United Overseas Bank

United Overseas Bank

Historic site

About

On 1 October 1935, UOB opened for business at the Bonham Building in Raffles Place. Over the years, it grew to become one of Singapore's leading banks.

National Heritage Board, Historic Sites (open data, Singapore Open Data Licence).

Facts and sources

Names
EN United Overseas Bank한국어 유나이티드 오버시즈 뱅크 English: National Heritage Board; Korean by DealSingapore (NIKL loanword rules)
Heritage
Historic Site (marked by NHB) National Heritage Board, record updated 2026-04-14
Planning area
Downtown Core URA Master Plan 2025
Opening hours
Not in our sources NHB lists and Wikidata, read 2026-10-01
Data
/api/sight/united-overseas-bank.json The same facts as JSON, for apps and AI agents

Getting there

Raffles Place · Exit G The exit nearest this place, 129 m in a straight line (station 187 m). Not a walking route Open in Google Maps UOB Plaza One, 80 Raffles Place, Singapore 48624

Area

Marina Bay 616 m from the centre of the area Civic District 633 m from the centre of the area Clarke Quay 711 m from the centre of the area Chinatown 716 m from the centre of the area

Nearby

Masjid Moulana Mohamed Ali Mosque · 48 m away Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Historic site · 138 m away All the Essentially Essential Public art · 142 m away Yueh Hai Ching Temple Temple · 150 m away Boat Quay Quays and piers · 172 m away Raffles Place Historic site · 181 m away

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