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Amber Mansions

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Amber Mansions was a shopping centre and residential building located at the curve between Orchard Road and Penang Road in what is currently known as Dhoby Ghaut, Singapore. Constructed in the 1920s, the shopping centre was one of the first shopping centres in Singapore.

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Amber Mansions
Handy Road, Singapore Museum

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N 1.2983 ° E 103.8466 °
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Dhoby Ghaut

Handy Road
238838 Singapore, Museum
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