Architecture in Singapore

The elaborate façade of this old Cantonese opera house celebrates the building's history and the love story that founded it.

Rainbow shutters decorate this former police station.

A manifestation of modernist architectural ideas, this massive, multi-purpose building was one of the first of its kind in Southeast Asia.

The confluence of modernist and traditional architecture in this religious complex reflects the history of both the living and the dead being uprooted, displaced, and rehoused.

This statue once earned the distinction as one of the "Three Major Disappointments of the World."

Singapore's oldest Hindu temple.

This house is one of the most colorful in the country, and is the last remaining example of a historic villa.

This fountain was once heralded as the largest in the world.

The busy transport hub is home to the tallest airport slide in the world.

The highest pedestrian bridge in Singapore looks like a series of undulating waves rising between two public parks.

A quiet patch of astroturf laid out between a building that seems to be splitting in half.

The first Catholic church in Singapore is a Neo-Gothic colossus with a rich architectural history.

A Buddhist theme park brings you a Buddhist version of Hell.