Time to explore Singapore a bit. We
decided to start with Chinatown.
Today's guide.......Lonely Planet - Singapore!!
This is the
Wak Hai Cheng Bio
Temple, with is one of the oldest Chinese
temples in Singapore. This Taoist
temple is also known as the
Yueh Hai Ching Temple, which translates as Calm Sea
Temple. It was built in 1826. Its a atmospheric place, with giant incense coils smoking over its empty courtyard. On the roof of the
temple there is lots of tiny figures - very
impressive and beautiful!
This is part of the beautifully restored (2000)
Thian Hock
Keng Temple. Its name translates as Temple of Heavenly Bliss, which apt given the gorgeous decoration of this, the oldest and most important
Hokkien temple in Singapore. It was built between 1839 and 1842.
This is the
Sri Mariamman Temple, which is a popular South Indian Dravidian-style Hindu
temple. It was originally built in 1827 as a wood and
atap (
thatchedroof) hut by
Nariana Pillay. Its present form was built in 1843 in a style similar to the enormous
Sri Meenakshi temple in Madurai, South India
This is
Telok Ayer St., which means "by water", for this street once ran alongside the bay. As you can see in the
background, this "line" has been
extended quite a bit...
Today's guide.......Lonely Planet - Singapore!!
This is the Wak Hai Cheng Bio Temple, with is one of the oldest Chinese temples in Singapore. This Taoist temple is also known as the Yueh Hai Ching Temple, which translates as Calm Sea Temple. It was built in 1826. Its a atmospheric place, with giant incense coils smoking over its empty courtyard. On the roof of the temple there is lots of tiny figures - very impressive and beautiful!
This is part of the beautifully restored (2000) Thian Hock Keng Temple. Its name translates as Temple of Heavenly Bliss, which apt given the gorgeous decoration of this, the oldest and most important Hokkien temple in Singapore. It was built between 1839 and 1842.
This is the Sri Mariamman Temple, which is a popular South Indian Dravidian-style Hindu temple. It was originally built in 1827 as a wood and atap (thatchedroof) hut by Nariana Pillay. Its present form was built in 1843 in a style similar to the enormous Sri Meenakshi temple in Madurai, South India
This is Telok Ayer St., which means "by water", for this street once ran alongside the bay. As you can see in the background, this "line" has been extended quite a bit...
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