The Cathay is a mixed-use 17-storey cinema, shopping mall and apartment building located at Handy Road and Mount Sophia in the Museum Planning Area of Singapore. Owned and managed by Cathay Organisation, the building originally opened in 1939 as Cathay Building. In 2000, it closed for redevelopment and reopened as The Cathay in March 2006. The building incorporates elements of the old Cathay Building, including its facade which is conserved as a ...
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The Cathay is a mixed-use 17-storey cinema, shopping mall and apartment building located at Handy Road and Mount Sophia in the Museum Planning Area of Singapore. Owned and managed by Cathay Organisation, the building originally opened in 1939 as Cathay Building. In 2000, it closed for redevelopment and reopened as The Cathay in March 2006. The building incorporates elements of the old Cathay Building, including its facade which is conserved as a national monument.
The Cathay features an eight storey shopping mall and a 9-storey serviced apartment on top of the building. The retail outlets, food and beverage outlets occupy the basement to the 4th floor. There are 8 cinema halls on levels 5 and 6 including The Picturehouse. The Picturehouse is an arthouse cinema hall outfitted with 82 Poltrona Faru Oscar seats.
The Grand Cathay hall seats 590 and feature elements of architectural design from the original Cathay Cinema. The Grand Cathay cinema is THX certified and a 2K DIGITAL hall. The...
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