Thursday, June 28, 2007

tanjong pagar heritage (part 2)

This is the second part of the Tanjong Pagar heritage photos.



Titled "Shimmering Pearls", this work by Han Sai Por in 2001 is the first local sculpture that integrates a fountain to produce the desired effect. This has no heritage value at the moment but maybe if this blog last 50 years, things might change.



Murray Street Food Alley is a row of restored Art Deco shophouses. It was built in 1929 and restored in 1977.



"Samsui Women" was sculptured by Liu Jilin in 1999. It pays tribute to these labourers who spurred the growth of Singapore.



The Scarlet Hotel at Erskine Road had its external façade carefully restored, and a redesigned interior. This row of houses was built in 1924.



The Buddha Tooth Relic Temple is a magnificent cultural monument opened in 2007, at the heart of Chinatown. It houses the sacred Buddha tooth relic, in a stupa made of gold weighing over 400kg donated by devotees.

The entrance of Buddha Tooth Relic Temple faces Sago Lane. This region was used as a hospice for terminally ill or dying Chinese immigrant, and hence nicknamed the "Street of the Dead".



Five-foot walkway restored to its original charm, while given a new lease of life.



Smith Street used to house numerous brothels and was known as the red light district. The vice has since been cleaned up and the street is converted into Chinatown food street.



The towers of Jamae Mosque. This Indian Muslim mosque was built in 1826 and rebuilt in 1830 by Chulia muslims. It was originally named as Chulia Mosque.



Restored shophouses, built in 1928, situated along a serene alley in Tanjong Pagar.

I will be going to Civic District to take photos tomorrow. Yay! That means there will be more historical buildings to let you feast your eyes on, if you are actually interested in the first place hehe.

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