THIAN HOCK KENG TEMPLE  AT TELOK AYER STREET, SINGAPORE
Thian Hock Keng, which means “Temple of Heavenly Happiness”, at Telok Ayer Street. The temple was dedicated to Ma Zu, the goddess of the sea. Built between 1839 to 1842 with funding from the Hokkien community and support of wealthy patrons, it is Singapore's oldest Chinese temple and was gazetted as a national monument on 28 June 1973.
1900s
19980005106 - 0076
S891
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Kwan Yue Keng Collection, courtesy of National Archives of Singapore
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Thian Hock Keng, which means “Temple of Heavenly Happiness”, at Telok Ayer Street. The temple was dedicated to Ma Zu, the goddess of the sea. Built between 1839 to 1842 with funding from the Hokkien community and support of wealthy patrons, it is Singapore's oldest Chinese temple and was gazetted as a national monument on 28 June 1973.

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