Toa Payoh Trail

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Places
Church of the Risen Christ

Opened in 1971, the Church of the Risen Christ drew Catholics from not only Toa Payoh, but also surrounding areas like Braddell, Balestier and Thomson Road.

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1973 SEAP Games Village

The 1973 SEAP Games Village opened in the heart of Toa Payoh, with four HDB point blocks serving as accommodation for athletes before being sold to the public after the Games.

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Chung Hwa Medical Institution

Known as the Chung Hwa Free Clinic when it opened in 1978, Chung Hwa Medical Institution includes a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) clinic, the Singapore College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the Chinese Medical and Drugs Research Institute and the Chinese Acupuncture Research Institution.

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Toa Payoh Town Park

Completed in 1972, Toa Payoh Town Park was a popular choice for wedding photoshoots in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Toa Payoh Dragon Playground

One of the early playgrounds designed by the Housing & Development Board, Toa Payoh's Dragon Playground is one of two remaining playgrounds with this dragon design in Singapore.

Established in 1912, Lian Shan Shuang Lin Monastery is the oldest Buddhist monastery in Singapore.
Places
Lian Shan Shuang Lin Monastery

Established in 1912, Lian Shan Shuang Lin Monastery is the oldest Buddhist monastery in Singapore.

SVK Temple
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Sri Vairavimada Kaliamman Temple

Founded as a temple in the Orchard area in the late 1800s, Sri Vairavimada Kaliamman is one of the oldest Hindu temples in Singapore.

United Temple
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United Temple

Established in 1974, United Temple is the first temple in Singapore to house smaller constituent temples founded by and catering to different dialect groups.

Masjid Muhajirin opened in 1977 and was the first mosque in Singapore to be built with financial contributions from the Mosque Building Fund scheme.
Places
Masjid Muhajirin

Masjid Muhajirin opened in 1977 and was the first mosque in Singapore to be built with financial contributions from the Mosque Building Fund scheme.

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Places
Toa Payoh Sports Complex

Built in time for the 1973 SEAP Games, the Toa Payoh Sports Complex consists of a stadium, a swimming complex and a sports hall.

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Places
Blk 53 The VIP Block

The 19-storey Block 53 features a prominent Y-shaped design, and remains the only block of flats in Toa Payoh with this layout.

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Places
Toa Payoh Seu Teck Sean Tong Temple

The Toa Payoh Seu Teck Sean Tong Temple had its humble beginnings in a attap hut in Hup Choon Hng Kampong.

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Places
Toa Payoh Methodist Church

The Toa Payoh Methodist Church began as an evangelical outreach project by the Wesley Methodist Church and St Andrew's Cathedral in 1968.

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Places
Mount Alvernia Hospital

Mount Alvernia Hospital stands as the legacy of a group of nuns from the Franciscan Missionaries of the Divine Motherhood in Guildford, Surrey, in the United Kingdom.

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Places
SIA-NKF Dialysis Centre

When it opened in December 1987, the SIA-NKF Dialysis Centre was the first dialysis centre in Singapore to be established outside a hospital.

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Places
Tree Shrine at Blk 177

Towering above Toa Payoh Town Mall until felled by lightning in 2013, this ficus tree has been regarded as sacred since the kampong days of Toa Payoh.

  1. Church of the Risen Christ
  2. 1973 SEAP Games Village
  3. Chung Hwa Medical Institution
  4. Toa Payoh Town Park
  5. Toa Payoh Dragon Playground
  6. Lian Shan Shuang Lin Monastery
  7. Sri Vairavimada Kaliamman Temple
  8. United Temple
  9. Masjid Muhajirin
  10. Toa Payoh Sports Complex
  11. Blk 53 The VIP Block
  12. Toa Payoh Seu Teck Sean Tong Temple
  13. Toa Payoh Methodist Church
  14. Mount Alvernia Hospital
  15. SIA-NKF Dialysis Centre
  16. Tree Shrine at Blk 177

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1973 SEAP Games Village
Opened in 1978, the Chung Hwa Medical Institution was known as Chung Hwa Free Clinic
Established in 1912, Lian Shan Shuang Lin Monastery is the oldest Buddhist monastery in Singapore.
Masjid Muhajirin opened in 1977 and was the first mosque in Singapore to be built with financial contributions from the Mosque Building Fund scheme.
Opened in 1971, the Church of the Risen Christ was the first church in Toa Payoh.
The temple’s raja-gopuram (tower entrance) includes an ornate statue of the goddess Kali. The temple’s main sanctum is dedicated to Kali, and includes a suthai sirpam (large relief) of the goddess and gold-plated kodi maram (flag staff).
One of the last remaining playgrounds with a dragon design in Singapore, the playground retains an iconic status with Singaporeans.
Toa Payoh Town Park, also known as the Toa Payoh Town Garden in the 1970s, was completed in 1972.
United Temple
Mount Alvernia Hospital stands as the legacy of a group of nuns from the Franciscan Missionaries of the Divine Motherhood in Guildford, Surrey, in the United Kingdom.
The 19-storey Block 53 at Toa Payoh has a prominent Y-shaped design.
SIA-NKF
This ficus tree has been regarded as sacred since the kampong days of Toa Payoh. In that era, it was one of six shen shu (deity trees) that were prominent landmarks among villagers.
Toa Payoh Central, 1973 SEAP Games Village
Sri Vairavimada Kaliamman Temple is one of the oldest Hindu temples in Singapore.

Download Toa Payoh Heritage Trail Booklet  | Download Toa Payoh Heritage Trail Map

Toa Payoh Town is the first town designed and developed entirely by the Housing & Development Board (HDB). As the HDB's first major town project, Toa Payoh became a model for public housing in the 1960s. This town is also known for many of Singapore's first, such as the first cooperative supermarket and first Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station. This trail covers some of the landmarks including religious institutions, burial grounds and health centres. The history of these places are intrinsically tied to the social memories of the residents who lived there and those who continue to call Toa Payoh their home.

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