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1887 |
Raffles Hotel opens on
Beach Road under the management of Tigran Sarkies, offering 10 rooms
in an old bungalow-style building |
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1890 |
A pair of two-storey
wings are built, flanking the bungalow and adding 22 suites facing
the sea. |
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1894 |
An L-shaped extension
forming the Palm Court is added, with another 30 suites |
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1899 |
The three-storey Main
Building, in late Victorian Italianate Revival style and with
electricity throughout, replaces the original bungalow and
immediately becomes a Singapore landmark. |
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1904 |
The Bras Basah wing
opens, with ground-floor shops |
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1907 |
The Bar and Billiard
Room is enlarged and virtually rebuilt. |
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1912 |
Tigran Sarkies dies |
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1913 |
A cast-iron addition to
the front verandah of the Main Building is erected. |
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1915 |
The Singapore Sling is
introduced by the Raffles Hotel barman. |
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1920 |
Large open-sided
ballroom is added to the front of Raffles Hotel and becomes a
popular place for social events. |
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1922 |
Edward, Prince of Wales,
dances at Raffles Hotel during a visit. |
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1933 |
Facing bankruptcy during
the Great Depression, Raffles Hotel is recognised as a new company. |
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1942 |
Raffles Hotel passes
into Japanese hands with the fall of Singapore and renamed Syonan
Ryokan. |
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1945 |
Raffles Hotel reopens
for business. |
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1955 |
Ava Gardner arrives for
premiere of The Barefoot Contessa. |
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1960 |
Somerset Maugham pays
last visit to Raffles Hotel. |
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1967 |
Filming of Pretty Polly
with Hayley Mills, Trevor Howard and Shashi Kapoor. |
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1987 |
Raffles Hotel is
officially declared a National Monument. |
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1989 |
The hotel closes for
complete restoration programme. |
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1991 |
Raffles Hotel reopens on
September 16. |