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House of Tan Teng Niah

22 Reviews

#239 of 893 things to do in Singapore

Sights & Landmarks, Architectural Buildings, Points of Interest & Landmarks

37 Kerbau Road Gholia's Village | Gholia’s Village, Singapore 219168, Singapore

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37 Kerbau Road Gholia's Village | Gholia’s Village, Singapore 219168, Singapore

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HKTexican

Hong Kong, China

667

Reviewed 1 week ago via mobile

Colorful House in Little India

Very colorful house in Little India! Great place to visit for photos. It’s an absolute Instagram worthy location.

Date of experience: April 2019

Thank HKTexican

362saurabhj

Mumbai, India

Reviewed 4 weeks ago via mobile

Heritage Building

Good place to visit if u like to see heritage building. Not so great but if u are in little India,just visit

Date of experience: March 2019

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ranjanapathak

Orlando, Florida

534139

Reviewed February 24, 2019

Colorful

This place is popular for taking pictures. Keeping this house in background, we found most of the visitors taking selfies. It is a colorful house with very simple architect. Can spend a few minutes here. MRT station Little India is just a minutes walk from...More

Date of experience: November 2018

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Michael K

396110

Reviewed November 25, 2018

Not much of an architecture of a house but color galore

Architecturally, the house is pretty plain looking. But what makes it stand out is the garish color used in abandon to the entire building. It is fair to say this is one of a kind and is worth a visit just for that unusual photo...More

Date of experience: November 2018

Thank Michael K

Natalie A

102

Reviewed October 3, 2018

Great photo stop

Can't actually go in, but a neat photo stop. Can't really miss it - smack bang in the middle of Little India

Date of experience: September 2018

Thank Natalie A

43Tah

567162

Reviewed September 16, 2018 via mobile

Very pretty and colourful!

Most tourists were doing their instagram photos! Not sure if people were very interested in the history. A must in the area!

Date of experience: September 2018

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Mohamed S

Alexandria, Egypt

14637

Reviewed August 31, 2018

Nothing but colours

This very distinctive colourful building is located in little India area and it reflects the indians passion of bright colours. It is very pleasant and deserve a visit and taking some bright photos

Date of experience: September 2017

Thank Mohamed S

Itzik A

Tel Aviv District, Israel

Reviewed August 7, 2018

Very nice place

It is a very nice place to visit, colorful and pleasant. walking in the streets around is nice and there are many places to eat.

Date of experience: April 2018

1 Thank Itzik A

Lynns98816

28989

Reviewed July 10, 2018 via mobile

Colorful house, no access to get inside

If you love to take a picture of something that is colorful, you should visit this place. House of Tan Teng Niah is a chinese house in the middle of Little India. It has its own magnet for everyone. We just spent 15 minutes to...More

Date of experience: May 2018

1 Thank Lynns98816

MBB1952

Surfers Paradise, Australia

10421011

Reviewed May 7, 2018

HOUSE OF TAN TENG NIAH

The house of Tan Teng Niah in Little India is very colourful. it is worth seeing if you are visiting there.

Date of experience: May 2018

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past traditional barbershops while local residents in
brightly colored saris patronize retailers from
decades past. Peruse streets lined with colorful shops
as the aroma of curry tempts you to indulge. Listen to
the Bollywood music echoing from storefronts and take
in the stalls selling bright flowers, fabrics, and

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