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Developed by Parco buildings (later sold to Capitaland) Bugis Junction is a mixed of shopping complex, office tower and hotel by combining 3 streets - Bugis Street, Malay Street and Hylam Street into one retail mall, making it one of the first air-conditioned indoor streets.
The name Bugis itself comes from The Bugis people which were originated from Celebes (now South Sulawesi, Indonesia). They were well known for a long time as maritime traders and fierce warriors.

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The iconic ship logo of Bugis Junction were adapted from the Bugis people's traditional wooden ship named Kapal Pinisi (Pinisi Ship).
According to the folktales, the ship itself has been existing since 1500. The seven flag in the ship itself symbolized that this ship could sail through the seven oceans.
Now, the Bugis Town area is no longer dominated by The Bugis, landmarks such as the Bugis Junction, Bugis Street and Bugis MRT station serve as the reminders of the area's Bugis connection.

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originally known as Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus, a catholic girl's school established in 1854 by an order of french catholic nuns. located in a private city block around Victoria road, Bras Basah road, North Bridge road and Stamford road. the complex consists of primary and secondary schools of CHIJ, Chinese medium school st. Nicholas girl's school, orphanage, nun's quarter and a Chapel. The school, however is relocated at Toa Payoh in 1983. now the whole complex is occupied by Perennial, a real estate and healthcare company headquartered and listed in Singapore, and the function of the complex changed into a complex of restaurant and heritage, with the whole exterior unchanged.

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Used to be known as ILUMA, Bugis+ is another retail mall in Bugis District, designed by WOHA In order to achieve the planning authority’s vision of a vibrant nightlife district, and to amplify visibility within the bustling neighborhood, the project features a custom-designed, artistic Crystal Mesh media appearance composed of faceted jewel-like fixtures that glitter in the day and glow in the night. The crystal media appearance was conceived and developed in close cooperation with Berlin based artists and architects realities:united, and features simple energy-saving bulbs in a custom designed reflector, controlled by a custom designed software.

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Completed in 1980 under the urban renewal plan, the Bras Basah Complex has been a familiar place to many Singaporeans for the past three decades. Over the years, the commercial-cum-residential complex has become Singapore’s well-known City of Books (unofficial name)
Before the construction of the Bras Basah Complex, the old streets of North Bridge Road, Victoria Street and Bras Basah Road had been traditional venues for book stores, second-hand bookshops and stationery shops. Dozens of such shops were often housed side by side in old shop houses competitively. To the students of the sixties and seventies, it was the go-to place to get the necessary school textbooks and study guides to Shakespeare, poetry and science.

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The Mint Museum of Toys is a purpose-built museum showing a private collection of vintage toys. It was officially opened on March 5, 2007 and officiated by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr George Yeo. The museum is located at 26 Seah Street, in the Arts & Heritage district of Singapore. MINT is an acronym for "Moment of Imagination and Nostalgia with Toys". The museum collection includes more than 3,000 toys and childhood memorabilia from the mid-19th century to mid-20th Century. All the toys displayed in the museum are the lifetime collection of Singaporean, Chang Yang Fa, an alumnus of St Andrew's School.

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The complex consists of 3 main building which is the Caldwell house, The orphanage and the main centerpiece, which is the chapel.
First and second building is built with Neo - classical style, while the chapel is by Gothic style, linked to the other 2 buildings. the chapel's holds many aesthetically pleasing places and object. its exterior features flying buttresses and 5 storey spire. The chapel facade is carved by the letters "Iesu Homine  Salvator" which means "Jesus, Savior of the world", and the linkways is adorned by paintings of tropical birds and plants.
going inside, the chapel features delicate glass windows depicts scenes of bible and the 12 apostles.

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formerly known as the boys' school, St. Joseph in 1867 the school premises consists of a few building as a complex, with a cathedral which is already established before the school was built. however, again like CHIJ, the building is relocated to Malcolm road at 1988, and the old building is turned into a National monument in february 1992, and become Singapore Art Museum which is opened at 1996. the museum first known as the Fine art museum, was born as a part of national museum project to set 5 other museums in the city. it then serves as a place of changing exhibitions  to offer a well-rounded aesthetic experience of Asian contemporary art.

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the whole complex consists of Anderson building, Chapel building, Brother's Quarter, statue of De Lasalle. the whole complex except for the brother's quarters is based on the classical style buildings, being built at 1907. After the construction is completed, the Anderson building housed classrooms, and a staircase located just at the center of the building.
first thing we see in the chapel is the hall expanding at the two - storey block with arches on on the ground floor and the chapel is placed above it. the hall was named King George Hall, it was designed with columned loggia. however, the chapel supposed to home stained glasses that got removed during the Japanese occupation and the buildings are enclosed, with the arches flattened.
while all these building are made with classical style, the brother's quarters is styled with art - deco influence, used to house more classrooms

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A prestigious Italian restaurant that won a Michelin award, it is located at Purvis street.

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The restaurant is dominated by the warm feel, yet still elegant in terms of the furniture color, the decorations, and the placings. adorned with many big glass windows, adding the professional feel in it.

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A Buddhist temple dedicated to worship Guan Yin, or also known as Kwan Im the goddess of mercy in China, which is located on Waterloo street.
the place is very popular as it is one of the oldest Buddhist temple in Singapore, being built in 1884. apparently the temple is also used to worship other deities such as Ta Ma Tan Shith (or Da Mu Tuo Shi), chief of the six Buddhist patriarchs, and Hua Tuo, a Han-dynasty doctor who is the Chinese patron saint of medicine.
the temple went through various of renovations in 1895, it is then taken down at the end of 1970 but then rebuilt at 1982 which then the temple is doubled by the former size.
this temple is also known to donate many organization such as National Kidney Foundation, computing professorship at NTU, and various of bursaries for students in need

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Like most Buddhist temple, the building structure is based on Pagoda, with various colors adorning the whole place. the interior houses the statues of some Chinese deities such as Guan Yin, Dharma, and Hua Tuo, along with the altar, pot for the incense to pray with

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One of the oldest traditional Chinese restaurant which originally located at Asia Grand Hotel before it is demolished, and now is relocated at Odeon tower

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The restaurant is based on the postmodern design of Chinese restaurant, which adopt the modernized version of the 80's design that adapt a bit of western influence.

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Formerly a private beach house, Sarkies Brothers turned this building into a high-end hotel where in December 1st 1887 they opened the ten-room Raffles Hotel. It has a reputation for high standards in services making it popular among wealthy clients.
In 1898, it was under extensive renovation for 2 and half years and restored into its grand style of its elegant 1915 heydays.
At one time, the Raffles Hotel maintained a hotel museum. It displayed memorabilia such as photographs, silver and china items, postcards, and menus, as well as old and rare editions of the works of the famous writers who stayed there. The museum also displayed photographs of its famous guests and visitors. The Raffles Hotel Museum closed in 2012. In December 2015, the Fairmont/Raffles brands were purchased by the French company Accor SA.

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The interior of building itself has the colonial style. It is now undergoing a renovation until fall 2018, it will not change the heritage and colonial feel of the space, which is why the signature tripartite parlour, bedroom, bathroom layout in the rooms are being retained, as are the charming elements such as the antique lighting switches.

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The vintage style of the building gave off the vibes of the past where between the high-end building that's almost all around Singapore there is still a romance with these kinds of old places Singapore as a match and diversity

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in contrast to the contemporary style of MINT Museum, The Wayang Museum (Shadow Puppet Museum) of Indonesia were built from remains of The Dutch's Old Church, following the neo-renaissance style of The Dutch colonial style.
it was built in 1640 under the name Old Dutch Church then renovated in 1732 as New Dutch Church.
During 1808, an earthquake destroyed the church, leaving the remains behind for later constructed in 1912 which initially functioned as warehouse.

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The high style of building also could be experienced through all of the European countries in the past and what does remains today that we could see how the German's Parliament building has the same grand style of high class building.

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since the former owner of both CHIJ and St. Joseph are french, which is part of Europe, their influence spread wide even to Germany, being one of the European continent. though same influence, they seem to display the style differently. German, having the influence since 1230 mostly have extravagant exterior and interior, for example, like the cologne cathedral

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However, German's classicism style contradicts the use of the classicism by french as they are purposely avoiding what their french occupiers' style. this is the base of Karl Friedrich Schinkel's design which appeal more to the greek influence. example: Worlitz palace

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In Indonesia, this type of design seems to be the most trending inspiration for restaurant owners. many new cafes adopting these concept, the warm color yet the elegant placing of the place. for an example, is Domicile kitchen and lounge located in Surabaya

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Even in Indonesia, the worship Of Guan Yin also visible in some parts, for example is the "Klenteng Sanggar Agung" or "Hong San Tang"  which was built so the Tridharma followers could continue their worship, when 2 years after the opening of the temple the employee saw a woman dressed in white walking on the water, which is believed as Guan Yin, and became another deity being worshiped in the temple. the architecture is similar, along with the colorful pattern and mostly red.

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The idea of hi-tech light display has been delivered by the same company throughout years, serving the sense of modern and futuristic design, one of the main example is the KUNSTHAUS GRAZ (Graz Art House) that were built in 2003.
The architecture and the media installation form a strong projection of the internal artistic processes of the Kunsthaus in an abstract and mediated form onto the facade and to the public. BIX constitutes an amorphous light matrix tailored to the complex shape of the building and gradually fading away toward the edges, instead of offering straight and clearly visible borders. The installation’s edges are hardly perceptible, as if the light patterns could dance freely on the building’s outer skin, BIX is the starting point for investigations that were continued in later projects such as crystal mesh (iluma/bugis+)

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It seems this style is popular among the South East countries where as Jakarta owns some buildings with the same vibe as Bras Basah Complex, the difference is it is a department store, and the outdoor look style. But Mangga Dua has this outdoor feeling where it's rooftop was covered with transparent panel so the lights from the sun could shine the interior of the buildings itself