Did you know? The Shangri-la Hotel, Singapore, is the actually the first Shangri-la in the world and it’s named was inspired by author James Hilton’s Lost Paradise. The Tower Wing first opened in 1971, followed by the Garden Wing in 1978 and the Valley Wing in 1985.
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