Thian Hock Keng Temple
天福宮 | |
Thian Hock Keng Temple | |
Interactive map of Thian Hock Keng Temple | |
| Monastery information | |
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| Order | Mazuism, Taoism, Confucianism, Buddhism |
| Established | 1821 to 1822 |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Hokkien architecture |
| Groundbreaking | 1839 |
| Completion date | 1842 |
| Construction cost | 30,000 spanish dollars |
| Site | |
| Location | 158 Telok Ayer Street, Singapore 068613 |
| Country | Singapore |
| Coordinates | 1°16′51.8″N 103°50′51.1″E / 1.281056°N 103.847528°E |
| Website | www |
| Designated | 6 July 1973 |
| Reference no. | 5 |
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Keng Teck Huay Pagoda | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 天福宮 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | Palace of Heavenly Happiness | ||||||||||
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Thian Hock Keng Temple (Chinese: 天福宮; pinyin: Tiānfú Gōng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Thian-hok-keng or the Tianfu Temple, literally "Palace of Heavenly Happiness"), is a temple built for the worship of Mazu, a Chinese sea goddess, in Outram, Singapore.
It is the oldest and most important temple of the Hokkien (Hoklo) people in the country. At the back is a Mahayana Buddhist shrine dedicated to Guanyin, the bodhisattva of mercy. Thian Hock Keng was gazetted as a national monument on 6 July 1973.