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'Old Market'), also known as Telok Ayer Market (Malay: Pasar Telok Ayer; Chinese: 直落亚逸巴刹), is a historic building located within the Downtown Core in the Central Area of Singapore. It was first built in 1824 as a fish market on the waterfront serving the people of early colonial Singapore and rebuilt in 1838.
There was a well-patronised public toilet with a flat roof of which there are archival photos, complete with jubilant rooftop transvestites. [ 12 ] One of the "hallowed traditions" bestowed upon the area by sojourning sailors (usually from Britain, Australia, and New Zealand), was the ritualistic "dance of the flaming arseholes" on top of the ...
1825 map of Singapore. The Fort Canning Hill area was bounded on its north by ruins of an old wall marked as Old Lines of Singapore and to the south by Singapore River. It is believed that the Fort Canning Hill area was once the centre of ancient Singapura that thrived in the 14th century, and was occupied by a palace with various buildings of political, religious and commercial significance. [2]
Images of Singapore (Sentosa) The Intan; JCU Museum of Video and Computer Games [1] Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum (National University of Singapore) Little Mori's Silkworm Museum; Madame Tussauds Singapore (Sentosa) Mint Museum of Toys; NUS Museum (National University of Singapore) Red Dot Design Museum Singapore [2] The Republic of ...
The main facade of Images of Singapore. See also: Media related to Images of Singapore (museum) at Wikimedia Commons Images of Singapore, at , is an historical museum in that exhibits the culture and history of Singapore using multi-media displays, multi-screen theatre presentations and lifesize tableaus depicting major events in Singapore's history
The Sakya Muni Buddha Gaya Temple is one of the most prominent and widely visited Buddhist temples in Singapore, [5] often referred to as the Temple of 1,000 Lights.It features a 15-meter high statue of a seated Buddha, which weighs nearly 300 tons, as well as many smaller Buddha images and murals depicting the life of Gautama Buddha.
The Indian Heritage Centre illuminated after sunset. Lower gallery (3rd floor) featuring traditional and historical costumes. The Indian Heritage Centre (Tamil: இந்திய மரபுடமை நிலையம்) is a cultural centre and museum in Singapore that showcases the culture, heritage and history of Indian Singaporeans. [1]
This street ran alongside Telok Ayer Bay, where most early Asian immigrants first landed in Singapore, and where they went to pray and give thanks for a safe sea journey. The Thian Hock Keng and Nagore Dargha Shrine, respectively Singapore's earliest Chinese and Indian Muslim places of worship, are located there. However, Telok Ayer Street ...