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The former Asia Insurance Building (Chinese: 亚洲保险大厦; pinyin: Yàzhōu Bǎoxiǎn dàshà), now named Ascott Raffles Place, lies in the heart of the Central Business District of Singapore, at the corner of Finlayson Green and Raffles Quay. Standing at 270 feet (82 metres), it surpassed the Cathay Building to be the tallest tower in Singapore until the completion of Meritus Mandarin Tower 1 in 1971. Designed by one of Singapore's pioneer architects, , the office building was completed in 1955 and served as the headquarters for the , one of the first local insurance companies. In 2006, the building was acquired by the Ascott Group and the office tower has since been refurbished into a serviced apartment residence. Renamed as Ascott Raffles Place, the building sits on a 999-year leasehold site with a

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  • Asia Insurance Building (en)
  • Asia Insurance Building (es)
  • アスコット・ラッフルズ・プレース・シンガポール (ja)
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  • El antiguo edificio de Asia Insurance (en chino: 前 亚洲 保险 大厦; pinyin: qián Yàzhōu Bǎoxiǎn dàshà) es un edificio de gran altura anteriormente destinado a uso comercial, situado en Finlayson Green cerca de Raffles Place, en el centro de la ciudad de Singapur. El Asia Insurance Building también fue conocido como el A.I. Building, pero fue renombrado a Ascott Raffles Place después de que el Ascott Group (una división de CapitaLand) completó su remodelación del edificio en una residencia de apartamentos con servicio en noviembre de 2008. (es)
  • アスコット・ラッフルズ・プレース・シンガポール（Ascott Raffles Place Singapore）は、シンガポールのホテル。2008年まではアジア・インシュランス・ビルディング（Asia Insurance Building）であった。 (ja)
  • The former Asia Insurance Building (Chinese: 亚洲保险大厦; pinyin: Yàzhōu Bǎoxiǎn dàshà), now named Ascott Raffles Place, lies in the heart of the Central Business District of Singapore, at the corner of Finlayson Green and Raffles Quay. Standing at 270 feet (82 metres), it surpassed the Cathay Building to be the tallest tower in Singapore until the completion of Meritus Mandarin Tower 1 in 1971. Designed by one of Singapore's pioneer architects, , the office building was completed in 1955 and served as the headquarters for the , one of the first local insurance companies. In 2006, the building was acquired by the Ascott Group and the office tower has since been refurbished into a serviced apartment residence. Renamed as Ascott Raffles Place, the building sits on a 999-year leasehold site with a (en)
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  • Ascott Raffles Place (en)
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  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Asia_Insurance_Building,_Dec_05.jpg
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  • Ng Keng Siang (en)
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  • Asia Insurance Building (en)
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  • 亚洲保险大厦 (en)
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  • Completed 1954, reopened November 2008 (en)
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  • The former Asia Insurance Building (Chinese: 亚洲保险大厦; pinyin: Yàzhōu Bǎoxiǎn dàshà), now named Ascott Raffles Place, lies in the heart of the Central Business District of Singapore, at the corner of Finlayson Green and Raffles Quay. Standing at 270 feet (82 metres), it surpassed the Cathay Building to be the tallest tower in Singapore until the completion of Meritus Mandarin Tower 1 in 1971. Designed by one of Singapore's pioneer architects, , the office building was completed in 1955 and served as the headquarters for the , one of the first local insurance companies. In 2006, the building was acquired by the Ascott Group and the office tower has since been refurbished into a serviced apartment residence. Renamed as Ascott Raffles Place, the building sits on a 999-year leasehold site with a building footprint of about 950 square meters. (en)
  • El antiguo edificio de Asia Insurance (en chino: 前 亚洲 保险 大厦; pinyin: qián Yàzhōu Bǎoxiǎn dàshà) es un edificio de gran altura anteriormente destinado a uso comercial, situado en Finlayson Green cerca de Raffles Place, en el centro de la ciudad de Singapur. El Asia Insurance Building también fue conocido como el A.I. Building, pero fue renombrado a Ascott Raffles Place después de que el Ascott Group (una división de CapitaLand) completó su remodelación del edificio en una residencia de apartamentos con servicio en noviembre de 2008. (es)
  • アスコット・ラッフルズ・プレース・シンガポール（Ascott Raffles Place Singapore）は、シンガポールのホテル。2008年まではアジア・インシュランス・ビルディング（Asia Insurance Building）であった。 (ja)
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  • Asia Insurance Building (en)
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  • 亚洲保险大厦 (en)
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