Telok Ayer
Street is one of the most historical places in Singapore. Telok Ayer is Malay for Bay Water. As the name implies, Telok Ayer was a
coastal road along the bay some 200 years ago. Today, the whole bay area in front of Telok Ayer Street lies on reclaimed
land. Over the years, Shenton Way and Marina South were reclaimed
from the sea. Temples and mosques are plentiful at Telok Ayer, built by early
Chinese and Muslim immigrants. The
numerous religious
and clan buildings
on Telok Ayer Street testify to their importance in the past.
Come Dec 22 2013, there will be yet another
significant event happening at Telok Ayer. There is a new MRT station opens at
Telok Ayer. Telok Ayer MRT Station (DT18) is the name for an underground
Mass Rapid Transit train station on
the Downtown Line .
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Thian Hock Keng Temple - oldest Chinese temple in Singapore
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| Thian Hock Keng |
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Nagore Durgha Shrine
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| Telok Ayer Street |
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| The old waterfront at Telok Ayer in the 1800s |
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| New MRT at Telok Ayer |
photos taken with Fujifilm X100S