Temple, mosque or church

Thian Hock Keng

Chinatown, Singapore

Address
158 Telok Ayer Street, Singapore 068613

Source: roots.gov.sg, checked 7 Nov 2026.

Courtyard of Thian Hock Keng Temple with towers rising behind
Photo: cattan2011 / Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

One of Singapore's oldest Hokkien temples, built where the Telok Ayer shoreline used to be. The National Heritage Board lists it as a monument to the community spirit of Chinese pioneers.

Nearest station Telok Ayer (Downtown line)
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Nearby

Former Nagore Dargah Temple, mosque or church · 1 min walk A building put up by the Chulia community on Telok Ayer Street, near Al-Abrar Mosque and Thian Hock Keng. Al-Abrar Mosque Temple, mosque or church · 1 min walk One of Singapore's oldest mosques, also known as Chulia Mosque, on Telok Ayer Street a short walk from Thian Hock Keng. Ann Siang Hill Park Park · 2 min walk A small park on the slopes of a preserved hill in Chinatown, between rows of pre-colonial shophouses. Amoy Street Food Centre Hawker centre · 3 min walk The National Environment Agency's hawker centre list gives Amoy Street Food Centre 134 cooked food stalls. Fuk Tak Chi Museum Landmark · 3 min walk Reputedly the first Chinese temple in Singapore, which grew from a small shrine set up by Hakka and Cantonese immigrants in 1824. Telok Ayer Chinese Methodist Church Temple, mosque or church · 4 min walk The first church set up for the Chinese Methodist community in Singapore, originally called the Chinese Methodist Church.

Around Chinatown

Temples, mosques and hawker centres

Chinatown packs a Hindu temple, a Buddhist relic temple, a mosque and the island's largest hawker centre by stall count into a few streets. Telok Ayer Street adds a row of older religious buildings.

Chinatown has 17 places on the Roam Singapore map: 8 temples, mosques and churches, 4 hawker centres, 2 parks and gardens, 1 landmark, 1 museum and 1 market. Read the Chinatown guide.

Good to know

What is the address of Thian Hock Keng?
158 Telok Ayer Street, Singapore 068613.
How do I get to Thian Hock Keng?
The nearest station is Telok Ayer (Downtown line). Thian Hock Keng is in Chinatown, Singapore.

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