With a name that mean ”Shield of Our Fathers”, this oldest Jewish synagogue in Southeast Asia remains a house of worship for the Singapore Jewish community.
Watch Chinese opera come alive in this monument that is one of Singapore’s oldest Chinese Taoist temples. Explore and marvel at elaborately detailed three-dimensional sculptural reliefs of scenes from Chinese operas on the interior walls.
The temple was built in 1881 by Ong Choo Kee. It caters to the Teochew community, and was one of two remaining temples in Singapore with a permanent wayang (Chinese opera) stage until 1998. For eight decades, Chinese opera was performed there during religious and other festivals. The temple was gazetted as a national monument, which was deemed to be of special historic and traditional value, on 14 January 2005.
Builders and artisans were specially employed from China to build Singapore’s most majestic Chinese temple. In 2001, the temple received an honourable mention from UNESCO in recognition of its excellent restoration work.
This ancestral temple was built during the late 19th century by Singapore’s populous Tan clan. It served as their ancestral temple and assembly hall. Visitors can gaze in admiration at exquisite decorative ornaments found everywhere.
Every year, the drama of Thaipusam unfolds in this temple located in Little India. Many components of a traditional temple still remain despite it being rebuilt several times since its establishment in 1855.
Craftsmen were brought over from India to build this oldest and most important of Singapore’s Hindu religious buildings. Its elaborate tower-like gopuram has been a landmark to generations of Hindu worshippers and residents in Chinatown.
A visit here is like stepping back in time to the beginning of the 20th century. Since its completion in 1912, this temple has always been considered as an architectural masterpiece among travellers from the West. It was built by Hokkien merchant Low Kim Pong.
When this shrine was first built, Telok Ayer Street was only a sandy beach crowded with sailing craft. This monument has changed little since the late 19th century.
