Kampong Glam Architecture

I took so many shots at Kampong Glam which is our Muslim quarter. I was just loving the beautiful old architecture here.  What I really love is hardly any building is higher than two stories.

pretty

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White buildings always look fabulous in contrast to our pale blue skies. Shot this at Baghdad street.

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photo by bookjunkie

photo by bookjunkie

kampong glam

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photo by bookjunkie

photo by bookjunkie

My eyes were drawn to this old building painted blue.

blue

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arab street

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architecture

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photo by bookjunkie

I tend to like the blue, pink combination.

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I love how majestic Sultan Mosque looks against the watery blue sky.

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Don’t know if you can see it, but the roads were wet from the drizzle.  That’s one of the nice things about Singapore – sunny one moment, and when it gets too hot there comes the convectional rain to cool us down again.

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photo by bookjunkie

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16 Responses to Kampong Glam Architecture

  1. Nini Says says:

    Dropping by from SITS! All of your pics inspire me even more to visit Singapore! Love following along!

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  3. btlau says:

    i very much look forward to clear pretty blue sky soon

  4. Awe, what a beautiful mosque!

  5. I love your pictures! The building looks so clean .

  6. Kristy says:

    Thanks for sharing those pics. Very cool! Thanks for visiting on my SITS day!

  7. Kaho says:

    Love, love, love the photos! The blue sky is always so nice to see. Singapore has such a colonial feel which we don’t see in Jakarta unless we go to the northern port city of Jakarta. Kampong sounds very similar to Kampung in Bahasa Indonesia, which means village. I wonder if it’s a Malay word. That blue and pink combination of the building is eye-catching.

    • bookjunkie says:

      Thanks so much Kaho 🙂 I liked that blue pink combination too.

      Yes Kampong – it’s Malay and means village. I guess Bahasa Indonesian and Malay are very similar. The Nasi Padang (rice with dishes and curries) I love to eat originates from Indonesia I believe. Do you like Nasi Padang too?

  8. whatsaysyou says:

    Correct me if I am wrong, was Kampung Glam once a Malay village long ago? Anyway, nice shots of that place and keep it up. One more thing though, if you got a chance can you maybe take pictures of anything you could find in a Peranakan Museum in Singapore? Thanks.

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