Rooftop Series #1 Peninsula Plaza

View from a carparking deck in the heart of the city.

Discovering unfamiliar places with a nice view and a less crowded place has always been a goal of mine whenever I visit a new place. Hence, my fascination to roof tops developed. When you accidentally spot one, it is such a bliss to see it's hidden beauty from that certain area.

Singapore has a lot of rooftops to offer. It has a variety of usage like bars, carparking areas, public parks and observation decks as well.

For the first Rooftop Series, Peninsula Plaza will be featured in travel salad blog. Here it goes! :)

View of Old Supreme Court and Funan facade with Singapore skyline's reflection.

From Funan entrance along Coleman Street, you will be able to see the Peninsula Plaza carparking deck at its podium. This 1981 mixed-use building is consisting of 30 storeys (24 storeys : office tower; 6 storeys : shopping complex). It is situated at 111 North Bridge road. Brief details on how to go there can be found in the latter part of this blog.

View of side entrance of the Funan mall along Coleman St

Pedestrian crossing from Funan to Peninsula Plaza and Singapore National Gallery.

Roof of the covered walkway to Singapore National Gallery

A nearby cathedral, which was built in the 1860s, is also visible from this rooftop. St. Andrew's Cathedral is just a walking distance and is just opposite Peninsula Plaza.

View of the beautiful St. Andrew's Cathedral

View of the tower of St. Andrew's Cathedral

Peninsula Plaza building was designed by Alfred Wong Partnership architecture firm. You can see the style of Gothic-revival being incorporated in the said structure like numerous column arches both at Level 1 and to its facade in the podium.

View of the Peninsula Carparking Deck at 6th Storey Level.

Peninsula Plaza's facade detail

The first car lift ever built in Singapore.

Marina Bay Sands from the glass curtain's reflection.

Exit staircase of buildings has a unique view as well. This particular building has a melancholic view of the modern Singapore city skyline.

Marina Bay Sands and Singapore Flyer peaking through from the exit staircase.

Also known as:

This place is  popularly called to be the "Little Burma/Myanmar" in Singapore as it showcase a variety of specialty stores selling products from said country. Also, there are also several photography equipment stores at Level 1.

How to get there:

Peninsula Building (Level 6)

Nearest MRT : City Hall Station Exit D

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"One of the great beauties of architecture is that each time, it is like life starting all over again."

-Renzo Piano