Religious sites · Chinatown
Sri Mariamman Temple
Sri Mariamman Temple is a Hindu temple on South Bridge Road in Singapore's Chinatown and the oldest in the country, founded in 1827. It was gazetted as a National Monument of Singapore in 1973 and remains in active use.
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Why it matters
The temple's position is the point: the oldest Hindu place of worship in Singapore stands on the main street of the area laid out for Chinese settlement, which is a more accurate picture of the colonial town than the district names suggest.
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- Architecture & design — The gopuram is the most concentrated piece of figurative sculpture on the street, and can be read from the pavement opposite.
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