Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple

Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple is a traditional Chinese temple situated at 178 Waterloo Street in Singapore. The temple is of significance to the Buddhist community among Chinese Singaporeans, and is believed to bring worshippers good luck after praying to the Kuan Yin or Avalokiteśvara, the Goddess of Mercy.
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  • Opening hours: 7:00 AM—6:30 PM
  • Type: Buddhist temple
  • Description: Buddhist temple

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sri Krishnan Temple and Chick-fil-A.

Hindu temple
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is a in . Built in 1870 and gazetted as a national monument of Singapore in 2014, it is one of Singapore's oldest temples and is the only Tamil temple in Singapore dedicated to Krishna and his consort Rukmini.

Fast food restaurant
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, Inc. is an American fast food restaurant chain and the largest chain specializing in chicken sandwiches. Headquartered in , operates restaurants across 48 states, as well as in the District of Columbia and . is situated 240 metres southeast of Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple.

Shopping center
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Bugis+, formerly Iluma, is a 10-storey located 5 minutes from . It is located within the Bugis district of Singapore and opened on 28 March 2009. is situated 200 metres southeast of Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rochor and Bugis.

Suburb
is a planning area located within the Central Area of the of Singapore. shares boundaries with the following planning areas – to the north and east, to the west, as well as Museum and the to the south.

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and Kampong Glam are districts of , just to the east of the central business district.

Neighborhood
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is a district located in the Museum Planning Area of the Central Area of . means "wet rice" in Malay – beras means harvested rice with husk removed, and basah means wet.

Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple

Latitude
1.30097° or 1° 18′ 4″ north
Longitude
103.85294° or 103° 51′ 11″ east
Levels
4
Open location code
6PH58V23+95
Open­Street­Map ID
way 48045896
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­religious
Wiki­data ID
Q5164818
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Thai—“Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “四马路观音堂”
  • Chinese: “觀音堂佛祖廟”
  • Chinese: “观音堂佛祖庙”
  • Dutch: “Kwan Im Thong Hood Chotempel”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “معبد كوان ام ثونج هود تشو”
  • Indonesian: “Wihara Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho”
  • Thai: “วัดกวนอิมตงฮุดโช”

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Highlights include South East Asia Hotel and Fortune Centre.

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