Peninsula Plaza (111 North Bridge Road) - Revision history

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 [[File:Peninsula Plaza.jpg|thumb|''The facade of Peninsula Plaza featuring the Gothic arches on the podium level of the complex.'']]
 Peninsula Plaza is a 30-storey mixed-use building located at 111 North Bridge road.<ref>Kok, Denise. “Off The Beaten Track: Peninsula Plaza”. ''Singapore Tatler''. January 11, 2015. Accessed on 21 June 2019. Retrieved from: https://sg.asiatatler.com/dining/off-the-beaten-track-peninsula-plaza</ref><ref>Rashiwala, Kalpana. “20th storey of Peninsula Plaza for sale at $21m”. ''The Business Times''. October 22, 2013. Accessed on 21 June 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/real-estate/20th-storey-of-peninsula-plaza-for-sale-at-21m</ref> It consists of a 24-storey office tower and 6-storey shopping complex. Commonly known as Singapore’s Little Burma, the shopping complex houses a variety of speciality stores selling Burmese products.<ref>“Peninsula Plaza: Singapore’s Little Burma”. ''Ghetto Singapore''. November 26, 2013. Accessed on 21 June 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.ghettosingapore.com/peninsula-plaza-singapores-little-burma/</ref>
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 On 13 April 1950, Meyer Mansions was put up for auction at the upset price of S$1,500,000.<ref>[http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/freepress19500412-1.2.114?ST=1&AT=search&k=meyer%20mansions&P=3&Display=0&filterS=0&QT=meyer,mansions&oref=article “$6 Mil. Property For Auction”]. ''The Singapore Free Press''. April 12, 1950. Accessed on 27 June 2019. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref> By 1968, Meyer Mansions had already been partially demolished although the ground floor stores were still intact and in operation.<ref>[http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19680924-1.2.118?ST=1&AT=search&k=meyer%20mansions%20demolished&QT=meyer,mansions,demolished&oref=article "Heavy fire damage at photo shop"]. ''The Straits Times''. September 24, 1968. Accessed on 16 July 2019. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref>
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Meyer Mansions

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	===Meyer Mansions===		===Meyer Mansions===
	By the 1920s, the plot of land had been developed into a five-storey mixed-use complex known as the Meyer Mansions. The land had been bought by the property developer Manasseh Meyer. The complex consisted of office,<ref>"Page 21 Advertisements Column 2". ''Malayan Saturday Post''. September 12, 1925. Accessed on 16 July 2019. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref> commercial and residential units.<ref>[http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/maltribune19361130-1.2.90?ST=1&AT=search&k=meyer%20mansions&QT=meyer,mansions&oref=article "MEYER MANSIONS THEFT"]. ''Malaya Tribune''. November 30, 1936. Accessed on 16 July 2019. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref> It was considered the first flatted residence in Singapore. Based on a newspaper report from 1933, it also housed a dance studio.<ref>[http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/maltribune19330620-1.2.129.4?ST=1&AT=search&k=meyer%20mansions&QT=meyer,mansions&oref=article "Page 12 Advertisements Column 4"]. ''Malaya Tribune''. June 20, 1933. Accessed on 16 July 2019. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref> In 1936, it was reported that the entire ground floor of Meyer Mansions were commercial shops owned by Indian sports goods dealers.<ref>[http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/morningtribune19360509-1.2.61?ST=1&AT=search&k=meyer%20mansions&P=1&Display=0&filterS=0&QT=meyer,mansions&oref=article "Untitled"]. ''Morning Tribune''. May 9, 1936. Accessed on 16 July 2019. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref>		By the 1920s, the plot of land had been developed into a five-storey mixed-use complex known as the Meyer Mansions. The land had been bought by the property developer Manasseh Meyer. The complex consisted of office,<ref>"Page 21 Advertisements Column 2". ''Malayan Saturday Post''. September 12, 1925. Accessed on 16 July 2019. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref> commercial and residential units.<ref>[http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/maltribune19361130-1.2.90?ST=1&AT=search&k=meyer%20mansions&QT=meyer,mansions&oref=article "MEYER MANSIONS THEFT"]. ''Malaya Tribune''. November 30, 1936. Accessed on 16 July 2019. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref> It was considered the first flatted residence in Singapore. Based on a newspaper report from 1933, it also housed a dance studio.<ref>[http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/maltribune19330620-1.2.129.4?ST=1&AT=search&k=meyer%20mansions&QT=meyer,mansions&oref=article "Page 12 Advertisements Column 4"]. ''Malaya Tribune''. June 20, 1933. Accessed on 16 July 2019. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref> In 1936, it was reported that the entire ground floor of Meyer Mansions were made up of commercial shops owned by Indian sports goods dealers.<ref>[http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/morningtribune19360509-1.2.61?ST=1&AT=search&k=meyer%20mansions&P=1&Display=0&filterS=0&QT=meyer,mansions&oref=article "Untitled"]. ''Morning Tribune''. May 9, 1936. Accessed on 16 July 2019. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref>

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Siam House

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	===Siam House===		===Siam House===
	In the late 19th century, the plot of land which Peninsula Plaza now occupies housed the residence of a businessman and philanthropist, Tan Kim Cheng, who is the eldest son of Tan Tock Seng.<ref>“Tan Kim Ching”. ''Resources Guides.'' October 5, 2018. Accessed on 21 June 2019. Retrieved from: http://www.nlb.gov.sg/resourceguides/tan-kim-ching/</ref> The family residence was known as the Siam House, mainly due to Tan Kim Cheng's appointment as the Consul for Siam at the time.<ref>[http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/stweekly18920301-1.2.43?ST=1&AT=filter&K=tan%20kim%20cheng&KA=tan%20kim%20cheng&DF=&DT=&Display=0&AO=false&NPT=&L=&CTA=&NID=&CT=&WC=&YR=1892&QT=tan,kim,cheng&oref=article "UNKNOWN"]. ''Straits Times Weekly Issue''. March 1, 1892. Accessed on 16 July 2019. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref> Tan Kim Cheng lived in the family residence~~, also known as Siam House,~~ until his death in 1892.		In the late 19th century, the plot of land which Peninsula Plaza now occupies housed the residence of a businessman and philanthropist, Tan Kim Cheng, who is the eldest son of Tan Tock Seng.<ref>“Tan Kim Ching”. ''Resources Guides.'' October 5, 2018. Accessed on 21 June 2019. Retrieved from: http://www.nlb.gov.sg/resourceguides/tan-kim-ching/</ref> The family residence was known as the Siam House, mainly due to Tan Kim Cheng's appointment as the Consul for Siam at the time.<ref>[http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/stweekly18920301-1.2.43?ST=1&AT=filter&K=tan%20kim%20cheng&KA=tan%20kim%20cheng&DF=&DT=&Display=0&AO=false&NPT=&L=&CTA=&NID=&CT=&WC=&YR=1892&QT=tan,kim,cheng&oref=article "UNKNOWN"]. ''Straits Times Weekly Issue''. March 1, 1892. Accessed on 16 July 2019. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref> Tan Kim Cheng lived in the family residence until his death in 1892.

	===Meyer Mansions===		===Meyer Mansions===

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Siam House

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	===Siam House===		===Siam House===
	In the late 19th century, the plot of land which Peninsula Plaza now occupies ~~once~~ housed the residence of a businessman and philanthropist, Tan Kim Cheng, who is the eldest son of Tan Tock Seng.<ref>“Tan Kim Ching”. ''Resources Guides.'' October 5, 2018. Accessed on 21 June 2019. Retrieved from: http://www.nlb.gov.sg/resourceguides/tan-kim-ching/</ref> The family residence was known as the Siam House, mainly due to Tan Kim Cheng's appointment as the Consul for Siam at the time.<ref>[http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/stweekly18920301-1.2.43?ST=1&AT=filter&K=tan%20kim%20cheng&KA=tan%20kim%20cheng&DF=&DT=&Display=0&AO=false&NPT=&L=&CTA=&NID=&CT=&WC=&YR=1892&QT=tan,kim,cheng&oref=article "UNKNOWN"]. ''Straits Times Weekly Issue''. March 1, 1892. Accessed on 16 July 2019. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref> Tan Kim Cheng lived in the family residence, also known as Siam House, until his death in 1892.		In the late 19th century, the plot of land which Peninsula Plaza now occupies housed the residence of a businessman and philanthropist, Tan Kim Cheng, who is the eldest son of Tan Tock Seng.<ref>“Tan Kim Ching”. ''Resources Guides.'' October 5, 2018. Accessed on 21 June 2019. Retrieved from: http://www.nlb.gov.sg/resourceguides/tan-kim-ching/</ref> The family residence was known as the Siam House, mainly due to Tan Kim Cheng's appointment as the Consul for Siam at the time.<ref>[http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/stweekly18920301-1.2.43?ST=1&AT=filter&K=tan%20kim%20cheng&KA=tan%20kim%20cheng&DF=&DT=&Display=0&AO=false&NPT=&L=&CTA=&NID=&CT=&WC=&YR=1892&QT=tan,kim,cheng&oref=article "UNKNOWN"]. ''Straits Times Weekly Issue''. March 1, 1892. Accessed on 16 July 2019. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.</ref> Tan Kim Cheng lived in the family residence, also known as Siam House, until his death in 1892.

	===Meyer Mansions===		===Meyer Mansions===

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Architecture

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	Levels 6 to 9 features a narrower portion of the building which aligns with the St Andrew’s Cathedral. This part of the building serves as an intermediate section between the podium level and the tower block. From an design perspective, this section reduces the obvious height difference between the building's two other components.<ref>Tan, Eugene. “Peninsula Plaza”. ''State of Buildings''. Accessed on 21 June 2019. Retrieved from: https://stateofbuildings.sg/places/peninsula-plaza</ref>		Levels 6 to 9 features a narrower portion of the building which aligns with the St Andrew’s Cathedral. This part of the building serves as an intermediate section between the podium level and the tower block. From a design perspective, this section reduces the obvious height difference between the building's two other components.<ref>Tan, Eugene. “Peninsula Plaza”. ''State of Buildings''. Accessed on 21 June 2019. Retrieved from: https://stateofbuildings.sg/places/peninsula-plaza</ref>

	==History==		==History==

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Architecture

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	Levels 6 to 9 features a narrower portion of the building which aligns with the St Andrew’s Cathedral. This part of the building serves as an intermediate section between the podium level and the tower block. From an design perspective, this section reduces the obvious height difference between the ~~podium level and the actual tower block~~.<ref>Tan, Eugene. “Peninsula Plaza”. ''State of Buildings''. Accessed on 21 June 2019. Retrieved from: https://stateofbuildings.sg/places/peninsula-plaza</ref>		Levels 6 to 9 features a narrower portion of the building which aligns with the St Andrew’s Cathedral. This part of the building serves as an intermediate section between the podium level and the tower block. From an design perspective, this section reduces the obvious height difference between the building's two other components.<ref>Tan, Eugene. “Peninsula Plaza”. ''State of Buildings''. Accessed on 21 June 2019. Retrieved from: https://stateofbuildings.sg/places/peninsula-plaza</ref>

	==History==		==History==

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Architecture

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	The size and shape of the structure were designed with the consideration of the neighbouring buildings.<ref>Tan, Eugene. “Peninsula Plaza”. ''State of Buildings''. Accessed on 21 June 2019. Retrieved from: https://stateofbuildings.sg/places/peninsula-plaza</ref> The height and width of the 6-storey podium match the scale of the City Hall and the old Supreme Court which has now been re-purposed as the National Gallery Singapore.<ref>"CELEBRATING THE RICH HISTORY OF THE BUILDING". ''National Gallery Singapore''. Accessed on 16 July 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.nationalgallery.sg/about/building/history</ref>		The size and shape of the structure were designed with the consideration of the neighbouring buildings.<ref>Tan, Eugene. “Peninsula Plaza”. ''State of Buildings''. Accessed on 21 June 2019. Retrieved from: https://stateofbuildings.sg/places/peninsula-plaza</ref> The height and width of the 6-storey podium match the scale of the City Hall and the old Supreme Court which has now been re-purposed as the National Gallery Singapore.<ref>"CELEBRATING THE RICH HISTORY OF THE BUILDING". ''National Gallery Singapore''. Accessed on 16 July 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.nationalgallery.sg/about/building/history</ref>

	Levels 6 to 9 features a narrower portion of the building which aligns with the St Andrew’s Cathedral. At the ~~same time~~, it reduces the obvious height difference between the podium level and the tower block.<ref>Tan, Eugene. “Peninsula Plaza”. ''State of Buildings''. Accessed on 21 June 2019. Retrieved from: https://stateofbuildings.sg/places/peninsula-plaza</ref>
			Levels 6 to 9 features a narrower portion of the building which aligns with the St Andrew’s Cathedral. This part of the building serves as an intermediate section between the podium level and the tower block. From an design perspective, this section reduces the obvious height difference between the podium level and the actual tower block.<ref>Tan, Eugene. “Peninsula Plaza”. ''State of Buildings''. Accessed on 21 June 2019. Retrieved from: https://stateofbuildings.sg/places/peninsula-plaza</ref>

	==History==		==History==

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Architecture

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	The size and shape of the structure were designed with the consideration of the neighbouring buildings.<ref>Tan, Eugene. “Peninsula Plaza”. ''State of Buildings''. Accessed on 21 June 2019. Retrieved from: https://stateofbuildings.sg/places/peninsula-plaza</ref> The height and width of the 6-storey podium match the scale of the City Hall and the old Supreme Court which has now been re-purposed as the National Gallery Singapore.<ref>"CELEBRATING THE RICH HISTORY OF THE BUILDING". ''National Gallery Singapore''. Accessed on 16 July 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.nationalgallery.sg/about/building/history</ref>		The size and shape of the structure were designed with the consideration of the neighbouring buildings.<ref>Tan, Eugene. “Peninsula Plaza”. ''State of Buildings''. Accessed on 21 June 2019. Retrieved from: https://stateofbuildings.sg/places/peninsula-plaza</ref> The height and width of the 6-storey podium match the scale of the City Hall and the old Supreme Court which has now been re-purposed as the National Gallery Singapore.<ref>"CELEBRATING THE RICH HISTORY OF THE BUILDING". ''National Gallery Singapore''. Accessed on 16 July 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.nationalgallery.sg/about/building/history</ref>

	Levels 6 to 9 features a narrower portion of the building which aligns with the St Andrew’s Cathedral ~~and at~~ the same time, ~~mitigates~~ the height difference between the podium and the tower block.		Levels 6 to 9 features a narrower portion of the building which aligns with the St Andrew’s Cathedral. At the same time, it reduces the obvious height difference between the podium level and the tower block.<ref>Tan, Eugene. “Peninsula Plaza”. ''State of Buildings''. Accessed on 21 June 2019. Retrieved from: https://stateofbuildings.sg/places/peninsula-plaza</ref>

	==History==		==History==

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	[[File:Peninsula Plaza.jpg\|thumb\|''The facade of Peninsula Plaza featuring the Gothic arches on the podium level of the complex.'']]		[[File:Peninsula Plaza.jpg\|thumb\|''The facade of Peninsula Plaza featuring the Gothic arches on the podium level of the complex.'']]
	Peninsula Plaza is a 30-storey mixed-use building located at 111 North Bridge road.<ref>Kok, Denise. “Off The Beaten Track: Peninsula Plaza”. ''Singapore Tatler''. January 11, 2015. Accessed on 21 June 2019. Retrieved from: https://sg.asiatatler.com/dining/off-the-beaten-track-peninsula-plaza</ref><ref>Rashiwala, Kalpana. “20th storey of Peninsula Plaza for sale at $21m”. ''The Business Times''. October 22, 2013. Accessed on 21 June 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/real-estate/20th-storey-of-peninsula-plaza-for-sale-at-21m</ref> Commonly known as Singapore’s Little Burma, the shopping complex houses a variety of speciality stores selling Burmese products.<ref>“Peninsula Plaza: Singapore’s Little Burma”. ''Ghetto Singapore''. November 26, 2013. Accessed on 21 June 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.ghettosingapore.com/peninsula-plaza-singapores-little-burma/</ref>		Peninsula Plaza is a 30-storey mixed-use building located at 111 North Bridge road.<ref>Kok, Denise. “Off The Beaten Track: Peninsula Plaza”. ''Singapore Tatler''. January 11, 2015. Accessed on 21 June 2019. Retrieved from: https://sg.asiatatler.com/dining/off-the-beaten-track-peninsula-plaza</ref><ref>Rashiwala, Kalpana. “20th storey of Peninsula Plaza for sale at $21m”. ''The Business Times''. October 22, 2013. Accessed on 21 June 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/real-estate/20th-storey-of-peninsula-plaza-for-sale-at-21m</ref> It consists of a 24-storey office tower and 6-storey shopping complex. Commonly known as Singapore’s Little Burma, the shopping complex houses a variety of speciality stores selling Burmese products.<ref>“Peninsula Plaza: Singapore’s Little Burma”. ''Ghetto Singapore''. November 26, 2013. Accessed on 21 June 2019. Retrieved from: https://www.ghettosingapore.com/peninsula-plaza-singapores-little-burma/</ref>

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