Raffles Place (Street)

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    • Raffles Place, 50 Years of Transformation | Remember Singapore
      Raffles Place, 50 Years of Transformation | Remember Singapore
      1. Jul 28, 2014
      2. remembersingapore.org
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      For almost two centuries, Raffles Place has been the designated business centre of Singapore. Under Sir Stamford Raffles' Town Plan in 1822, the hilly area at the southern side of the Singapore River was leveled to fill up the nearby swamps. It became the Commercial Square, which was renamed in 1858 as Raffles Place. Despite…

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