Title
Sunrise taken from Cathay Building
Year/Period
1945-1946
Region
Singapore
Object Type
Material
Dimension
Image size: 8.6 x 13 cm
Accession No.
2001-00132
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr Harold Gresly-Grey
This is a photograph of a sunrise in Singapore, taken from the top of the Cathay Building in 1945-46. Located at the convergence of Kirk Terrace, Handy Road and Sophia Road, the sixteen-storey building was Singapore’s first skyscraper. It was owned by the Loke family and opened on 3 October 1939.
