The Abdul Gaffoor Mosque is distinguished by its vivid yellow and green facade and the prominent, clock-like sundial mounted above its main entrance. This sundial is etched with Arabic calligraphy naming twenty-five Islamic prophets, and…
Little India Walk of Faiths
This walking tour highlights Singapore's diverse religions within a short walk, showing how places of worship from different faiths coexist side-by-side.
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1. Abdul Gaffoor Mosque
2. Kampong Kapor Methodist Church
Kampong Kapor Methodist Church is a white, quasi-Art Deco building distinguished by clean vertical lines, stepped forms, and a notable lack of heavy colonial ornament. Designed by the architectural firm Swan and Maclaren, the structure has…
3. Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple
The Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple is defined by its towering, pyramid-shaped entrance known as a gopuram, which is crowded with colorful, intricately carved figures of Hindu deities and mythological beings. Located on Serangoon Road, it is…
4. Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple
The Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple is marked by a tall, five-tiered entrance tower, or gopuram, which rises above the surrounding area and displays colorful, intricately carved figures of various Hindu deities. Founded in eighteen…
5. Sakya Muni Buddha Gaya Temple
The Sakya Muni Buddha Gaya Temple is marked by the brightly colored, outsized tiger statues that flank its entrance on Race Course Road. Founded in nineteen twenty-seven by the Thai monk Venerable Vutthisara, the temple began as a modest…
6. Leong San See Temple
The Leong San See Temple is recognizable by the crowded stage of ceramic dragons, phoenixes, and small figures that populate its roofline. Established in nineteen seventeen by a monk named Reverend Chun Wu, the building began as a modest…