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8 Shenton Way (;), formerly The Treasury and Temasek Tower, is the sixth tallest skyscraper in the city of Singapore, with at . It is currently the tallest cylindrical building in the world. Built in 1986 as Treasury Building, it has 52 stories and is one of the prominent buildings in the business district. The tower houses 16 double deck elevators supplied by Otis. Singapore's present Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong, once had his office in the building. The building was renamed to Temasek Tower () when the Ministry of Finance relocated to ''The Treasury'' on High Street. Advertising agency BBDO Worldwide hosts its Asia Pacific Headquarters in there. In April 2007, CapitaLand sold Temasek Tower to MGP Raffle Pte Ltd. Temasek Tower is now known as the AXA Tower. The building houses the Embassy of Belgium on the 14th floor. ==Architecture== The structure consists of steel beams cantilevered from a cylindrical concrete core. This allows full 360° views at the perimeter, unobstructed by perimeter columns. File:Temasek Tower.JPG File:Temasek Tower.jpg File:Temasek Tower, Jan 06.JPG File:8 Shenton Way, Singapore, Aug 2013.JPG 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「8 Shenton Way」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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