REACHING UP TO A TOWERING 198 METRES INTO THE SINGAPORE SKYLINE, THE OVERSEAS-CHINESE BANKING CORPORATION'S (OCBC) $100 MILLION 52-STOREY CENTRE IN CHULIA STREET BECAME THE REPUBLIC'S TALLEST BUILDING AFTER ITS TOP FLOOR WAS OFFICIALLY COMPLETED. ACCORDING TO AN OCBC PRESS STATEMENT, THE CENTRE IS BELIEVED TO BE THE HIGHEST AMONG HIGHRISE BUILDINGS IN ASIA AND IS AMONG THE HIGHEST REINFORCED CONCRETE BUILDINGS IN THE WORLD. WHEN COMPLETED IN AUGUST NEXT YEAR, IT WILL BOAST OF ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES SUCH AS A COLUMNLESS BANKING HALL ON ITS GROUND FLOOR THAT WILL SUPPORT THE BUJILDING'S 52 STOREYS
14/04/1975
PCD0471 - 0037
SPH2005,008892-008911/8
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