Weekend Reflections: Looking at Architecture and Culture
Colorful Signboards outside the shop houses.
While having breakfast in Chinatown I took the chance to take photograph of the architecture in the area. Many of the buildings in Chinatown date back a few hundred years. It is a part of Singapore’s history that has been specially preserved for its heritage.
Chinatown is one of the few places where there are still old style shop houses standing. No doubt the businesses which used to occupy their premises have long gone with new shops taking over the outlets the place still retains its special charm as the first place where the Chinese immigrants chose to stay back then when they first landed on the shores of Singapore.
A street in Chinatown
The blend of old with the modern with the HDB blocks towering in the background. The unique architecture of the Indian temple which is located smack in the middle of Chinatown. It would have been great to be able to get a close up shot of all the carved statues at the temple but being with the kids made it difficult.
Pencil Sketch of a Street Scene
I could only take pictures from the corner of the street while waiting for the traffic light to change. Maybe next time when I can do a proper photo walk without the kids around.
What have you been doing this week?
May 3, 2013 @ 10:08 pm
That building with all the colorful statues is amazing. Thank you for sharing your part of the world with me.
May 4, 2013 @ 8:55 am
I’d love to see it in person. Ah well … maybe one of these days. Thank you for sharing! 🙂
May 4, 2013 @ 10:34 am
You are right. That is great architecture!
May 5, 2013 @ 10:06 pm
If only our country also knew how to preserve old structures, we’d have plenty of these, too. But sadly, we don’t. So, the effect, our new generation loses a sense of culture.
May 6, 2013 @ 9:13 am
beautiful architectures.. I hope to see them personally.