Republic Plaza is one of the three tallest skyscrapers in Singapore, located at the Southern end of Raffles Place in the Downtown Core, the central business district of Singapore. It shares the title of "tallest building" with the OUB Centre and UOB Plaza One. Built at 280 metres tall, it was completed in 1995, and incorporates earthquake proof features despite the city being relatively far from earthquake zones. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1382x2074, 1059 KB) Description: View of Republic Plaza from the Northeast. ... Modern-day Raffles Place, the financial heart of Singapore. ... The Downtown Core is technically an urban planning area in the city-state of Singapore which surrounds the mouth of the Singapore River, and is part of the Central Area, Singapores central business district. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... An office is a room or other area in which people work, but may also denote a position within an organisation with specific duties attached to it (see officer, office-holder, official); the latter is in fact an earlier usage, office as place originally referring to the location of one... Drawing of a self-service store. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... City Developments Limited (CDL) (SGX: C09) was established in 1963 in Singapore, is an international property and hotel conglomerate involved in real estate development and investment, hotel ownership and operations and provision of hospitality solutions. ... City Developments Limited (CDL) (SGX: C09) was established in 1963 in Singapore, is an international property and hotel conglomerate involved in real estate development and investment, hotel ownership and operations and provision of hospitality solutions. ... City Developments Limited (CDL) (SGX: C09) was established in 1963 in Singapore, is an international property and hotel conglomerate involved in real estate development and investment, hotel ownership and operations and provision of hospitality solutions. ... Entrance to the Nagoya City Art Museum The Nakagin Capsule Tower Kurokawa Kisho (In Japanese, family name first: 黒川 紀章, Kurokawa, Kisho)(b. ... Shimizu Corporation ) (TYO: 1803 ) is a leading architectural, engineering and general contracting firm, offering an integrated, comprehensive planning, design and build solutions for a broad range of construction and engineering projects worldwide. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Modern-day Raffles Place, the financial heart of Singapore. ... The Downtown Core is technically an urban planning area in the city-state of Singapore which surrounds the mouth of the Singapore River, and is part of the Central Area, Singapores central business district. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... The OUB Centre is the tallest skyscraper in the city of Singapore, sharing the title with the UOB Plaza One and Republic Plaza. ... OUB Centre (left) and UOB Plaza One (right) on Singapores skyline. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... An earthquake is the result from the sudden release of stored energy in the Earths crust that creates seismic waves. ...

The main entrance to the tower is at D'Almeida Street. The building was designed to maximize space. Therefore, a simple square form with chamfered corners at the base was adopted for the design of the tower. The tower tapers as it rises, forming some triangular elements, to improve stability to strong winds and improve wind loading. As with many other towers, it consists of a central core containing basic functions such as emergency stairways and elevator shafts, wrapped around by lettable office space. Look up stability in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Spiral (double helix) stairway in the Vatican Museum Stairs, staircase, stairway, stairwell, and flight of stairs are all names for a construction designed to bridge a large vertical distance by dividing it into smaller vertical distances, called steps. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Elevator surfing. ...

Architecture

• The tower is turned 45 degrees from the axis of the ground floor level to maintain sea views from the upper floors .
• The building has 15 double-decker vertical lifts.
• The tower was designed to reflect a subtle Oriental influence.
• The main lobby is four storeys high, finished in polished granite and ceramics.
• The lobby is framed by concrete-filled tubular steel columns.
• The exterior façade transitions from granite with strip windows to tinted wall glass, smoothly inclining from an octagonal base to a square top.

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Facts and figures

• The tower rose rapidly despite building complications which included an MRT line beside the site, historically important buildings nearby, as well as natural boulders and abandoned piles underground.
• The tower was built on a caisson with more than 900 mini piles.
• The construction was completed in just under two years using the fast track process.
• A total of 8,600 tons of structural steel and 31,000 cubic metres of concrete was used.
• After nightfall, only the glass top is visible when it is lit from within.
• Office Lettable Area: 769,388 sq ft
• Retail Lettable Area: 18,483 sq ft

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Trivia

For the Ren Ci Charity Show in 2006, the hospital's Chief Executive Officer Venerable Shi Ming Yi did a stunt which was to walk on two wooden planks at the rooftop of the building. There was to be a second segment where he balances on a wooden plank, but due to bad weather conditions, this was shelved for the safety of the Venerable Ming Yi. For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... A Stained Glass image of Venerable Father Samuel Mazzuchelli in St. ... Venerable Shi Ming Yi (Chinese: 释明义法师; born 1962) is the most well known representative of Buddhism in Singapore. ...

See also

• List of tallest buildings in Singapore
• List of buildings