Singapore own Artificial Intelligence - Places of Interest: St Andrew's Cathedral

Saturday, November 18, 2006

St Andrew's Cathedral

Visit the first english church in Singapore, founded by Sir Stamford Raffles. Construction of the church started in 1834, and till this day, the church is still standing there looking majestic.

It has opened a welcome center for all visitors, who are interested in getting to know the church more, there are also complimentary guided tours of the Cathedral conducted by the members of the Cathedral.

Be amazed of what you find in just the welcome center! They have the reduced replica of the dead sea scrolls, ancient marriage contracts, and artifacts that were dugs out suggesting that first settlement in Singapore (Temasek: which means sea town) were Chinese!

Oh, my poor digicam is unable to take the full body of the church and it is surrounded by tall trees, you have to be there to see it for yourself! It is definitely a majestic church, with beautiful courtyard and garden. My photos could not give justice to it's beauty!

The east windows

There were a wedding going on when I was there. Opps. That's where they took the vows! It's stained glass windows, so beautiful!

The exit

Even the exit looks so nice! I might take more photos again, so behold! It is still an active church, means you can still go there to attend their services, in several languages which you can choose from. If you would like to join their volunteer work in helping in church or sharing your love with the poor, you can always contact them!

Visit them! It's next to City Hall train Station, you can always ask our friendly control officer if you are unsure of the direction.

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Labels: Places of Worship