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| Cathay Building | |
|---|---|
国泰大厦 Bangunan Cathay | |
 The Cathay Building in 1945 | |
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| Former names | Cathay Hotel |
| General information | |
| Status | Demolished |
| Location | Singapore |
| Address | 2 Handy Road, Singapore 229233 |
| Country | Singapore |
| Coordinates | 1°17′57.5″N 103°50′51.5″E / 1.299306°N 103.847639°E |
| Named for | Cathay Cinema |
| Construction started | July 11, 1939 |
| Completed | 1940 |
| Opened | July 1, 1940 |
| Closed | 2000 |
| Demolished | 2003 |
| Cost | S$1 million |
| Owner | Loke Cheng Kim (former) Loke Wan Tho (former) Cathay Organisation |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 11 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Frank Wilmin Brewer |
| Architecture firm | Arbenz and Brewer |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 170 |
| Number of restaurants | 1 |
| Number of bars | 1 |
| Website | |
| www | |
| Designated | 10 February 2003 |
| Reference no. | 48 |
The Cathay Building (simplified Chinese: 国泰大厦; traditional Chinese: 國泰大廈; Malay: Bangunan Cathay) was opened in 1939 by Dato Loke Wan Tho as the headquarters for the British Malaya Broadcasting Corporation. Located at 2 Handy Road in the Museum Planning Area of Singapore, the building was most known for its air-conditioned theatre known as the Cathay Cinema, then a technological marvel and the first to be built in Singapore. Cathay Building was the first skyscraper in Singapore and tallest building in Southeast Asia at that time. It was demolished in 2003.