Former Cathay Building
Historic site
About
The Art Deco facade wall fronting the modern glass architecture of The Cathay is the remnant of what used to be Malaya's tallest building.
National Heritage Board, National Monuments (open data, Singapore Open Data Licence).
Facts and sources
- Names
- EN Former Cathay Building中文 国泰大厦한국어 옛 캐세이 빌딩日本語 キャセイ・ビル English: National Heritage Board; other languages: Wikidata Q5052142; Korean by DealSingapore (NIKL loanword rules)
- Heritage
- National Monument National Heritage Board, record updated 2026-04-14
- Planning area
- Museum URA Master Plan 2025
- Opening hours
- Not in our sources NHB lists and Wikidata, read 2026-10-01
- Data
- /api/sight/former-cathay-building.json The same facts as JSON, for apps and AI agents
Getting there
Japanese Propaganda Department Historic site · 41 m away 
Orchard Road Presbyterian Church Church · 151 m away 
Wesley Methodist Church, Singapore Church · 156 m away 
MacDonald House Architecture · 192 m away 
Masjid Bencoolen Mosque · 216 m away Kempeitai East District Branch Historic site · 222 m away
Orchard Road Presbyterian Church Church · 151 m away Wesley Methodist Church, Singapore Church · 156 m away MacDonald House Architecture · 192 m away Masjid Bencoolen Mosque · 216 m away Kempeitai East District Branch Historic site · 222 m away Wikidata (CC0). Sources and photo credits are on the terms page.
