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Victoria Theatre & Concert Hall is one of the most favorite tourists destinations in Singapore. It is located at Empress Place in Singapore. Among other Singapore attractions, Victoria Theatre is incomparable. It is like a concrete figure of history. This hall depicted 19th century British Neo-Classical Architecture, which came about during the Victorian era as a result of a revivalism in Italian Renaissance architecture in Britain. It used to be a part of the British community in that period. Victoria Theatre and Conert Hall educates people about the history of the British influence in Singapore. In present days, it remains open for everyone to gather here for concerts and cultural performances of different cultures. Thus, this place brings the different communities in Singapore together.
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Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall is made up of 2 buildings namely Victoria Memorial Hall and Victoria Theatre, connected by a 54 meter clock tower. Victoria Memorial Hall was built as a grand gesture to the memorial to Queen Victoria in 1905. The Memorial Hall is the witness of many historical incidents. It was used as a hospital during the bombing of Singapore in 1941-1942, to ease the extra loads in other hospitals. It was also the venue of Japanese war crime trials at the end of the war in 1945. Almost a decade later, it was the venue for important political events including the founding of the People's Action Party on 21 November 1954.
The engineer of the Victoria Memorial Hall, which was renamed 'Victoria Theatre' later, made a trick while constructing this hall. He added the 54-metre tall clock tower as the unifying feature to create the illusion that the two separate buildings were actually one building. This architect was no other than Major Alexander Murray. Later, his plan was developed by R. A. J. Bidwell.
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