Tag Archives: Telok Blangah Hill

A Thousand Buddhas at Telok Blangah Hill

Posted on November 10, 2019 by Remember Singapore

The Telok Blangah ridge area was made up of at least seven small hills. In 1845, Singapore’s superintending engineer Captain Charles Edward Faber (1807-1868) was tasked to clear the thick vegetation and construct a road and signal station on top … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural, Historic | Tagged Alkaff Mansion, Charles Edward Faber, Henderson Road, Mount Faber, Pender Road, Singapore 1970s, Singapore 1980s, Singapore Tourist Promotion Board, Telok Blangah, Telok Blangah Drive, Telok Blangah Heights, Telok Blangah Hill, Telok Blangah Hill Park, Telok Blangah Road, Thousand Buddha Hall, Thousand Buddha Hill, Thousand Buddha Temple, Washington Hill, Wat Suthat Temple, World Buddhist Society | 2 Comments

Past and Present Cemeteries of Singapore (Part 2) – Malay/Muslim Burial Grounds

Posted on September 1, 2019 by Remember Singapore

One of the early records of Muslim cemeteries was carried by the Municipal Engineer in 1875, when he was tasked to conduct site surveys on those burial grounds situated within and on the outskirts of the Singapore’s city area. As … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural, Historic, Religious | Tagged Ahmad Bin Ibrahim, Aljunied Burial Ground, Batu Daun, Bidadari Cemetery, Boyanese, Bukit Larangan, Dr Hafeezudin Sirajuddin Moonshi, Forbidden Hill, Fort Canning, Fort Canning Hill, Housing And Development Board, Hwa San Road, Iskandar Shah, Jalan Kubor Cemetery, Kampong Ayer Sama, Kampong Ayer Samak, Kampong Bahru, Kampong Batu Koyak, Kampong Chek Jawa, Kampong Marang, Kampong Pahang, Kampong Pasir, Kampong Sayangkong, Kampong Selabin, Kampong Semeni, Kampong Seminea, Kampong Sungei Durian, Kampong Surau, Keramat Bukit Kasita, Keramat Habib Noh, Keramat Iskander Syah, Keramat Kusu, Keramat Radin Mas, Keramat Sheikh Ali, Keramat Syed Mustapha, Kling Burial Ground, Kubur Kassim Cemetery, Lucky Gardens, Madam Hajijah, Malabar Muslim Jama-ath Mosque, Malay Burial Ground, Marang Road, Masjid Bidadari, Masjid Haji Muhammad Salleh, Ministry Of Environment, Mount Palmer, Municipal Engineer, Ngah Ibrahim, Orchard Road, Parameswara, Parsi Hill, Pulau Tekong, Pulau Ubin, Siglap Road, Singapore Government House, Syed Omar Bin Ali Aljunied, Tanjong Chek Jawa, Telok Blangah Hill, Tittacheri Muslim Cemetery, Tok Lasam, Tombs Of The Malayan Princes, Upper East Coast Road, Victoria Street | 5 Comments