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Keng Teck Whay : aerial view

This is an aerial photograph of Keng Teck Whay temple at Telok Ayer Street. It shows a view of the temple buildings' sweeping roofs with their curved ridges and upturned eaves. The temple was gazetted as a national monument on 11 November 2009. Title devised by Library staff.

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All rights reserved. Preservation of Monuments Board Singapore 2010

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Suggested Pictures from National Archives of Singapore

THE 134-YEAR OLD THIAN HOK KENG TEMPLE IN TELOK AYER STREET, WHICH ONCE FACED A DEMOLITION THREAT, IS AMONG THE EIGHT GAZETTED NATIONAL MONUMENTS. REPUTED TO BE THE OLDEST HOKKIEN TEMPLE IN SINGAPORE, IT IS ALSO RATED THE MOST IMPORTANT.