[Original Caption] The Hotel With the Finest Ball-Room in the Far East [end]
Raffles Hotel, which opened in 1887, was named after Sir Stamford Raffles, the founder of the city of Singapore. Given its central location to Asian commerce, it became one of the most storied hotels in Asia, especially after the structure shown here was completed at the turn of the century.
Today it is a national monument and contains its own small museum.
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