Conserved Building
80 Eu Tong Sen Street
Applicable Guidelines
Historic District Guidelines
Conservation Area
Chinatown - Telok Ayer Conservation Area
Historic address: 80 Eu Tong Sen Street
Former Majestic Theatre 旧大华大戏院
About
This was originally a Cantonese opera house built by philanthropist Eu Tong Sen in 1927 for his wife after she was reportedly refused admittance to an opera performance elsewhere.
The Building
A highlight of this Art Deco building is its decorated façade of hand-painted tiles depicting opera characters and flying dragons.
Guidelines and Procedures
All proposed works will need to comply with the Conservation Guidelines and the Specific Restoration Guidelines (SRG). Conservation Permission is required before all additions & alteration works and operations of new use can begin.
Residential Fronts are characterised by timber casement windows flanking a double-leafed timber door. All buildings with residential front which is existing and/or identified in the 'Specific Restoration Guidelines', regardless of land use zoning, shall be retained and restored.
Explore Street View
The building can be found at this street.