Collyer Quay, Singapore

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Collyer Quay is a major road in the Downtown Core of Singapore. It connects Fullerton Road on the north side to Raffles Quay and Cecil Street to the south.

Until the beginning of the new millennium, Collyer Quay faced directly the sea. Today however, land reclamation has pushed the shoreline outwards, creating the Marina Bay Financial Centre, also called the New Downtown of Singapore.

Collyer Quay was named after a sea wall that used to run from Fort Fullerton, where the Fullerton Hotel is now located, to the Telok Ayer Market, now called the Lau Pa Sat. That sea wall was named after the chief engineer who built it in 1862, Captain George Chancellor Collyer.

In the old days, there wasn't an actual road called Collyer Quay. Instead the quay area was lined by warehouses linked by a common verandah. As a result, the Hokkiens called the area Thokhor Au, meaning "behind the warehouses". Another name that they gave to the area was "Ang Teng Lor", meaning "red lantern road", in reference to the red lamps at Johnston's Pier (now renovated and known as Clifford Pier).

Nearby Buildings

Ocean Building
Overseas Union House
One Marina Boulevard

How to reach Collyer Quay

Take the North South Line or the East West Line of the Singapore MRT to the Raffles Place MRT Station.

Location Map of Collyer Quay

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