Central Business District, Singapore

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(photo: VMsAWrs)

Singapore’s Central Business District comprises many significant financial buildings and are mainly skyscrapers.  Majority of Singapore’s tallest building are found here, where land are the most expensive. Most of the iconic building that represents Singapore CBD skyline also stand on free hold land, which are extremely uncommon in Singapore today.

Some commercial buildings reflect the cultural Chinese heritage of Singapore in addition to the presence of other cultural heritage sites in the Central Area. The UOB Plaza makes use of the traditional Chinese symbol of the octagon (good Feng Shui according to traditional Chinese geomancy.)

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YOG torchbearers

After travelling to five cities around the world, the Youth Olympic Flame arrived in Singapore for a 6-day traditional torch relay run.

2,400 torchbearers will have the honour of carrying the first Youth Olympic Flame. The torch relay winds through the streets of Singapore, through all the five community districts (today being the last thru the Central District) and ending in the heart of the city before finally reaching the waters of the beautiful Marina Reservoir, and the Float@Marina Bay – the venue for the Singapore 2010 Opening (Tom 14Aug) ceremonies.

This picture was taken outside The Botanic Gardens.

Picture by Ming.

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