Singapore - varied architecture at the Thian Hock Keng temple by Mark Sukhija

By: Mark Sukhija

Singapore - varied architecture at the Thian Hock Keng temple

On the way back from our last trip to New Zealand we had a few hours to kill in Singapore - so took one of the free coach tours of Singapore on offer at the airport.

The tour included a stop at the Thian Hock Keng temple which is one of the most important Hokkien temples in Singapore . The proximity of the different styles of architecture - including temples, colonial and very modern buildings - was one of the most striking aspects of this sadly short visit, which is abundantly clear from this picture taken at the Thian Hock Keng temple.

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Mark Sukhija is a travel and wine blogger, photographer, tourism researcher, hat-touting, white-shirt-wearing, New Zealand fantatic and eclipse chaser. Aside from at least annual visits to New Zealand, Mark has seen eclipses in South Australia (2002), Libya (2006), China (2009) and Queensland (2012). After twelve years in Switzerland, Mark moved back to London in 2012. You can follow Mark on Twitter or Facebook