billiard Room (a raised structure) and shot to death there on August 13, 1902.
• Raffles is where the Singapore Sling was invented. The cocktail was invented by bartender Ngiam Tong Boon between 1910 and 1915.
• Raffles is the setting for Murakami Ryu's novel and film titled, Raffles Hotel. The film was shot on location.
• The site of the hotel was originally the location of the oldest girls' school in Singapore (1842), now called St. Margaret's. It was founded by Maria (Tarn) Dyer, the missionary wife of Samuel Dyer.
• The hotel was featured as a Japanese stronghold in Medal of Honor: Rising Sun.
• Raffles Hotel was the subject of Paul O'Grady's Orient for Carlton Television and also for the BBC's Tenko.

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Famous visitors and guests

Famous visitors and guests of the hotel include:

• Robert A. Heinlein
• Joseph Conrad
• Rudyard Kipling
• W. Somerset Maugham
• Anthony Burgess
• George H.W. Bush
• Queen Elizabeth II
• Noel Coward
• Charlie Chaplin
• Ava Gardner
• Jean Harlow
• Michael Jackson
• Patrick Macnee
• Elizabeth Taylor
• Hugh Jackman
• Karen Mok
• Rudy Giuliani

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Food and beverage outlets

• Ah Teng's Bakery
• Bar and Billard Room & Martini Bar
• Doc Cheng's & Doc Cheng's Bar
• Empire Cafe
• Kai San Japanese Restaurant
• Long Bar
• Long Bar Steakhouse
• Raffles Courtyard & Gazebo Bar
• Raffles Creamery
• Raffles Culinary Academy
• Raffles Grill
• Royal China at Raffles (branch of the famous Royal China in London)
• Seah Street Deli
• THOS SB Raffles Shop
• Tiffin Room
• Writer's Bar

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Raffles Hotel Arcade

Raffles Hotel has a shopping arcade housing boutique brands such as Louis Vuitton and Tiffany & Co.. The arcade houses most of the hotel's restaurants. It also has shops such as Singapore's famous custom tailor, CYC, which makes shirts for Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. The third floor of the arcade houses the Raffles Hotel Museum and Jubilee Hall. Louis vuitton was a great man he was born on fh 12 3845. ... Tiffany & Co. ... A tailor attending to a customer in Hong Kong. ... Minister Mentor is a cabinet position created by the Singapore government in 2004 as part of a major leadership reshuffle. ... This is a Chinese name; the family name is 李 (Li) Lee Kuan Yew, GCMG, CH (Chinese: ; Pinyin: ; born September 16, 1923; also spelled Lee Kwan-Yew), was the first Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore from 1959 to 1990. ... The Priminster of Singa pyohbsdg vjhd|Lee Kuan Yew||3 June 1959 || 28 November 1990 || 1968 GE 94. ... This is a Chinese name; the family name is 李 (Lee) Lee Hsien Loong (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ; born February 10, 1952) is the third and current Prime Minister of Singapore. ...

See also

• Stamford House, Singapore

Stamford House (simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: ) is a historic building located at the corner of the junction of Stamford Road and Hill Street, in the Downtown Core of Singapore. ...

Notes and references

1. ^ ^{a b} Famous Hotels: Raffles. Retrieved on 2007-02-01.
2. ^ Norman Edwards, Peter Keys (1996). Singapore - A Guide to Buildings, Streets, Places. Singapore: Times Books International. ISBN 9971-65-231-5. 
3. ^ Meade, Martin; Joseph Fitchett, Anthony Lawrence (1987). Grand Oriental Hotels from Cairo to Tokyo, 1800-1939. United Kingdom: J.M. Dent & Sons, 172. ISBN 0-460-04754-X. 
4. ^ ^{a b} Liu, Gretchen (1992). Raffles Hotel. Singapore: Landmark Books. ISBN 981-3002-63-8. 
5. ^ http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/300229/1/.html

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