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The Sri Thendayuthapani Temple, better known as the Chettiars' Temple, [1] is one of Singapore Hindu community's most important monuments. The temple was built by the Chettiars (Indian moneylenders) at Tank Road in 1859 and managed by the Chettiars' Temple Society. The temple was reconstructed in 1983 and renovated in 2022.
Dhoby Ghaut (IPA: / ˌ d oʊ b i ˈ ɡ ɔː t / DOH-bee GAWT) is a place in Singapore that often refers to the MRT station of the same name, which is a major interchange station on Singapore's Mass Rapid Transit network connecting the North-South Line, North East Line, and the Circle Line. As a place, Dhoby Ghaut lies along the eastern end of ...
The Cathay is a mixed-use 17-storey cinema, shopping mall and apartment building located at Handy Road and Mount Sophia in the Museum Planning Area of Singapore. History [ edit ]
The building was the first and tallest skyscraper in Singapore and in Southeast Asia, at a height of 83.5 metres from the Dhoby Ghaut entrance to the top of the building's water tower. [1] Its theatre was the island's first air-conditioned cinema and public building, and where one could sit in an arm chair to watch a film ; a rare amenity ...
It is served by the North–South Line, between Orchard and Dhoby Ghaut stations, and has the station code NS23. [ 10 ] Somerset station was designed to function as a bomb shelter, and was fitted out with blast doors and thick walls of reinforced concrete to withstand bomb impacts. [ 11 ]
The Society was founded by Dr. S.P. Gupta (a prominent archaeologist and Chairman of the Indian Archaeological Society) and Dr. D. Devahuti of the National Museum, New Delhi, and inaugurated by then Prime Minister Morarji Desai accompanied by eminent scholars such as Prof. Lallanji Gopal (of BHU), Prof. B. P. Sinha (head of History at Patna University), Prof. Khalid Ahmed Nizami (head of ...
Sri Muniswarar Temple, Jalan Jkr, Sungai Pinang, George Town; Sri Balamurugar Temple, Jalan Kajang, George Town; Sri Muthu Mariamman Temple, Lorong Kulit, George Town; Sri Karumariamman Temple, Dhoby Ghaut, George Town; Sri Ramar Temple, Solok York, George Town; Sri Muthu Mariamman Temple, Solok York, George Town
Sri Sivan Temple (Tamil: ஸ்ரீ சிவன் கோவில்) is a Hindu temple in Singapore for the god Shiva.The temple was originally located in Potong Pasir from where it was moved three more times before finally coming to the present location, adjacent to Foo Hai Ch'an Buddhist Monastery, in front of Paya Lebar MRT station exit C at Geylang East Avenue 2.