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ceremony was held on 23 September 1969. Interior design work was done by Dale Keller, of Pacific House (Asia) Limited and the hotel featured a huge 19-panel facade mural, sculpted by local artist Gerard Henderson and a 25-foot solid aluminum lobby mural by artist
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The hotel has 423 guest rooms, a rooftop swimming pool, fitness center and 2 treatment rooms, 11 meeting rooms for 18-550 people and 2 business centres. Situated in the heart of
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only weeks before. The two hotels were financed by businessman Cho Jock Kim, head of Far East Publishers. The $ 18 million hotel was designed by local architects
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On 13 December 2015, the ceiling of the hotel entrance collapsed and debris fell into a car. 4 people were sent to hospital. According to the
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on 1 November 1963, along with its sister hotel, the Kuala Lumpur Hilton. Singapore had
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that year, and by November 1965, only the pilings of the structure had been completed.
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The Singapore Hilton celebrated its grand opening on 30 January 1971, officiated by
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in August 1968, through its Far Eastern Hotels Development Ltd. subsidiary. A
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On 1 January 2022, the hotel was renamed voco Orchard Singapore.
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joined as one of the states in the new nation of Malaysia
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Index

Hilton Singapore

High-rise
Orchard Road
Singapore
Coordinates
1°18′21.09″N 103°49′45.38″E / 1.3058583°N 103.8292722°E / 1.3058583; 103.8292722
IHG Hotels & Resorts
voco
Orchard Road
Singapore
InterContinental Hotels Group
The Straits Times
joined as one of the states in the new nation of Malaysia
Booty Edwards & Partners
Malaysia
Far East Organization
Ng Teng Fong
Stock Exchange of Malaysia and Singapore
topping off
Seah Kim Joo
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Minister for Labour
S. Rajaratnam
Ong Beng Seng
Building and Construction Authority

Orchard Road
Orchard Road
Singapore Changi Airport

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