MICA Building, Singapore

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The MICA Building houses the Ministry of Information, Communication and the Arts. It is located within the old Hill Street Police Station Building, which was also called the Old Hill Street Police Station. This heritage building has window shutters that are painted in different colours to reflect Singapore's multi-cultural heritage. The building is located at Hill Street in the Museum Planning Area, within the Central Area of Singapore's central business district.

The MICA Building was originally designed by F. Dorrington Ward, the Government Architect attached to the Public Workds Department. It was built in the Neo-Classical style fashionable for public buildings in the 1930s. At the time it was constructed, the six-storey building was the largest building in Singapore to be built up to that time, and due to it's "height", was even regarded as a "skyscraper" in its time. It was considered "state-of-the-art" and was among the finest structures in Singapore. It was also one of the first to be fitted with electric lifts since 1933.

The MICA Building was the site of Singapore's first jail. During the Japanese Occupation, it was used as the holding area for the Japanese secret police, the Kempeitai. After the war, the building once again was used as police station. The Arms and Explosives Branch of the Police Department operated there from 1949 to 1981.

Ever since it houses the Ministry of Information, Communication and the Arts, the old Hill Street Police Station has been called the MICA Building. Other occupants include the National Arts Council, National Heritage Board and the Media Development Authority. Hill Street Building was gazetted a National Monument of Singapore on 18 December, 1998. Another view of the Old Hill Street Police Station Building
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Hill Street Building, Singapore
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