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One of two Orthodox synagogues in Singapore that have been catering to Singapore's small Baghdadi Jewish community since colonial times. Completed in 1878, it is the oldest active synagogue in Southeast Asia. Also home to a kosher restaurant and Singapore's only kosher grocery store.
The Maghain Aboth Synagogue is a Hasidic Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 24/26 Waterloo Street in Rochor, within the Central Area of Singapore. Constructed in 1878, it is the oldest and largest Jewish synagogue in Southeast Asia and the second largest in Asia itself, outside of Israel.
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Modern art from both Singapore and the region. The permanent collection is lackluster, but exhibitions can be interesting. Guided tours in English at 11AM and 2PM, with an additional timing on Fridays and weekends. Closed until 2026 for redevelopment.
Formerly Singapore History Museum, it has been refurbished from top to bottom and a new wing was added. The star of the show is the permanent Singapore History Gallery, a 2800-m² multimedia extravaganza covering six centuries of island history, navigated with a super-flexible, if occasionally somewhat confusing, interactive audio guide system that lets you choose the events and items to focus on. There are also four Living Galleries focusing on food, fashion, film and photography, plus various temporary exhibitions and a few nice cafes and restaurants.
Singapore's Roman Catholic cathedral, the oldest Roman Catholic church in Singapore, and also home to Singapore's oldest working pipe organ. For many years dingy and run down, it was restored to pristine condition in 2016.
A modern shopping mall (partly) hiding behind a stately 1939 art-deco facade, the main draw here is the eponymous cinema on the top floor. The Picturehouse, Singapore's first and only arthouse cinema, shows movies uncut, but many are restricted to 21 and above.
A nondescript late 19th-century two-storey bungalow just off Orchard Rd, which happened to be the residence of Singapore's first prime minister Lee Kuan Yew; the long-ruling People's Action Party was founded in its basement. Since Lee's death in 2015, it has been embroiled in a bitter decade-long dispute among his descendants and the government over whether it should be demolished, as Lee himself requested, or preserved, as his eldest son and successor Lee Hsien Loong wants. For the time being the building is still standing, but closed to the public.
Balinese-style spa with over 80 face and body treatment options, including the inimitably named Kung Fu Bouncing Herbs. Ladies only.