Shenton Way is a major trunk road

Road

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 in Singapore

Singapore

Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

's central business district

Central business district

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, most known for the commercial skyscraper

Skyscraper

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s flanking both sides of the road. The Road is a one way street which starts at the junction of Cross Street

Cross Street

Cross Street is a street in Singapore starting from Shenton Way in Downtown Core and ending at the junction of South Bridge Road in Chinatown which is in Outram Planning Area which then becomes Upper Cross Street. At the start of the street, it houses Telok Ayer Market...

, Central Boulevard and Raffles Quay and ends at Keppel Road. Built almost entirely on reclaimed land in what was once the Telok Ayer Basin, it was named after Sir Shenton Thomas

Shenton Thomas

Sir Thomas Shenton Whitelegge Thomas, GCMG, GCStJ was the last Governor of the Straits Settlements, 1934–1942 during which time World War II began. He died at age 82...

, Governor of Singapore 1934–1946, to commemorate his decision to stay in the city during the Japanese occupation of Singapore

Japanese Occupation of Singapore

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.

Officially opened in 1951, it became known as Singapore's Wall Street

Wall Street

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 when commercial developments and government officers were built there from the 1970s onwards, and continues to be a prime commercial address almost on par with that of Raffles Place

Raffles Place

Raffles Place is a geographical location in Singapore, south of the mouth of the Singapore River. Located in the Downtown Core and the Central Area, it features some of the tallest buildings and landmarks of the country.-History:...

 today.

Buildings along Shenton Way

• 8 Shenton
• DBS Building
• Marina House
• MAS Building
• One Shenton (under construction)
• SGX Centre (Singapore Exchange)
• Shenton House
• Singapore Conference Hall
  Singapore Conference Hall
  Singapore Conference Hall is a multi-purpose building located in the heart of the financial district of Shenton Way in Downtown Core of Singapore. The first building to be constructed along Shenton Way, it was a place for conferences and exhibitions in the 1960s and 1970s...
  
  
• UIC Building