SINGAPORE'S FIRSTS

Cavenagh Bridge is the first steel suspended bridge
in Singapore. Built in 1869, it connected
the civil and the commercial districts
on the opposite banks of the Singapore river

The first architect in Singapore was an Irishman George Coleman who designed some "colonial" buildings with their wide verandahs and louvered windows, adjusting
the Palladian style to Singapore's tropical climate

Singapore's 18-storey Bank of China Building (1954)
was one of the first tower blocks in South-East Asia

The first air-conditioned public bus hit
the road in Singapore in 1984

Singapore's first private budget airline,
Valueair was launched in 2004.
Inaugural Sngapore – Hong Kong flight
cost S$ 174 for a round trip.