List of tallest buildings in Singapore
Timeline of tallest buildings
Table:
Name	Image	Street address	Years as tallest	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Floors	Coordinates	Reference

Cathay Building	Rounded building with two visibile facades; the lower floors have a concrete exterior with grooved, triangular niches and round, protruding edges.	2 Handy Road	1939–1954	70	230	17	1°17′57.5″N 103°50′51.5″E / 1.299306°N 103.847639°E

Asia Insurance Building	Beige rectangular building, 20 storeys and at 87 metres tall, with newer taller skyscrapers seen in the background.	2 Finlayson Green	1954–1971	87	285	20	1°16′55″N 103°51′05″E / 1.28194°N 103.85139°E

Shaw Centre	Box-like building with rectangular cross section. The lower floors are a visible parking garage, while the upper floors have a grey and white facade with protruding windows and a rooftop terrace.	1 Scotts Road	Never the tallest building in Singapore (completed in 1972, theatre only in 1958)	100	328	27	1°18′21″N 103°49′53.5″E / 1.30583°N 103.831528°E

Meritus Mandarin Singapore Tower One	Ground-level view of two concrete towers; the one on the right is more prominent, and has a windowless lateral facade with triangular structures protruding from the roof.	333 Orchard Road	1971–1973	144	472	36	1°18′07.6″N 103°50′10.0″E / 1.302111°N 103.836111°E

Meritus Mandarin Singapore Tower Two	Ground-level view of two concrete towers; the one on the right is more prominent, and has a windowless lateral facade with triangular structures protruding from the roof.	333 Orchard Road	1973–1974	152	499	40	1°18′07.6″N 103°50′10.0″E / 1.302111°N 103.836111°E

UIC Building*	40-storey box-like structure seen from Shenton Way.	5 Shenton Way	1973–1974	152	499	40	1°16′40.51″N 103°50′58.49″E / 1.2779194°N 103.8495806°E

United Overseas Bank Plaza Two	Ground-level view of a 40-storey skyscraper with an octagonal cross section and a protruding, triangular ledge near the 20th floor	80 Raffles Place	1974–1975	162	531	38	1°17′08″N 103°50′59″E / 1.28556°N 103.84972°E

DBS Building Tower One	Distant view of a box-like building with many black ridges; a similar-looking building is located directly behind it.	6 Shenton Way	1975–1986	201	659	50	1°16′37.40″N 103°50′54.06″E / 1.2770556°N 103.8483500°E

One Raffles Place	Ground-level view of 60-storey building whose cross section is a square with a diagonal projection from one corner. In the top 10 storeys part of the square is missing and only a diagonal remains.	1 Raffles Place	1986–2016	280	919	63	1°17′04.89″N 103°51′03.70″E / 1.2846917°N 103.8510278°E

United Overseas Bank Plaza One	Ground-level view of several skyscrapers; the building on the right is the tallest and has a square cross section with several diagonal protrusions.	80 Raffles Place	1992–2016	280	919	67	1°17′08″N 103°50′59″E / 1.28556°N 103.84972°E

Republic Plaza	Ground-level view of 70-storey building. The exterior has a reddish hue with dark windows.	9 Raffles Place	1995–2016	280	919	66	1°16′58″N 103°51′04″E / 1.28278°N 103.85111°E

Tanjong Pagar Centre	-	Choon Guan Street	2016-	290	951	64	1°16′37.560″N 103°50′45.960″E / 1.27710000°N 103.84610000°E

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