Majestic

The Majestic is a historic building on Eu Tong Sen Street in Chinatown, Singapore. Located between the People's Park Complex and Yue Hwa Building, it was known as Majestic Theatre, which was a Cantonese opera house. The building was owned by the Eu family and was designed by Swan and Maclaren, the leading architectural firm at that time which also designed Raffles Hotel and Victoria Memorial Hall. The Theatre was completed in 1928.

The Majestic Theatre was originally known as the Tien Yien Moh Toi Theatre or "Tin Yin Dance Stage" and was a venue for Cantonese opera until 1938, when it was converted into a cinema. The Shaw Brothers rented the place, renamed it the Queen's Theatre. During World War II, the theatre was renamed Tai Hwa Opera House. After the War in 1945, The Majestic Film Company, lease the building and change the name to Majestic Theatre. In 1956, Cathay Organisation bought the Majestic Theatre for S$1.1 million from the Eu family. The theatre continued screening Chinese films until 1998 when it was closed. It was then converted into a three-story shopping mall and was renamed The Majestic, and was opened on 17 January 2003.

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Yue Hwa is located 0.1 Kilometres away from Majestic. Yue Hwa Building is a historic building located at the corner of the junction of Eu Tong Sen Street and Upper Cross Street, in Singapore Chinatown. Yue Hwa Building was originally known as Nam Tin Bui - 2 Photo(s) Featured.

Ne4/DT5 Chinatown is located 0.1 Kilometres away from Majestic. Ne4|DT5 Chinatown station is located on the North East Line in Singapore. On the North East Line, it lies between the Outram Park and Clarke Quay MRT stations. It is directly below and serves the dist - 1 Photo(s) Featured.

People's Park Complex is located 0.1 Kilometres away from Majestic. People's Park Complex, Singapore 059018. People's Park Complex is a bargain galore, you can find antique pieces, Chinese culture artifacts, apparels, accessories and food at really cheap prices. - 1 Photo(s) Featured.

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