HarbourFront Centre, Singapore
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HarbourFront Centre is a shopping mall
Shopping mall
A shopping mall, shopping centre, shopping arcade, shopping precinct or simply mall is one or more buildings forming a complex of shops representing merchandisers, with interconnecting walkways enabling visitors to easily walk from unit to unit, along with a parking area — a modern, indoor version...

 located at Maritime Square, Telok Blangah
Telok Blangah
Telok Blangah is a district in Singapore to the south-west of the Central Business District in the southern part of the island. It is part of the Bukit Merah Planning Area, an urban planning zone under the Urban Redevelopment Authority.-Etymology:...

 in the Bukit Merah Planning Area, Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

. The mall is part of a development known as HarbourFront
HarbourFront
HarbourFront is a district situated in southern Singapore, within the Bukit Merah Planning Area. Harbourfront is also the gateway to Sentosa....

 which is connected to VivoCity
VivoCity
VivoCity is the largest shopping mall in Singapore. Located in the HarbourFront precinct, it was designed by the Japanese architect Toyo Ito. Its name is derived from the word vivacity...

, the country's largest shopping mall. Formerly known as the World Trade Centre, it was renamed to its present name in 2003 and the mall was refurbished. HarbourFront Centre is directly connected to HarbourFront MRT Station
HarbourFront MRT Station
HarbourFront MRT Station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit interchange of the North East Line and the Circle Line in Singapore. It is located in the south of Singapore next to the HarbourFront Centre, previously known as the Singapore World Trade Centre. It serves as a terminal station of the...

 of the Mass Rapid Transit
Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)
The Mass Rapid Transit or MRT is a rapid transit system that forms the backbone of the railway system in Singapore, spanning the entire city-state. The initial section of the MRT, between Yio Chu Kang Station and Toa Payoh Station, opened in 1987 establishing itself as the second-oldest metro...

 and the Singapore Cruise Centre
Singapore Cruise Centre
The Singapore Cruise Centre is a cruise terminal located in the south of Singapore in the vicinity of HarbourFront and in Keppel Harbour...

 is located in the building. Also, HarbourFront Bus Interchange
HarbourFront Bus Interchange
The HarbourFront Bus Interchange is located at Seah Im Road by the HarbourFront MRT Station. It was formerly known as the World Trade Centre Bus Terminal and is operated by SBS Transit though there are as many SMRT bus services as there are SBS Transit bus services.Two shopping malls are near...

 is located directly opposite Telok Blangah Road. HarbourFront Centre is connected to the ferry terminal that has service to Batam
Batam
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 and other ports in Indonesia
Indonesia
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. Towards the west of HarbourFront Centre are HarbourFront Tower 1, HarbourFront Tower 2 and Keppel Bay Tower, all are office buildings. The Sentosa Cable Car station is housed in HarbourFront Tower 2. All buildings are connected to HarbourFront Centre.

HarbourFront Centre houses tenants such as Singa goody, KFC
KFC
KFC, founded and also known as Kentucky Fried Chicken, is a chain of fast food restaurants based in Louisville, Kentucky, in the United States. KFC has been a brand and operating segment, termed a concept of Yum! Brands since 1997 when that company was spun off from PepsiCo as Tricon Global...

, Body Shop
Body shop
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, Mothercare
Mothercare
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, Pizza Hut
Pizza Hut
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, DMK, Hang Ten
Hang Ten
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, DBS
DBS
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, OCBC, Sakae Sushi
Sakae Sushi
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, Big Bookshop, BreadTalk, McDonald's
McDonald's
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, Food Junction, Gymboree Play & Music, Kumon Learning Centre, Harry's Bar
Harry's Bar
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, Subway
Subway (restaurant)
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, Cold Storage, Esprit, The Ballet & Music Company, Guardian Pharmacy, Cheers
Cheers
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, eWater Solutions and many more.

When HarbourFront Centre was known as World Trade Centre, it also featured exhibition halls. These exhibition halls have since been demolished, and major exhibitions now take place at the Singapore Expo
Singapore Expo
The Singapore EXPO is the largest convention and exhibition venue in Singapore with over 100,000 square metres of column-free, indoor space spread over 10 halls...

 and Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre. Presently VivoCity occupies the land the exhibition halls used to be.

External links

  • [HarbourFront Centre Retail (http://www.mapletree.com.sg/hfc)]
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