Sultan Ibrahim Building
| Sultan Ibrahim Building | |
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Bangunan Sultan Ibrahim | |
Sultan Ibrahim ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar (since 2015) |
The Sultan Ibrahim Building (Malay: Bangunan Sultan Ibrahim; Jawi: باڠونن سلطان إبراهيم) is a former state secretariat building of Johor. It is located at Bukit Timbalan in Johor Bahru. The building was constructed between 1936 and 1939 and was completed in 1940 as the British colonial government attempted to streamline the state's administration.[1] It was officially opened by the late Sultan Ibrahim of Johor.
It was also the tallest building in Malaya during pre-independence era. In Johor Bahru itself, it stood unchallenged as the tallest building in the town until the completion of the Merlin Tower in the 1970s.
The offices of the state secretariat have now moved to
Architecture
The building's architecture combines colonial and
The building formerly housed the
Construction
The reinforced concrete construction, with stone facing, is built on a metal framework that consists of 3,000 tons of structural steelwork which was fabricated in the Singapore workshops of United Engineers Ltd, who were also responsible for its erection in 1940.[2] Another Singapore-based company, Ah Hong and Company, was responsible for the general construction.[3]
Japanese occupation
In 1942, during the
See also
References
- ^ Oakley, Brown, Lonely Planet Singapore City Guide, pg 181
- ^ Clark, T. A. (August 1940). "Structural Steelwork Fabricated in Singapore". The Structural Engineer. 18 (8): 656–657. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
- ^ "Johore's New Government Offices". The Straits Times. 10 March 1940. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ Lee, Singapore: The Unexpected Nation, pg 37
